Cairo desert cities / edited by Marc Angélil and Charlotte Malterre-Barthes in collaboration with Something Fantastic and CLUSTER.

Berlin : Ruby Press, [2018]
©2018

416 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans ; 24 cm

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 Angélil 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 (hardcover)
9783944074238 (hardcover)

New towns Egypt Cairo.
City planning Egypt Cairo.
Villes nouvelles Égypte Le Caire.
City planning.
New towns.
New towns Egypt Cairo Suburban Area
City planning Egypt Cairo Suburban Area
Egypt Cairo.

Angelil, Marc M., editor.
Malterre-Barthes, Charlotte, editor.
Angelil, Marc M. editor.
Something Fantastic (Firm), contributor.
CLUSTER, contributor.
Something Fantastic (Firm)
Cairo Lab for Urban Studies, Training, and Environmental Research

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 300399
Cote: BIB 246580
Statut: Disponible