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

Title & Author:

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

Publication:

Berlin : Ruby Press, [2018]
©2018

Description:

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

Notes:
At head of title: ETH Zurich, MAS Urban Design.
"The content of this publication was realized by students of the Master of Advanced Studies in Urban Design at the ETH Zurich"--Colophon.
Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

3944074238 (hardcover)
9783944074238 (hardcover)

Subject:

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.

Added entries:

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

Holdings:

Location: Library main 300399
Call No.: BIB 246580
Status: Available

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