Menna Tawfik is an instructor at Nile university in the Architecture and Urban design program, and previously, as an instructor at German University in Cairo. She completed her M.Sc in urban design and urban development in 2015 in “Compact cities: As Basic model for sustainable urban form” at Cairo university, which she graduated from in 2010. Her research focuses on urban design studies, new cities extension, rebuilding communities for resilient and sustainable development, socio-spatial studies, revitalization of open spaces, retrofitting the urban sprawl in new communities. Menna is currently a Ph.D. candidate in urban design program in Cairo University.