Cairo Desert Cities Wolfgang Müller surviving in the most obscure

surviving in the most obscure and surprising places

Klug und provokant

Daneben gibt es aber noch sehr viel mehr zu entdecken: von männlichen Amseln

and more…

Olivia Block

Cairo Desert Cities Wolfgang Müller surviving in the most obscureSince the 1950s, Egypt has developed a dozen new towns in the desert around Cairo. This book offers the first systematic exploration of these cities, analyzing their urban form, their promise, and their shortcomings. Originally intended to satisfy growing demand for housing, most of the desert towns have never been completed. Taking this permanent condition of emerging urban development at face value, the study aims to identify the as yet dormant