Libros de la editorial AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO

CAIRO SINCE 1900 : AN ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE

The city of a thousand minarets is also the city of eclectic modern constructions, turn-of-the-century revivalism and romanticism, concrete expressionism, and modernist design. Yet ...

FATHY: HASSAN FATHY AND CONTINUITY IN ISLAMIC ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE

Hassan Fathy, the Egyptian architect known for his recognition of the potential of vernacular forms as a vital force in contemporary architectural design, sought ...

CAIRO MAPS. THE PRACTICAL GUIDE

This is the handiest and most accurate map guide to the great city of Cairo.Updated and expanded for 2008, "Cairo: The Practical Guide Maps" ...

ISLAMIC MONUMENTS IN CAIRO. THE PRACTICAL GUIDE

Cairos Islamic monuments are part of an uninterrupted tradition that spans over a thousand years of building activity. No other Islamic city can equal ...

ARCHITECTURE FOR THE DEAD. CAIRO'S MEDIEVAL NECROPOLIS

The great medieval necropolis of Cairo, comprising two main areas together stretching twelve kilometers north to south, constitutes a major feature of the city's ...

MONUMENTS OF HISTORIC CAIRO, THE

PARIS ALONG THE NILE. ARCHITECTURE IN CAIRO FROM THE BELLE EPOQUE

NINETEENTH - CENTURY CAIRENE HOUSES AND PALACES

ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE IN CAIRO