Magdalena Milosz
Of
the
thesis
entitled:“Don’tLet
Fear
Take
Over”:
The
Space
and
Memory
of
Indian
Residential
Schools
Abstract:
The
Indian
Residential
School
(IRS)
system
in
Canadadirectly
affected
150,000
Indigenous
children
who
were
taken
to
state-sponsoredand
church-run
institutions
to
separate
them
from
their
families
and
cultures.During
the
century
and
a
half
leading
up
to
around
1970,
over130
IRS
werescattered
throughout
the
country.
The
role
of
architecture
in
this
genocidalsystem
is
a
crucial,
but
overlooked
aspect
of
its
realization.
In
the
firstdecades
of
the
twentieth
century,
the
Canadian
government
became
increasinglyinvolved
in
building
and
rebuildingthe
IRS,
as
a
dedicated
arm
of
theDepartment
of
Indian
Affairs
in
Ottawa
became
a
centrally
controlled
apparatusof
architectural
production.
Passing
from
utopian
space
to
evolving
memory,
thearchitectural
remnants
of
the
IRS
system
tell
many
stories,
among
those
thatneedto
be
heard
and
acknowledged
by
contemporary
Canadian
society
as
part
ofits
troubled
relationship
with
Indigenous
peoples.
Through
archival
research,
documentation,
narrative,and
critical
analysis,
explorations
of
four
former
IRS
sites
configure
thisthesis,
each
providing
a
lens
on
the
space
and
memory
of
this
difficult
andoften
traumatic
past.
Located
in
Ontario
and
Manitoba,
they
were
designed,fully
or
in
part,
by
the
little-known
R.G.
(Roland
Guerney)
Orr,
ChiefArchitect
of
Indian
Affairs
from
1921
to
1935.
Mapping
architecture
toideology,
I
examine
the
development
of
the
Mohawk
Institute
in
Brantford,Ontario
in
the
legal
and
political
contexts
of
Indigenous-Canadian
relations.At
the
abandoned
Birtle
IRS
in
southwestern
Manitoba,
the
institutional
intricaciesof
this
broad
view
come
into
focus
through
a
critique
of
the
architecturalprogram
and
its
intentions.
Nearby,
at
the
site
of
the
demolished
Brandon
IRS,the
heap
of
leftoverdebris
calls
forth
questions
of
collective
memory,explored
through
conventional
representations
and
their
transformations
in
theart
of
survivors
and
post-residential
school
Indigenous
artists.
I
consider
thearchive
and
its
role
in
bringing
forth
the
future
at
the
former
ShingwaukHallin
Sault
Ste.
Marie,
Ontario,
now
the
site
of
Shingwauk
Kinoomaage
Gamig,
anAnishinaabe
post-secondary
institution,
and
Algoma
University.
Finally,
Ireturn
to
the
Woodland
Cultural
Centre,
located
next
to
the
Mohawk
Institutebuilding
and
whose
staff
are
currentlyreimagining
the
former
IRS
based
onfeedback
from
the
community.
Rather
than
resting
on
conclusions,
this
thesisprobes
these
difficult
histories
as
an
opening
up
towards
the
future,
propelledby
the
past
but
open
to
spaces
of
divergence.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
Supervisor:
Andrew
Levitt,
University
of
ݮƵ
Committee
Members:
Robert
Jan
Van
Pelt,
University
of
ݮƵ
William
Woodworth
External
Reader:
Paula
Whitlow,
CuratorWoodland
Cultural
Centre
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
10:00AM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
William Elsworthy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:Energy
and
Matter
:
The
design
of
anature
centre,
tunnel
and
neutrino
observatory
Abstract:
Neutrino
physics
proposes
radical
new
conceptions
of
matter.Contemplatingthe
extraordinary
and
mysterious
nature
of
neutrinos
in
architectural
terms,Energy
andMatterconsiders
the
ideas
and
implications
of
thisexciting
field
inthree
inter-linked
design
proposals—a
nature
centre,
access
tunnel,
andneutrino
observatory—that
connect
multiple
disciplines
in
the
natural
sciences,engineering,
and
architectural
theory.
Workingfrom
a
position
thatacknowledges
the
significance
of
technical
concerns,
this
thesis
proposes
anarchitecture
that
readily
engages
with
technology,
construction,
and
buildingsystems,
as
well
as
the
specializedinstruments
used
to
detect
neutrinos,
whileexploring
the
equivalence
and
fluidity
of
energy
and
matter,
form
and
forces.This
hybrid
approach
reasserts
architecture’s
role
in
the
design
of
buildingsfor
science,
allowingthese
enormous
collective
projects
to
communicate
theircultural
significance
as
manifestations
of
our
current
understanding
of
theuniverse.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
Supervisor:
Committee Members:
Philip Beesley, University of ݮƵ
Dereck Revington, University of ݮƵ
Ryszard Sliwka, University of ݮƵ
Dr. Neil Turok, PerimeterInstitute
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows:
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday,
January
7,
2015
2:00PM
Architecture
Loft
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.
Amr elBahrawy
Of
the
thesis
entitled:AHouse
of
No
Importance
:
Therise
and
fall
of
Nasr
City’s
middle
class
extended
family
houses
Abstract:
Since
its
urban
boom
aroundthe
mid
1980s,
the
Cairene
residential
district
of
Nasr
City
has
been
the
hub
fora
unique
housing
phenomenon.
It
has
seen
middle
class
professionalsappropriating
its
apartment
building
typologies
intohouseholds
for
theirextended
families.
Over
the
past
ten
years,
however,
many
of
those
familieshave
been
aiming
to
relocate
their
households
to
the
emerging
suburban
developmentson
Cairo’s
periphery.
This
desire
seems
to
bedriven
by
nothing
more
than
theiraspiration
for
the
simulacrums
of
luxury
and
social
status
associated
withsuburban
living.
Apart
from
superficial
stylistic
variations
in
architecturalexpression,
the
housing
typologies
in
thesesuburbs
offer
the
same
functionalarrangements
as
those
in
Nasr
City;
and
as
per
their
building
bylaws
theyaccommodate
the
co-existence
of
fewer
extended
family
generations.
These
facts,coupled
with
the
increased
financialhardships
involved
in
acquiring
a
newsuburban
dwelling,
highlight
the
absurdity
of
the
middle
class
professionals’
desirefor
such
relocation.
Not
only
does
it
deplete
their
monetary
standing
in
anEgyptian
society
that
nowrecognizes
affluence
as
the
only
measure
of
socialstatus,
but
it
also
debases
the
solidarity
inherent
in
their
characteristicintergenerational
living.
That
is
to
say,
it
compromises
the
basis
of
the
verysocial
status
they
are
aiming
topreserve.
This thesis tracks thehistory of 11 El-Insha Street, an apartment building–extended family householdin Nasr City, as well as the history of the street it stands on, over the spanof 30 years. That narrative serves as the basis for adiscussion of theevolution of the Egyptian middle class, Nasr City, and the apartment building –extended family house typology. Through an extensive analytical framework ofdemographic and urban data, the discourse of thisthesis tracks the linkbetween middle class professionals and that particular housing typology; itsparticular prevalence in Nasr City once upon time; and the current trend of itsextinction as its inhabitants relocate to the suburbs.
The
examining
committee
is
as
follows: