Cities’ Identity Through Architecture and Arts (CITAA)

11th May - 13th May 2017
Cairo, Egypt
ctiaa@ierek.com

About the Conference

The Cities’ Identity Through Architecture and Arts (CITAA) Conference, which was held in association with the Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, started on May 11th, 2017 and included many discussions and covered extremely important topics. It was a very successful conference that Cannot be forgotten.

The International Conference was held in Fairmont Nile City Hotel – Cairo, Egypt and was chaired by Prof. Safia El Kabany (Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University) and organized by IEREK.

The opening session started with a welcoming word from Prof. Safia El Kabany (Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University), Prof. Khaled Abd El-Ghaffar, Minster of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Prof. Maged Negm, Acting President, Helwan University, Eng. Mohamed Abo Seada, Chairman of the National Organization for Urban Harmony, Prof. Mahmoud Ghoneem, CITAA Secretary General & Guest Editor, Associate Professor of Architecture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, Dr. Abd ElAziz Saqr, General Director of IEREK.

It was shortly followed by honoring ceremony, a special honorarium was made for:

The Egyptian & International Architect Prof. Hassan Fathy

The Egyptian & International Sculptor Prof. Gamal El-Sagini

Moving on to the conference sessions which was led and moderated by great and reputable professors and professional personnel who were of great help in organizing this conference and its sessions. The sessions were preceded by a “Keynote Speak” from the Keynote Speakers. The lectures titled “City, identity and globalization”, Barcelona, Identity and Architecture: 25 years, 3 scales, 1 lesson” and Publish Ethics.

The Conference Keynote Speakers were:

Prof. Nabil Khelefi, Manager of the middle east and north Africa, Springer

Prof. Hocine Boudgah, Professor of Architectural Technology; Canterbury School of Architecture, University for the Creative Arts, UK

Prof. Adolf Sotoca, Professor at the School of Architecture at UPC, Barcelona TECH, Spain

Architect. Seifallah Abo ElNaga, Head of Egyptian Architects Association

Dr. Rasem Badran, The Urban thread and the urban threat. (Narratives of place and people)

Prof. Chris Watts, Professor Emeritus, Department of Fine Arts, Washington State University

The sessions and discussions were:

The 1^st session which was led and moderated by Elsayed Kandil / Ahmed Hanno / Ashraf Abdel Fattah/ Maha Al-Senan

Its topic was Graphic and was held at the Magnolia & Jade Hall.

The 2^nd session which was led and moderated by Adolf Sotoca / Iman Gawad / Ferdinando Trapani Its topic was Architecture and was held at Lavender & Lime Hall.

The 3^rd session which was led and moderated by Rasem Badran / Amal Abdou / Mahmoud Ghoneem

Its topic was Architecture and was held at Scarlet & Maroon Hall.

The second conference day

The 4th session which was at the second conference day and was led and moderated by Mohamed Orabi / Emad Rizk / Hasan Abdel Fatah / Badr Eldin Awad / Rania El Hossary/ Nihad Khedr / Vallery Beheiry/ Magda Seddik / Ahmed Radwan

Its topic was History & Art and Architecture and was held at Magnolia & Jade Hall.

The 5^th session which was led and moderated by Adolf Sotoca / Wael Youssef / Ahmed Hosni / Maha Farid / Ehab Ezzat / Mohamed Soliman/ M. Mekawy / Suzan Tantawi / Ashraf Reda

Its topic was Architecture & Interior and was held at Lavender & Lime Hall.

The 6^th session which was led and moderated by Hocine Bougdah / Mahmoud Ghoneem / Eman Elnachar / Iman Gawad / Ahmed Elewa

Its topic was Architecture and was held at Scarlet & Maroon Hall.

The third conference day

The 7^th session which was led and moderated by Amal Abdou / Iman Gawad Its topic was Architecture and was held at Lavender & Lime Hall.

The closing ceremony was by Prof. Safia El Kabany, Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, Prof. Rania El Hossary, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, Prof. Mahmoud Ghoneem, CITAA Secretary General / Guest Editor, Assistant Professor in Architecture at Helwan University, Dr. Abd ElAziz Saqr, General Director of IEREK

The conference also contained and entertainment program for our participants and guests which were as follows:

Nile Cruise Trip on the MS Scarabée Cruise at the first day of the conference.
Opera Show in the Cairo Opera House + Gala Dinner at the second day of the conference.
Beginning of Visits to the oldest parts of Cairo, Egypt at the third day of the conference.
Departure to Mui’zz li-Din Allah St. and Sultan Al-Ghuri Complex

Co-Chairs

Anna Catalani

Anna Catalani is a Reader in Architecture. Anna’s current research interests are in the fields of museum and heritage studies, material culture, collectors and collections, identities and diaspora and cultural and creative tourism. After studying BA...

Douglas C.Comer

In that capacity, Douglas oversees efforts to: identify archaeological sites that are potentially eligible for the inscription of the World Heritage List; develop and propagate standards for the management of archaeological sites; and encourage disse...

Giovanni Tesoriere

Giovanni Tesoriere is Full professor of Road, Railways and Airport since 2001 at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of the Kore Enna University.More than 35 years of academic and consulting activities within infrastructures sectors including...

Fabio Naselli

Architect & PhD, EU Scientific Director of IEREK international research institute (2015). IR on Urban Design & Regional Planning (2016), Director of Spa.Re.Life International Winter School (2012) and Professional in Urbanism & Architecture designing...

Mattheos Santamouris

Professor of Energy Physics at the University of Athens and serves as a visiting professor at the Metropolitan University of London, Tokyo Polytechnic University, National University of Singapore, Bolzano University and the Cyprus Institute. Matheos...