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Cairo
Books in this genre are set in or about Cairo.
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There is a misconception held by many Egyptian professionals, especially engineers, that informal housing is haphazardly constructed and liable to collapse. However, such precarious housing is almost unknown in informal areas. Since informal housing is overwhelmingly owner-built without use of formal contractors, it is in the owner’s own best interest to ensure that care is taken in construction. In fact, one of the main features of informal housing construction is its high structural quality, r
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― Understanding Cairo: The Logic of a City Out of Control
― Understanding Cairo: The Logic of a City Out of Control
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Each new Clarice, compact as a living body with its smells and its breath, shows off, like a gem, what remains of the ancient Clarices, fragmentary and dead.
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― Invisible Cities
― Invisible Cities
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