Cairo desert cities /
Cairo desert cities / edited by Marc Angľil and Charlotte Malterre-Barthes in collaboration with Something Fantastic and CLUSTER. - Berlin : Ruby Press, 2018. - 416 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 24 cm.
At head of title: ETH Zurich, MAS Urban Design.
Includes bibliographical references.
Since the 1950s, Egypt has developed a dozen new towns in the desert outside of Cairo. Intended to alleviate a growing demand for housing in the capital, most have never been completed. Edited by Marc Angľil and Charlotte Malterre-Barthes, this book presents the first systematic exploration of these cities, analysing their architecture and urban form, along with their possibilities and shortcomings. Describing their condition as 'permanently emerging', the study identifies the towns' potential through a series of design scenarios which underscore the value of re-engaging with modernist town planning, in hopes that examining past failures uncovers future opportunities.
3944074238 9783944074238
New towns--Egypt--Cairo.
City planning--Egypt--Cairo.
HT169.57.E32 / C353 2018
At head of title: ETH Zurich, MAS Urban Design.
Includes bibliographical references.
Since the 1950s, Egypt has developed a dozen new towns in the desert outside of Cairo. Intended to alleviate a growing demand for housing in the capital, most have never been completed. Edited by Marc Angľil and Charlotte Malterre-Barthes, this book presents the first systematic exploration of these cities, analysing their architecture and urban form, along with their possibilities and shortcomings. Describing their condition as 'permanently emerging', the study identifies the towns' potential through a series of design scenarios which underscore the value of re-engaging with modernist town planning, in hopes that examining past failures uncovers future opportunities.
3944074238 9783944074238
New towns--Egypt--Cairo.
City planning--Egypt--Cairo.
HT169.57.E32 / C353 2018