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2020
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Egypt is a country famous for its handicraft. Aswan is a town in the Nile River, the southern part of Egypt, known for its Nubian handicrafts produced by the local community. At present, there is no proper facility for these local communities to market their handicrafts. Thus, this work has aimed to address the issue by presenting the development of Nile Handicraft Center in Aswan, Egypt. In this work, three case studies related to village concept handicraft center were examined. Based on the analysed case studies, for the Nile Handicraft Center, the estimated gross floor area is 18748.8 m2. Moreover, the center is includes few significant zone, which are main entrance, educational zone, social zone, administration zone, commercial zone, logistic, outdoor area and services. The Nile Handicraft Center will be developed at a site, which is located next to the Al Nile Museum in Aswan. In terms of architectural design, the Nile Handicraft Center was designed with a variety of circular shapes that have a unique and contemporary design. With the development of the Nile Handicraft Center, the social economic status of the local community is expected to improve and the heritage of Nubian handicrafts can continue at international level.