Project Background
Art&Handicraft center sustainable building, galala city.
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The Story
CULTURE & CREATIVITY &TRADITION
CULTURE :is defined as “the learned beliefs, values, rules, norms, symbols, and traditions that are common to a group of people”.
CREATIVITY:
TRADITION:
Concept
The Egyptian traditional handicrafts are the result of the cumulative experiences of the community which reflects the cultural heritage of the individuals and their relationships with one another, with the available resources and also with the surrounded environment. These traditional handicrafts are varied according to many issues, but in general the result is always artistic and fascinating. In fact, there are many studies about the types of the Egyptian traditional handicrafts.
In one hand, there are many studies about the classification and analysis of these handicrafts. In the other hand, there are less studies about how to develop and improve these handicrafts, but the majority of these studies are considering these handicrafts as (art works) …Yes, It is acceptable to consider these traditional handicrafts as art works or artistic artifacts, but this way of thinking is limited and would not be able to promote these handicrafts which wrestle so as not to disappear.
This point is the main core of this paper which is presenting and discussing a strategy to preserve and promote the Egyptian traditional handicrafts. The idea here is to think about these handicrafts – not only as art works/artistic artifacts – but also as industrial products. This overarching consideration leads to build specific actions (methods and plans) to achieve goals.The suggested strategy will not be a theoretical proposal, but it depends on realistic discussions.
examples, interviews and an actual experience of challenges and alternatives. Keywords: Egyptian handicrafts – design strategy – design methods – small industries.
Ramses Wissa Wassef explained his philosophy when he wrote "I had this vague conviction that every human being was born an artist, but that his or her gifts could be brought out only if artistic activity was encouraged from early childhood by way of practising a craft... The creative energy of the average person is being sapped by a conformist system of education and the extension of industrial technology to every sphere of modern life."
According to the previous study the building should have 3 types of forms:
• Traditional form based on generator space and that form would be for production part as it is linked basically to the site.
• Suprematism form, as it is referring to the future so it’s basically should be for educational part as it’s the place where the building start its aim.
• Add-ons architecture, as the project speaks about past and future add-ons will be at all parts.
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