
Author: amirgohar
An urban designer, planner & sustainable development expert with fourteen years of experience working with municipal governments, international organizations, and private sector firms on site planning, urban design strategies, master planning, informal settlement development and landscape planning. Possesses an outstanding ability to use illustrations, sketches and freehand drawings. Adept at communicating complicated design rationale through sketches and diagrams to make subject matter readable and understandable to technical as well as non-technical personnel. Exceptionally skilled at working with teams of architects, landscape architects, environmentalists, social experts, surveyors, road planners and engineers to produce quality deliverables within deadlines. Flexibility to adapt and communicate at all levels of business and within communities. Have in-depth experience in working through participatory planning with local inhabitants and trained to face challenges and overcome obstacles “politically” that occur from the local governance and decision-making.


ما هي صناعة المكان؟ | د. لبنى عبد العزيز مصطفى

على هامش اليوم العالمي للموئل: دور المجتمع الدولي في دعم قدرة المدن على الصمود والتعافي | د. لبنى عبد العزيز مصطفى

الإنسان والمكان –أنسنة المدن- تجارب عالمية ناجحة | د. لبنى عبد العزيز

المدن الخاصة: أمثلة متميزة من البلدان النامية وانعكاساتها على السياسة الحضرية | د. لبنى عبد العزيز مصطفى

CELEBRATING HABIBA EID (The Egyptian Jane Jacobs)

Heritage & Placemaking: The Road towards Social Resilience

Workshop @ Ain Shams Uni.: Qurqumass, Planning for Resilient Future | J. Stickley, WRT Principal

Lecture @ Ain Shams University: Achieving Urban Resilience Response to Climate Change | James Stickley, WRT. Principal | 18Mar2023

Coffee#27 Learning Through Interactive Play Urban Play | By: Amira Badran

Coffee#26 Collective Memory, Urban Democratization Process & Synergetic Placemaking | By: ElObaid ElFadil

AMAKEN Placrmaking Participate in the UN World Urban Forum (WUF) 2022 | Massa Al-Moselly

Coffee#25 لمحة تاريخية عن واقع الفضاءات العامة في السعودية | By: Abdul Aziz Al-Zahrany

AMAKEN Places’ Story Competition “حكاية مكان”

Coffee#24 Local Placemaking Between Promise & Performance | By: Tayseer Khairy

Coffee#23 Short Recipe for Happy Cities | By: Hossam El-Okda

Coffee#22 Jeddah Colorwalk | By: Adel El-Zahrany

Coffee#21 Community’s Shared Economy | By: Leila Ben Gacem

Coffee#20 Placemaking in the context of climate change & community vulnerability | By: James Stickley

Coffee#19 The City As A Collective Space | By: Francisco Sanin

Coffee#18 Building an Inclusive City | By: Mostafa Attia

Coffee#17 Living Pedestrian Bridge Over The Nile | By: Ali, Hoda, Mostafa, Ebtisam & Sherif

Coffee#16 Digitizing Placemaking? | By: Anas Lila

Coffee#15 Transforming Motorways’ Noise Barriers | By: Nadine Samaha

Coffee#14 Placemaking In Spiritual Sites For Successful
Religious Tourism | By: Maid Alnafie

Coffee#13 Understanding the Role of Public Space in the Egyptian Villages | By: Mohamed Saleh

Coffee#12 Development Public Routes as an Approach for the Revitalization of Gaza Old City | By: Muneer El-Baz

Coffee#11 VOICES of the VOICELESS | By: Ibrahim Bahreldin

Coffee#10 Where the Void Deeply Matters | By: Islam El-Mashtooly

Coffee#9 Heritage as a Driver for Development | By: May Al-Ibrashy

Beirut: Post Crisis Placemaking. HOW can we help & WHAT can we do?

Coffee#8 Thermal Comfort in Public Spaces | By: Omar Galal.

Coffee#7 Language, Ideology & Practice – in Design | By: Ru’a Al-Abweh

Coffee#5 Understanding Outdoor Social Spaces | By: Adel Alzahrani

Coffee#4a The Role of Local Government in Communal Space Upgrading | By: Balsam Madi

Coffee#4b Urban Reforestation | By: Adib Dada

Coffee#3 Safe Public Spaces | By: Mohammad Abu Samra

Coffee#2 Expanding the Network & Making an Impact

Coffee#1 Open Interactive Discussion on Placemaking

American Cultural Center in Piazza dei Ciompi – Award Winning Student Project

Placemaking in Post-Conflict Areas

Placemaking in Arab Cities – World Urban Forum

Bridges Over the Nile: Transportation Corridors Transformed into Public Spaces

The Journal of Public Space: Placemaking in Arab Cities

Placemaking in Bahr El-Eid

Official Launch of AMAKEN Placrmaking in the UN World Urban Forum (WUF) 2020
