ABOUT CLUSTER
CLUSTER — Cairo Lab for Urban Studies, Training and Environmental Research —is a platform for urban
research, art and design initiatives in downtown Cairo.
www.clustercairo.org
clustermappinginitiative.org
CLUSTER aims at establishing a space for critical urban discourse and design practice, with a particular
focus on public space ands urban informality. CLUSTER's practice involves four sets of activities:
architecture and urban design; research and mapping; networking events, web-platforms and public
programs; and workshops and trainings.
ABOUT CLUSTER'S LIBRARY (CURL)
Cairo Urban Resource Library (CURL) is a dedicated library collection housed at CLUSTER. CURL is a
focused Architecture/Urbanism collection within the context of an interdisciplinary library, including books,
maps, and technical reports related to:
- Architecture Design and Theory
- Architecture History
- Art Catalogues and Brochures
- Art History and Theory
- Cairo Modern Urbanism
- Egypt History / Architecture
- Egypt History General
- Egypt Urbanism and Geography
- History General
- History of Thoughts
- Islamic Art, Architecture, and Urbanism
- Academic Theses and Dissertations
- Middle East / Islamic Studies
- Nonfiction Magazines
- References / Dictionaries
- Reports
- Social Theory and Criticism
- Urban Theory and History
- Vernacular Architecture / Informal Urbanism