After one of his many architecture lectures in Cairo, Mouaz Abouzeid, a prominent Egyptian architect, rightfully anticipated an influx of friend requests across different social media platforms from the attendees of his lecture. The Dubai-based, award-winning architect had become used to receiving such requests and large numbers of questions following his lectures. One particular lecture in 2019 was followed by a friend request from Doaa Morgan, a young Egyptian architect. Unbeknownst to him at the time, accepting her friend request was going to open up a whole new chapter for him. Mouaz Abouzeid, courtesy of Enchante Studio Shortly after, Abouzeid was shocked and saddened to learn about Doaa’s passing at a tragically young age, twenty five. Before her passing, she had launched a Facebook page, Architecture of Egypt, aimed at showcasing and developing Egyptian architecture. Her mother, Sherine Farouk, decided to follow in her footsteps by dedicating her life to raising funds for development projects primarily working to serve the poor and underprivileged. One such project was the development of a modest community center for the residents of Arab El Sanae’ village, a small village in Giza that was in…
From Tragedy to Hope: An Egyptian Architect’s Journey to Transforming a Giza Village
September 27, 2021
