Mentorship with Mostafa Hossam | What Is Next? The art of prediction from unself-conscious to self-conscious

The second edition of Megawra’s Mentorship program, with Architect Mostafa Hossam, is a chance to collectively create a vision for the future of Architecture in Egypt.

What next?….A question not easily answered in light of the ambiguity of our past and present and our uniformed understanding of our past. It is therefore necessary to start the journey with a session that contextualizes our quest in past practices – both international and local. We then follow with a second session of introspection to try and understand our current condition. Then, having acquired the tools of prediction, the third session attempts to predict scenarios for the future of architecture in Egypt. In the final, fourth session, participants respond to the discussion with their own presentations and the discussion is opened to the public.

Program Timeline:

The program offers a short journey of self-exploration by revisiting architectural design, history and theory going through three major time shifts, and then the results are presented in an open discussion with the public.

Monday March 17: A hundred years 1900-2000
Monday March 24: 2000-2014
Monday March 31: What next? : Future scenarios

Date to be confirmed: Participant responses and public debate.

Speaker/Instructor

Mostafa Hossam Fahmy is a practicing Architect, graduated at Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering-Architectural Department 1979, worked at a number of architectural design studios and engineering firms in Egypt, KSA, Qatar and Emirates, participated in many architectural and planning projects and competitions with local and international design offices. He believes in the potential role of architects to comprehend the complexity of the moment and respond in order to change reality towards a better future.