New Egypt with a New Hybrid Skin “A New Hybrid Architecture Vision for the Egyptians‘Development Corridor”

Abstract

After the 25th of January revolution, Egypt was looking for a national project combines the energies of its young generations and draws a new image for Egypt. The development corridor for Farouk el Baz which aims to provide numerous opportunities for the development of new communities, agriculture, industry, trade and tourism around a 2,000km strip of the Western Desert, Became one of the current national projects. This development corridor includes the establishment of a superhighway to be built using the highest international standards, 1,200km in length, from west of Alexandria to the southern border of Egypt, Twelve east-west branches, with the total length of approximately 800km, to connect the highway to high-density population centers along the way, A railroad for fast transport parallel to the superhighway, A water pipeline from the Toshka Canal to supply freshwater, and An electricity line to supply energy during the early phases of development. So, what would be the architecture of the new Egypt? How to avoid the current mistakes and problems in the existing urban environment? The new hybrid architectural skin is one of the suggested proposals for the new Egypt, and it means designing an eco-friendly, energy efficient Buildings qualified for LEEDs and Energy Star ratings. It also means, using technology and natural materials to create a healthy living urban environment. The research will come out with different scenarios for the new Egypt hybrid architecture and its guidelines.