The New Administrative Capital, An investigation into the triggers of the construction of new capital cities in Egypt and the evolution of the discourse around their development: The Construction and Discourse of New Capital Cities in Egypt

The New Administrative Capital of Egypt is a city from scratch located in the desert, 60 km east from Cairo, set in motion in 2015 and already visible on site. Egypt’s government promotes the new capital as the key to reducing Cairo’s urban load due its explosive overpopulation. The main strategy is to relocate the government buildings from...

Tahrir Square: The Pulse of Egyptian Identity: By Examining Egypt In 1900s As A French Post-colonial Nation, to what extent did Tahrir square become a symbol of Egyptian Identity

“Squares, boulevards, Favelas, refugee camps - have served throughout history as the setting for political protest and revolt.”(Weizman et al., 2015). These protests play a vital role in identifying what societal and political views a population uphold. Architecture is usually a representation of societal views, incidents and political...