Name: The City Is the Brief: Learning to See Before You Design
Start: 2026-10-05T16:40:00+0300
End: 2026-10-05T17:40:00+0300

The City Is the Brief: Learning to See Before You Design

Monday October 5, 2026 4:40pm - 5:40pm EEST

(ALX) Stage 07: Auditorium - Workshops B

Design does not begin with a floor plan; it begins with observation. Drawing from the relationship between architecture, photography, and the urban environment, this workshop explores how designers can train themselves to truly see the cities around them. Participants will learn how streets, people, movement, culture, forgotten buildings, and everyday details can become sources of design intelligence, helping them create spaces that feel connected to their context rather than disconnected from it.

Speakers

Karim Alhaywan

Managing Partner, Design Point Interiors

Karim El Hayawan, an interior architect and photographer who utilizes his wanderings throughout Cairo to capture those that genuinely embody the best of what the city has to offer. He worked in Dar El Handasah, the well-known consulting firm, after his graduation. He finds the study... Read More →

Monday October 5, 2026 4:40pm - 5:40pm EEST
(ALX) Stage 07: Auditorium - Workshops B

Arch. & Realestate, Workshop

Techne Summit 2026

Karim Alhaywan

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Techne Summit 2026

Karim Alhaywan

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