#urban planning
“The whole country will be bridges and buildings?” “Instead of exporting art, you want to destroy it?” These are only some of the questions to be heard in the Al Fakhareen neighborhood in Old Cairo. Once a hub for the artisan community, today, the area’s physical features are in danger of facing drastic change. On 27 July, the popular Egyptian contemporary arts and culture center, Darb 1718, announced that they have been notified by local authorities that they are to…
