Format
Brief
City
Cairo
Country
Egypt
Metro Area
Cairo
Project Type
Special Use
Location Type
Other Central City
Land Uses
Civic Uses
Education
Entertainment
Multifamily Rental Housing
Open space
Parking
University
Keywords
College campus
Cooling mechanisms
Desert climate
Energy-efficient
Neighborhood catalyst
Population boom
Sustainable development
ULI Awards for Excellence 2009 Winner
Water recycling
Site Size
260
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2007
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Recognized as an important seat of learning that brings together many different cultures, the American University in Cairo (AUC) has existed in downtown Cairo for 90 years. Increasing demand had strained the original campus facilities, so a new campus development (City for Learning) was commissioned while releasing a portion of the city center site for alternative use. The 105-hectare (260-ac) AUC New Cairo Campus is a visionary educational project that has catalyzed residential and commercial development in its immediate environment.
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Format
Brief
City
Cairo
Country
Egypt
Metro Area
Cairo
Project Type
Special Use
Location Type
Other Central City
Land Uses
Civic Uses
Education
Entertainment
Multifamily Rental Housing
Open space
Parking
University
Keywords
College campus
Cooling mechanisms
Desert climate
Energy-efficient
Neighborhood catalyst
Population boom
Sustainable development
ULI Awards for Excellence 2009 Winner
Water recycling
Site Size
260
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2007
Developer/Owner
The American University in Cairo
Cairo, Egypt
Master Planner
Boston Collaborative, Inc.
Boston, MA
Design Architects
Ashraf Salloum, University Architect
Cairo, Egypt
Sasaki Associates, Inc.
Watertown, MA
Abdel-Halim Community Design Collaborative
Cairo, Egypt
Architect (Campus Center and Student Housing)
Legorretta + Legorretta
Mexico City, Mexico
Architect (Library)
Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates
Los Angeles, CA
Landscape Architects
Carol R. Johnson Associates, Inc.
Boston, MA
Sites International
Cairo, Egypt
Website
www.aucegypt.edu
Principal Authors
Theodore Thoerig, Alexandra Notay, David Leipziger
ULI Awards for Excellence 2009 Winner