The hybrid approach, as its name indicates, is a hybrid between the revivalist and progressive approaches. It first appeared in the early years of the twenty-first century in the UAE, Egypt, and Jordan, and promises to be the most balanced of all (...)
The notions of sustainable and energy efficient design first entered the global consciousness with the energy shortages of the 70s and 80s. With the emergence of the concept of energy independence in the West, many architects sought ideas and (...)
I recently came across an interesting article in the English edition of Al-Masry Al-Youm, entitled “Our local ‘green' agenda.” The author of the article makes a number of intriguing arguments that suggest Egypt has a unique environmental agenda and (...)