Dust : Egypt's forgotten architecture /

Dust : Egypt's forgotten architecture /

"Between 1860 and 1940, Cairo and other large cities in Egypt witnessed a major construction boom that gave birth to extraordinary palaces and lavish buildings. These incorporated a mix of architectural styles, such as Beaux-Arts and Art Deco, with local design influences and materials. Today,...

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Main Author: Nikolskaya, Xenia (Photographer)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press, 2022.

Edition: Revised and expanded edition.

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Architecture, British colonial > Egypt > Pictorial works.
Architecture > Egypt > History > 19th century > Pictorial works.
Architecture > Egypt > History > 20th century > Pictorial works.
Architectural photography > Egypt.

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Call Number: ( L )NA1583 .N35 2022

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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments / Xenia Nikolskaya
  • Introduction to the Revised and Expanded Edition / Xenia Nikolskaya
  • Downtown Cairo and the Politics of Heritage / Omar Nagati
  • The Making and Exhibiting of Dust / Heba Farid
  • The Photographs
  • Detailed Captions.