landscape, book store, cafe

Cairo, Egypt

Project Size
3,600 m2 Site

Major Components
Landscape and Site Design
Book Store/ Gift Shop
Cafe and Storage Building

Services
Landscape Design
Architectural
Structural
Visualization

The Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo (ETSC) was founded by early Presbyterian missionaries in 1863. At that time the seminary had a floating campus on board the houseboat Ibis, as the missionaries sailed up and down the Nile visiting cities and villages to evangelize and train leaders.
 
In 1926, their current campus was established with the purchase of land in Al-Abbasiya in central Cairo, totaling 3,600 square meters, and a two-story building was soon erected. This building now houses classrooms as well as staff and faculty offices.
 
Over the years, several more buildings were constructed on site including student residences, dining, library, and auditorium. Until 2013, the area between the buildings still remained unpaved dirt that was unattractive and a hazard to the students and visitors.
 
IDD designed a campus landscape plan that included a new Book Store and Gift Shop as well as a new Café building to serve a redeveloped exterior seating and dining area.

The construction was completed in 2014 in time for the Seminary's 150th Anniversary Celebration.