OSHTOORA: A TEMPORARY STATE

2015, Ras Sudr, South Sinai & 2016, Fayoum, Cairo.

A music festival who took place in a valley close to the coastal highway in Ras Sudr in South Sinai. Our design team was responsible for designing a temporary village using local and environmentally friendly materials which could be constructed and removed without leaving any footprint, it should also be packed and stored to be reused in their next events. The structure was mainly wood covered with Henna Sheets (provide a shading solution with air ventilation.)  The Village consists of 4 main Areas: 1. Concert zone | 2. The food court zone | 3. Camp ground | 4. Toilets and showers. Combining between wood, string, henna sheets, boxes made from palm trees and chain link fencing, we were able to create the infromation booth, bar, stage control room and a playground. The temporary playground was designed for kids and adults alike. It included a monkey bar, swings and a trampoline.


HAMZA BASHANDY, PhD        
Ludic Portfolio of Research and Design
hamza.bashandy[at]carleton.ca

I am an architect and game scholar. I teach in the Interactive and Multimedia Design undergarduate program and in the master and PhD program, specialized in digital media at the School of Information Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Design at Carleton University. My research sits at the intersection of urban issues and playful simulations, particularly examining the implications of playful interventions and computer simulations in participatory design and social movements...
RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
01. A Design Toolkit of Ludic Contentious Politics
FDG 2025, Graz, Austria

UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE
02. Mapping Spaces of Resistance in Videogames
FNRS Dissertation,    Liège, Belgium

03. Playing in a Lost Space
Heterotopia Zine 009 on Power    

04. Urban Rant Notebook
Indpendant ResearchARCHITECTURAL & GAME DESIGN
01. City.Craft
Workshop and Analysis of Minecraft in Spatial Design  

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
02. Return to Sender 
Research Creation Project,    TAG Centre           

03. Playful Memory
Research Design     Labo LNA, ULiège. 

04. Oshtoora Festival
Design Build    MADA Architects, Cairo.    
 DIS-PLAY LAB
FOR LUDIC DESIGN AND SPATIAL PLAY   @CarletonU
Active Call MSc & PhD on Co-Design & Urban Sim Play
Start Date: January/September 2026    

Research Assistants & MS.c. Opportunities
M.Sc.       -> September 2025 / January 2026
RA-ships -> Flexibile

ACTIVE PROJECTS
The Crowd Problem in Videogames
SSHRC-funded project, Ottawa, Canada