Tahrir Square is the backbone of Egyptian political history and therefore reviving its urban design is a political, environmental and social desideratum. The master plan involves closing off some of streets and merging them into the existing square without upsetting traffic flow. Three projects were then created to accommodate a recreational and commercial functions as well as a memorial to mark Egypt’s modern political history. The plan took into account sufficient space for strolling and seating areas and a high green area ratio to introduce color to the city.

Dalia Sadany is an architect and award-winning designer from Alexandria, Egypt. She started her architecture and multidisciplinary design studio in 2006 winning 11 awards in a span of 4 years. She specialises in commercial office and custom product design with projects in Egypt, UAE and Saudi Arabia. In 2014 she was elected President of the International Association of Designers (IAD) headquartered in Como Italy. A year later she established #AsdaAssociation, Egypt’s first nonprofit Design Hub responsible for developing several cultural initiatives like Cairo Design Biennale; Future of Young Egyptians (FYE); Face of Egypt; and Egypt Educational Design Initiative.

Dezines Dalia Sadany Creations is an award-winning design house providing architecture, interior design and landscape design services as well as Design-Build turnkey solutions with its sister companies specialized in high-end interior finish contracting as well as bespoke custom furniture & lighting design and production.