urban planning
“If I owned downtown Cairo…”
Egypt
May 12, 2010
“If I owned downtown Cairo…”
Downtown: it boasts some of Cairo’s best-kept architecture, alongside some of it most battered buildings; some of the classiest establishments,…
Serving the public interest in Cairo’s urban development
Opinion
May 12, 2010
Serving the public interest in Cairo’s urban development
Cairo faces many pressing urban challenges that are common to major cities in the developing world. As with many cities…
Imagining Downtown differently: The Ismaelia consortium’s urban regeneration project
Egypt
May 12, 2010
Imagining Downtown differently: The Ismaelia consortium’s urban regeneration project
After hearing rumors about “the company that is buying out Downtown Cairo” and questions about the fate of the area,…
Govt mulls moving ministries to Cairo outskirts
Egypt
May 10, 2010
Govt mulls moving ministries to Cairo outskirts
With Cairo suffering from daily traffic jams that paralyze its main thoroughfares, Housing Minister Ahmed el-Maghraby said the government was…
Harmonizing dissonance: Restoration and renewal in Downtown Cairo
Egypt
May 8, 2010
Harmonizing dissonance: Restoration and renewal in Downtown Cairo
Al-Masry Al-Youm speaks to Soheir Hawas, the head of the Studies Administration at the National Organization for Urban Harmony, about…
Govt mulls removal of 35,000 graves from Cairo cemetery
Archaeology
March 16, 2010
Govt mulls removal of 35,000 graves from Cairo cemetery
The Egyptian Cabinet will meet in a few days to discuss an Urban Planning Authority (UPA) development project for the…