Book Signing: “An Overview of Pioneer Egyptian Architects during the Liberal Era(1919-1952)” 
Shaimaa Ashour, Assistant Professor at Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport. 

Biography of Writer:
Shaimaa Samir Ashour is an architect and assistant Professor at Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport. Her M.Sc. thesis has been published as a book entitled “The Pioneer Egyptian Architects during the Liberal Era (1919-1952)” and her Ph.D. thesis entitled “Architectural Advertisement in Light of the Culture of Consumption; Towards a Critical Approach Analysing the Poster Structure for Architectural Advertising Campaigns.” She created her blog “Manseiat (Forgotten)” (www.shaimaa-keephuntingphotos.blogspot.com) and then an electronic newspaper “The io Weekly” (www.paper.li/Shaimaa_ashour/1327336583), both were information hub seeking to connect individuals & collectives by sharing fresh news about the city’s built environment; space, architecture, and heritage.

Description
Studying history of the Egyptian pioneer architects is a vital part that completes the history of Egyptian architecture, provides an integrated shot of our national identity and preserves our architectural identity by supporting the continuity between different architectural generation and our pioneers. This book overviews the Egyptian architecture during three decades; starting the 1919 independence and ending by the 1952 revolution with special focus on the works of Antoine Selim Nahas and Aly Labib Gabr. It is a deep study about the impact of the political, economical, socio-cultural aspects on the local Egyptian ideology and the architecture of that era.

*Location: Megawra al-Khalifa (Khalifa community center)
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