TY - JOUR
T1 - Cairo’s plurality of architectural trends and the continuous search for identity
AU - Salama, Ashraf M.
PY - 2008/11/14
Y1 - 2008/11/14
N2 - Egyptian politics, knowledge, and culture are rooted in the modern physical, sociocultural, and socio-economic realities of Cairo. History — reflecting the intersection of place, society, culture, and technology — adds another dimension to Cairo’s architecture and urbanism. As a result, Cairo today is a complex and diverse city of over 18 million inhabitants with a range of well-established traditions and an array of often competing symbols of religious, political, institutional, and economic powers.Download the full article
AB - Egyptian politics, knowledge, and culture are rooted in the modern physical, sociocultural, and socio-economic realities of Cairo. History — reflecting the intersection of place, society, culture, and technology — adds another dimension to Cairo’s architecture and urbanism. As a result, Cairo today is a complex and diverse city of over 18 million inhabitants with a range of well-established traditions and an array of often competing symbols of religious, political, institutional, and economic powers.Download the full article
KW - Cairo
KW - contemporary architecture
KW - trends
KW - identity
UR - https://www.mei.edu/publications/architecture-and-urbanism-middle-east
M3 - Article
SP - 13
EP - 15
JO - MEI - Viewpoints of the Middle East Institute
JF - MEI - Viewpoints of the Middle East Institute
ER -