Itinerary prepared by Charles Matz and
Moshir Mohamed Otefi of DET Travel - Discovering Egypt
Cairo
Your voyage will begin at the gate of Africa, Cairo. Your itinerary will include the multilayered neighborhoods that make up one of the world’s largest metropolis, Including the Pyramids at Giza, the Sphinx, and the stepped Pyramid at Saqqara. Your exploration will include site visits to exotic places, master-classes in watercolor and travel sketching and studio lectures on Ancient Egyptian Architecture, Archeology and Urban Planning.
Moshir Mohamed Otefi of DET Travel - Discovering Egypt
Cairo
Your voyage will begin at the gate of Africa, Cairo. Your itinerary will include the multilayered neighborhoods that make up one of the world’s largest metropolis, Including the Pyramids at Giza, the Sphinx, and the stepped Pyramid at Saqqara. Your exploration will include site visits to exotic places, master-classes in watercolor and travel sketching and studio lectures on Ancient Egyptian Architecture, Archeology and Urban Planning.
Aswan
In Cairo you will board the overnight sleeper train to the upper reaches of the Nile, Aswan. Witness the transition of culture as you go back in time to the First Cataract. Gently swaying palms and ancient felucca sailboats ply the river. The desert is tangible at the very fringes of the lush Nubian city. There, you will witness the birth of architecture at its very root. The sand, sun and the clear night sky will clarify for you the urgency of an architectural approach in tune with nature. Our project will encompass an approach to design as a register and marker of natural phenomena. In Aswan the studio courses will consider vernacular architecture and intuitive construction techniques.
In Cairo you will board the overnight sleeper train to the upper reaches of the Nile, Aswan. Witness the transition of culture as you go back in time to the First Cataract. Gently swaying palms and ancient felucca sailboats ply the river. The desert is tangible at the very fringes of the lush Nubian city. There, you will witness the birth of architecture at its very root. The sand, sun and the clear night sky will clarify for you the urgency of an architectural approach in tune with nature. Our project will encompass an approach to design as a register and marker of natural phenomena. In Aswan the studio courses will consider vernacular architecture and intuitive construction techniques.
Abu Simbel
From Aswan you will travel to Abu-Simbel to view the Colossi that stand at Egypt’s Southern gate. You will see the result of the monumental project of salvage undertaken by the Egyptian Government and UNESCO to relocate the carved figures of Ramses II and Nefertari before the flooding of Lake Nasser.
From Aswan you will travel to Abu-Simbel to view the Colossi that stand at Egypt’s Southern gate. You will see the result of the monumental project of salvage undertaken by the Egyptian Government and UNESCO to relocate the carved figures of Ramses II and Nefertari before the flooding of Lake Nasser.
Luxor
From Aswan you will travel by convoy to Luxor. You will see the temple of Karnak; visit the Valley of the Kings. The seat of Middle Egypt, Luxor holds some of the ancient world’s most precious architectural treasures. It is against this exotic backdrop that our project will blossom. Your proposals will be reviewed in a studio setting. You will visit the Kharga Oasis in the Western Desert and ply the Nile to and from your studio in a traditional sailboat.
From Aswan you will travel by convoy to Luxor. You will see the temple of Karnak; visit the Valley of the Kings. The seat of Middle Egypt, Luxor holds some of the ancient world’s most precious architectural treasures. It is against this exotic backdrop that our project will blossom. Your proposals will be reviewed in a studio setting. You will visit the Kharga Oasis in the Western Desert and ply the Nile to and from your studio in a traditional sailboat.
Western Desert
At journey’s end we will all return through the Western Desert, visit Hassan Fathy’s experiment in urban planning to Luxor for final reviews of the projects and a celebration of the travelogue you will have completed. The final transfer: Cairo before heading home
At journey’s end we will all return through the Western Desert, visit Hassan Fathy’s experiment in urban planning to Luxor for final reviews of the projects and a celebration of the travelogue you will have completed. The final transfer: Cairo before heading home
