Conference Schedule

ARCHITECTONICS

From Cosmic Theories to Urban Development

Dr. Hossam Aboulfotouh

Under the auspices of

Mrs. Susanne Mubarak

BIBLIOTHECA ALEXANDRINA - BA,

INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ARCHITECTS - UIA &

SOCIETY OF EGYPTIAN ARCHITECTS - SEA

First International Conference of the UIA-WPAHR-V on

Architecture & Heritage as a Paradigm for Knowledge and Development

Lessons of the Past, New Inventions and Future Challenges

2 to 4 March 2002 at Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Honorary President

Dr. Ismail Serageldin

BACKGROUND:

Great architecture through the ages has always been able to respond to the specificities of site and cultural milieu as well as to bring the new and the innovative in a remarkable balance that delights both resident and visitor alike. The architects who, through the ages, have been able to produce such works, combined mastery of the most advanced technology of their time with a sensitive understanding of the interaction with environment and a deep understanding of the cultural roots from which their architectural discourse emanates. It is the nobility of their achievements that still inspire us with awe as professionals and with the exemplars of past architecture that has stood the test of time.

Today, the challenge is fundamentally the same: to innovate in ways that anchor the new in the cultural continuity and environmental exigencies of a local reality. But far from localism, great works transcend that reality to contribute to the global heritage of all humanity. It is the task of the architect to preserve the treasures of the past and simultaneously to realize the promise of the future. In today's rapidly changing world it is an awesome challenge.

Today the problematique has changed: we are in the throes of a global transformation without precedent in the scope and scale of communication, of the limitless possibilities of new technologies and of the speed of the processes of change in all societies. Today's architects need more than building skills, more than appreciation of form, more than a soaring imagination.

Today's architects, functioning in the new age of knowledge based society must be able to master the tools of knowledge management, the processes of change and gain a deep understanding of the heritage that they are adding to or modifying by their work. The training of such architects requires, we believe, a new knowledge-based perspective that is inadequately represented in many of the present training programs.

To manage this discourse with the heritage and with the new, the Mediterranean region is uniquely positioned: it is the richest storehouse of architectural heritage in the world and is undergoing dramatic change in both north and south.

The conference has two primary development objectives and/ or actions:

- To look for effective policies for mobilizing unlisted architectural heritage that are misused resources;

- Call for training the "knowledge-based architect (KBA)", the designer who is able to create architecture that will be the heritage of tomorrow.

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME:

DAY-1: MARCH 2, 2002

09:30-10:00 Registration

10:00-11:30 Opening Ceremony

Director, UIA-WPAHR-V: Dr. Hossam Aboulfotouh

President, SEA: Mr. Mamdoh Abdelrahman

President, UIA: Mr. Vassilis Sgoutas

Director, BA: Dr. Ismail Serageldin

Opening the exhibition of "Architecture & Heritage"

11:30-12:00 Coffee Break

12:00-14:00 Panel-I: The relevance of historic form today

Chairperson: Mr. Vassilis Sgoutas

Commentator: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Zahran

Designated Discussant: Prof. Dr. Soha Ozkan

Designated Discussant: Prof. Dr. Attilio Petruccioli, Continuity and Disruption in the Typological Processes of the Islamic Mediterranean Building Landscape

Open debate

14:00-15:00 Lunch

15:00-17:00 Session-I: Conserving Identity and Character; Thoughts & Applications

Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Nasamat Abdelkader

1- Prof. Dr. Assad Nadim; Documentation, restoration, conservation and development of Bayte el- Suhaymi area (Gamaleya -Cairo)

2- Prof. Dr. Saleh lamei; Old technology and new techniques in Conservation: Qa'itbay's drinking through for animals.

3- Mrs. Patricia Emmett; Lessons from Robben Island: reconciliation and conservation in South Africa

4- Dr. Hisham Hussein Azmi; In search of Egyptian architectural identity

5- Dr. Ibrahim Mostafa Eldemery; Islamic architecture: cultural heritage and future challenges

17:00-17:30 Coffee Break

17:30-19:30 Session-II: Architectural Heritage and Non-physical aspects of conservation

Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Morad Abdelkader

1- Dr. Ali Essam El Shazly; Insurance plan of the historical quarters in Alexandria

2- Dr. Ashraf Mohamed Kamal; Economic perspectives in historic preservation: a missing dimension

3- Dr. Dina K. Shehayeb & Mr. Ahmed Sedky; Heritage conservation against what? A model to explain adverse change in historic districts

4- Dr. Lobna Sherif; Architecture as a system of appropriation: Colonization in Egypt

5- Dr. Hattem E. Nabih; A transactional method for re-defining the "design process" within academic program for a "knowledge-based architect- KBA"

6- Dr. Mohamed Khairy Amin; Architectural heritage between authenticity and contemporaneity

Discussion & concluding remarks

DAY-2: MARCH 3, 2002

09:30-11:30 Panel-II: The architect and the knowledge based society

Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Zakia Shafie

Commentator: Mr. Gamal Bakry

Designated Discussant: Dr. Fathy Saleh, The architecture heritage of Cairo

Designated Discussant: Prof. Tarek Naga; The preservation and development of the Pyramids Plateau

Designated Discussant: Prof. Dr. Jan B. Zwiejski

Open debate

11:30-12:00 Coffee Break

12:00-14:00 Panel-III: The architecture & economics of intervening in historic cities today

Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Yahya El Zieny

Commentator: Prof. Dr. Ali Raafat

Designated Discussant: Dr. Ismail Serageldin

Designated Discussant: Dr. Joseph Maseland; Global Strategies for an Urban Future, UN-Habitat.

Open debate

14:00-15:00 Lunch

15:00-17:00 Session-III: Heritage Legacies and Development Challenges; Conceptions, Approaches & Discourses

Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Sayed Ettouney

1- Dr. Ayman M. N. Afify; New approaches for planning & managing conservation and rehabilitation of urban heritage

2- Dr. Dalila El Kerdany; Innovation and conservation

3- Dr. Hossam Aboulfotouh; The Horizon Theory, Part-I: Original concept plan of the Pyramids Plateau

4- Mrs. Maria Frantzi & Andreas Seferlis; Recovery, innovation and sustainable development of the built environment

5- Dr. Safaa Mahmoud Issa; Historic form: the cornerstone to sustainable development

Discussion & concluding remarks

17:00-17:30 Coffee Break

17:30-19:30 Session-IV: Knowledge, Information and Technology; Processes, Mechanisms and Guidelines.

Chairperson: Prof Dr. Mohamed Abdelgawad & Mrs. Louise Cox

1- Dr. Aggelos Siolas & Ioannis N. Marakakis; Architectural heritage and new technologies.

2- Dr. Hesham K. Abdelfattah & Dr. Ayman Wanas; Toward an architectural heritage time map: the ICMC project

3- Dr. Ibrahim Karim; Back to new architecture

4- Dr. Rowayda Kamel & Dr. Raghed Mofeed; Scientific knowledge and its influence on architecture: in its rational and materialistic level

5- Dr. Amr El-Halafawy & Dr. Mona H. Soliman; Accessibility for people with special needs to historic properties: proposed evaluation checklist for historic Egyptian public libraries

6- Dr. Maysa Omer; Indicating the importance of environmental aesthetics and the preference tools

Discussion & concluding remarks

DAY-3: MARCH 4, 2002

09:30-11:30 Panel-IV: Open discussion, towards a program for action

Chairperson: Mr. Salah Hegab

Commentator: Dr. Ismail Serageldin

11:30-12:00 Coffee Break

12:00-14:00 Closing Ceremony

Director, UIA-WPAHR-V: Dr. Hossam Aboulfotouh

President, SEA: Mr. Mamdoh Abdelrahman

President, UIA: Mr. Vassilis Sgoutas

Secretary General, AKAA: Prof. Dr. Soha Ozkan