This panel explores the manifestations of the colonial, postcolonial and neoliberal eras in re-making the urban fabric and architectural styles of Cairo. Since the nineteenth century, Cairo has been an international laboratory. From urban planning to architecture, the city has been shaped by unregulated attempts at embracing cosmopolitanism. At the level of urban planning, the city has undergone a process of exchange for ideas through imported and exported urbanism leading to a phase of transfiguration. Cairo’s architecture reflects the many renowned international architects who called the city home, as well as an entire generation of Egyptian architects who were students of urban moments returning to Egypt to teach at the architectural departments and urban planning schools of Cairo’s universities. They carved out their legacy, contributing to a rich tapestry of un-making and remaking of Cairo.
