Project Summary

Project: UNIVERSITY OF CANADA
Client: Canwell Education Consultancy
Location: New Administrative Capital, Egypt
Area: 180 000 m²
Scope: Landscape Architecture · 10-Year Sustainability Strategy

Project Overview

University of Canada landscape architecture in Egypt began with an appointment of significant institutional weight. Schaduf was commissioned as the landscape and sustainability consultant for the inaugural University of Canada campus in Egypt’s New Administrative Capital — the region’s first Canadian higher-education center, serving students from Egypt and across the Middle East.

Spanning 180,000 m², our remit encompassed a comprehensive 10-year sustainability strategy, the landscape architecture of all outdoor spaces, and the design of a 27-metre indoor vertical garden — establishing a living prototype for future campus developments in Egypt and the wider region.

27m

Indoor Vertical Garden · Campus Heart

A modular living-wall system featuring automated micro-irrigation, integrated air-filtration planting modules, and built-in biodiversity niches — positioned to serve as both a learning laboratory and the social atrium of the campus.

Challenges

Three challenges defined the University of Canada landscape architecture brief and shaped every subsequent strategic and design decision.

First-of-its-Kind Identity

Creating a landscape that reflects Canadian academic values while responding authentically to Egypt’s desert climate and cultural context — requiring a design approach that is international in ambition and site-specific in execution.

Long-Term Resilience

Developing a strategic 10-year roadmap to secure water, energy, and maintenance efficiencies over a decade — moving beyond single-project sustainability into institutional environmental stewardship.

Vertical Integration

Engineering a 27-metre indoor green wall that performs horticulturally, enhances indoor air quality, and anchors the campus heart — a technically complex brief requiring precision in both plant science and spatial design.

University of Canada Landscape Architecture Solutions

Key solutions developed for the University of Canada landscape architecture framework include:

Outcomes

Conclusion

University of Canada landscape architecture in Egypt’s New Administrative Capital demonstrates what becomes possible when landscape design, sustainability strategy, and educational institution-building are treated as a single integrated brief. Through a decade-long sustainability strategy, site-specific landscape design, and an iconic indoor vertical garden, Schaduf has shaped a campus that educates and inspires in equal measure.

The University of Canada Egypt campus embodies a new paradigm for resilient, human-centered academic environments — where landscape architecture and long-term sustainability planning converge to set the standard for the region’s future educational landmarks.