Rehabilitation, Preserving and Development

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    Project entry 2005 - Rehabilitation, Preserving and Development, El Quseir, Egypt: Context and impressions

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    Holcim Awards Encouragement 2005 (l-r): Javier de Benito, Area Manager, Holcim Group Support (Zurich) Ltd, Switzerland and Encouragement prize winner, Antonia Schlegel, graduating architect, Technischen Universität Berlin, Germany

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    Project entry 2005 - Rehabilitation, Preserving and Development, El Quseir, Egypt: the city groth & development

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    Project entry 2005 - Rehabilitation, Preserving and Development, El Quseir, Egypt: Analysis

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    Project entry 2005 - Rehabilitation, Preserving and Development, El Quseir, Egypt: Program & action planning

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    Project entry 2005 - Rehabilitation, Preserving and Development, El Quseir, Egypt: Actions in the city entirely

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    Project entry 2005 - Rehabilitation, Preserving and Development, El Quseir, Egypt: Actions in the historical core

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    Project entry 2005 - Rehabilitation, Preserving and Development, El Quseir, Egypt: Proposed area projects

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    Project entry 2005 - Rehabilitation, Preserving and Development, El Quseir, Egypt: Proposed single projects

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    Project entry 2005 - Rehabilitation, Preserving and Development, El Quseir, Egypt: Example for preservation

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    Project entry 2005 - Rehabilitation, Preserving and Development, El Quseir, Egypt: Example for integration

  • Awards Encouragement prize 2005–2006 Middle East Africa

This proposal is merited for the enterprising effort to rehabilitate a coastal region in Egypt. Many considerations for implementing sustainable construction technology are made at various scales. Especially worthy of merit is the attempt to address the overall urban environment, while also considering neighborhood planning and preservation strategies for particular buildings.

By Antonia Schlegel - TU Berlin, Berlin, Germany

This proposal is merited for the enterprising effort to rehabilitate a coastal region in Egypt. Many considerations for implementing sustainable construction technology are made at various scales.

Especially worthy of merit is the attempt to address the overall urban environment, while also considering neighborhood planning and preservation strategies for particular buildings.

Rehabilitation, Preserving and Development

Project authors

  • Antonia Schlegel

    TU Berlin

    Germany

Project updates

October 14, 2005 | Holcim Awards | Johannesburg, South Africa

Africa Middle East sustainable construction projects receive prizes in regional Holcim Awards

USD 220,000 in prize money was presented to the best submissions from Africa Middle East in the Holcim Awards competition for sustainable construction projects. The competition run by the Swiss Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction in collaboration with five of the world’s leading technical universities aims to promote sustainable approaches to the built environment.

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July 21, 2005 | Jury Report | Johannesburg, South Africa

“Enterprising effort to rehabilitate a coastal region” – Holcim Awards Jury

This project is merited for its enterprising effort to rehabilitate a coastal region with outstanding approaches in construction technology as well as innovative concepts for design. The author advances a responsible concern for ensuring that tourism-driven development of the context will take place in a way that is responsive to the Islamic culture and architectural heritage of the city, both of which now stand threatened by purely profit-focused development. 

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April 07, 2005 | Project Entry & Details | El Quseir, Egypt

Project Entry 2005 for Africa Middle East

This proposal is merited for the enterprising effort to rehabilitate a coastal region in Egypt. Many considerations for implementing sustainable construction technology are made at various scales. Especially worthy of merit is the attempt to address the overall urban environment, while also considering neighborhood planning and preservation strategies for particular buildings.

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