"Set against the concrete flow of Cairo's 6th of October Bridge, Pergola introduces a ten-meter-tall outdoor theater and community arts space built from recycled materials and shaped through a year-long co-design process between THISS Studio, CLUSTER (Cairo Lab for Urban Studies, Training and Environmental Research), and Orient Productions. The structure centers the Anhar: Climate and Culture Platform, a regional initiative funded by the British Council and Art Jameel that supports artistic responses to environmental challenges across the Middle East."
"Working with local initiatives VeryNile and Reblox, the London-based team remade waste plastic collected from the Nile and nearby construction sites into floor tiles, shading components, and the striking red walls of the project. The approach demonstrates how recycled matter can anchor a new architectural language for Cairo, one that is expressive yet low-carbon and rooted in the city's environmental realities. Additional material contributions from TileGreen extend this ethic of reuse across the surfaces of the project."
Pergola is a ten-meter-tall outdoor theater and community arts space located against Cairo's 6th of October Bridge in Giza. The structure was shaped through a year-long co-design process between THISS Studio, CLUSTER, and Orient Productions with input from local residents, students, and park stakeholders. The project centers the Anhar: Climate and Culture Platform, funded by the British Council and Art Jameel, to support artistic responses to environmental challenges. The vivid red pergola, set in counterpoint to adjacent billboards, signals public attention and restores civic visibility to a shrinking public green space. Recycled Nile and construction plastic were remade into tiles, shading, and walls, extending an ethic of reuse.
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