organise application structure for new project in cake

Hey CakePhp Friends,

its my first post on the list but i really need help on creating this project.

Ok here is the Situation:
I have to programm a Web Application for publishing Events, Parties and some Photos.
I created a database in Mysql and want to write this Application with the CakePHP Framework because i want to extend it later on.
First i need a application structure for this "Thinking" Schema:

Template Layout
Breadcrump Navigation
Left Menu
Content

Home
Gallery
Latest Galleries
Picturelist with Pagination
Picture Detail View with Ajax Interface to scroll through the pictures (done in jquery)
Events
Search
by Date
by City
by Capitalletter
Resultlist with Pagination
Show Latest
Today
Yesterday
Last Week
Last 4 Week
Last 2 Month
Locations
List with Filter
by Category
Discos
Restaurants
Bars
etc.
by Letter
by City
Detail View
With Comments
Some Static Pages
Admin View with Login and some CRUD Actions
Locations, Events, Galleries
add, edit, delete

Ok thats it. Seems to be a little bit more complex than the samle blog sample isnt it ;)

First Question: Is Cake the right framework to do this job ? I experimented a bit with the Zend Framework but this was far more complex than i thougt.
I know php5 very well but thats not what i think a framework is about. I would have to write many components and helpers myself.
I only want so set up the database and the helpers and then only use the framework components for the business logic.
And i don't want to use other CMS Systems because i want control and overview about the whole logic of my application and because known CMS Systems often get exploited.

Ok here we go.
1 How can i divide this Schema into modules, controllers and actions for cake?
2 What would be the best way to route such a application?
3 Which Cake components, helpers, etc. do i need to realize this?
3 Which components are given and which do i have to write myself ?

Ok to the Database Setup.
I have some relations between the tables. For example Gallery: Picture, Locations.
Should i use the internal system of cake for relation modelling or should i use normal mysql statements with joins? Isnt this too slow ?

A friend of mine made some templates and layouts for the site so i don't have to worry about the views.

I want to realize this project in 2 Weeks. Is this realistic ?

Regards
Markus

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