architecture plus Architecture of a New World GCC Middle East Asia Africa Indian Subcontinent "Peche-es ~y Sekhe's eckion wes onk of a shork hed sense of Guile loot one less fortumrerke Percherps ik wes ort of cr keen undershending of the joy ke be gered Wn jung: 13 ACT OF COMPASSIONVIEW POINT PRACTICE ASPIRING ARCHITECT IR. Shankar Nair is 2 principal and senior vice president of Teng & ‘Associates inc in Chicago, He recelved his PAO. rom the University lings and in more than thee decades of engineering practice in the US, he has designed many mojor bridges and the structural systems of rumerous skyscrapers, including a 90-tory 1087 oot tall building now under constriction in Chicago. His work has won| ‘many rational awards for engineering innovation and excellence Hes served as chairman ofthe Coun an Tall uicings ana Ursa Habitat and f a member ofthe United States Navonal Academy of Engineering ai James Wescoat, ALA, is professor and head of the Department of Landscape tecture at the University of Minas at Urbana-Champaign. He has worked on ‘waterworks conservation projects and conternporary water poly sues in South Aa, North America, and the Mile East. He i a member ofthe US. National Research CCounei's Water Science and Technology 8038 In 2006, he gave the inaugural it Ssernard Felsen lecture sponsored by the INTACHTUK Trust in New Dali nda, ‘Di Mohamad Tajuddin bin Haji Mohamad Rass Professor a the| Department of Architecture Faculty of Bult Environment at the| Universit Teknologi Malaysia. He specialises in theory and history ol architecture with emphas'son the ideos of lame Architecture fom] the perspectives of the Prophet Muhammad's Sunnah (wadtons) and the framework of early weste modernist thoughts. He has published many books and articles on the subject of mozque| ‘esigns and comunity uriulum and has given many lectures to reigious leaders, academics and general publ He is cure the| Director of KALAM (Center forthe Study of Bull Environment inthe Malay Wor). De.M Tajuddin has writen and given many interviews to local television networks ATM and TV3, newspapers such as ‘School of Architecture ‘Mansoura University Egypt The Department of Aicatectue isthe newest addition to the Faculty of Engineering at Mansoura University. Founded in. 1990 by professor De Mohammed Salah El een Esai ‘the departments keen to ensue their courses are concent with Intemational educational Standards and ways of thinking. Students fom the school have competed in many International competitions and activites Including “Archiprix Intemational 2005, a competion of the worlds best graduation projects held in Glasgow, Second 08 Manohar Raghavan holds » degree in Public Administatig witha Diploma in Chil Engineering. Prior his poston SM, Manohar has worked fr various organisations in Ind He joined 3M Gulf in 1997 a8 Technical Sales Engineer a since then has held postions of increasing responsibity Bulding & Conmercil Services and Construction Markets Business Development Manage MEA region for Construct Markets, Manohar's experience and business skis ae no boeing utlised to acelerate and develop 3M's const business in the MEA region. His intial focus is on development ofthe construction business inthe Gulf ma Editorial: editor@ arcplusoniine.com eee eee ed even eee See tee nett Dr. Ahmed Yehia M. Gamal E/-Din Rashed i curently t Head and fll time professor ofthe Architectural Enginceing Department, Faculty of Engineering. and Mansoura Univers Egypt He received his 8c, nd MSc. in Architecture in As University Egypt in 1983-1950, He aso studied at the Saud ‘Nabion King Saud University for 3 terms in an inten Urban design course fn 1987-1989, and received a PhO. York University, UK in 1995, which was sponsored by t British Counc. His academic experience extends approximately 22 yeas and includes an assistant proteso position at the Unted Arab Emirates University fr 6 yea from 1998 to 2008 where he taught siferent architect topes such as Architectural Design History and Theares of Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Plenning, Environmental Impact Assessment. and Hertage Conservation, Corrections tolesue Architecture Plus issue 12 [rticle:The Mouse that Roars Seetion:Smart Encronments Correction: Aticle wrongly atrbuted, Text and image copyright belongs to Johnsen Sehmaling Architects USA Article: High Upon aRootton Correction: Factual eros identified in aticle. Though every effort made ta ensure accuracy ofthe article at time of print the publisher can not be held responsible for ertors arising from miscommunication in the information provided for publishing purpores by individuals and organisationsFuture Egypt Overcoming Egypt's settlement crisis with a new sustainable future for her inhabitants Most Egyptians living in Egype today are faced with overcrowded conditions due t0 a burgeoning population in most of its towns and cities. Bur surprisingly, the whole countey lives on only five percent of its overall land. The remaining 95 percent is consumed by desert. To relieve some of: this pressure, Professor Farouk El-Baz, an internationally recognised scientist, proposed the notion of a developmental corridor considered as a ‘parallel Egypt’ on the Desert of the West Bank. It comprises « main highway connecting north Egypt to the south, parallel to the Nile River and 12 development avenues; each of the avenues would be connected to one of the over-populated cities and towns, This could signal a new sustainable future for Egypt and her inhabitants The concept of ‘Future Egypt’ was introduced to the school of Architecture and Engineering at the Mansoura University as the graduation project for 2005-2006. Students led into groups. Each was allocated one of the 12 avenues to develop through a number of service-investment-productive type projects. From the 90 projects, each student was to develop one distinguished project. fogether, they could theoretically resolve p's urban settlement crisis, The following ate two of the best projects. The forts projeet explores the possibilities of nuclear and renewable energy to power up ‘parallel Egypt’ and meet the energy demands of its future projects, The second project attempts to create an international gateway to ppt, the Abu-Simbel airport, allowing the influx of tourists and exchange of trade. Te: Edited: Arcl were div this new part of Ej st The Egyptian government has increase tourism to the histo temples and to the Lake Nasser also has further plans for the cities here to help disperse the existing overcrowded cites, This proposed gateway Is lo Nasser region, in the south of E 20 kilometres west of the Abu | relies on the time ate’ link, tha ‘the present and the future ‘The building can be broken do pparts: the landside and the ait (south elevation) is what travel leave Egypt from this new gatew ‘memorable impression of their has design importance, and i design that is reminiscent MARI onc! Ener Lake Nasser is a vast rese Enypt. It was created as a result of the Aswan High Dam across Nile between 1958 and 1970 a several important Nubian archaet were dismantled block by black ar ‘ground, most notably Abu Simbel. This graduation project is hyp fon a small island, west of the | village contains a nuclear power centre, residential area and a sol the macro scale, these component resolved at the urban design le scale, the research building is de detail. Similarly, the organisation for the Research Centre around determined by the need to sustain