In contrast to other topographic depressions in Egypt – the oases – the depression at Qattara is dry and vacant. Konrad Milton proposes pumping water in an ecological way into this inhospitable valley to create a new oasis.
It would be surrounded by a network of small, densely laid-out villages. All houses would be equipped with sustainable green infrastructure. Water from the Mediterranean could also be used for cooling the buildings.
“Urban_Trans_Formation”
April 18 to April 21, 2007
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