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Dezeen Agenda features photos of the Grand Egyptian Museum
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World's largest museum captured ahead of opening in Egypt
The long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum by Dublin studio Heneghan Peng Architects has been captured ahead of its scheduled opening in Giza, Egypt, later this year. More
Sustainable architecture efforts hindered by "sloppiness" says UN climate ambassador
Architects must take greater accountability for their sector to help decarbonise the built environment, says UN Race to Zero ambassador Sarah El Battouty in this exclusive interview from the final day of the COP27 climate conference. More
Drone footage showcases colonnaded Gouna Festival Plaza in Egypt
This video shows the recently completed Gouna Festival Plaza designed by London-based Studio Seilern Architects in the resort town of El Gouna. More
Studio Seilern Architects surrounds moated plaza with 20-metre-high colonnades
London-based Studio Seilern Architects has enclosed the Gouna Festival Plaza in the Red Sea resort of El Gouna, Egypt, with a trio of colonnades. More
"Recipes are important archives of where we come from and how we've evolved" says Sumayya Vally
In the final instalment of our exclusive video series with Counterspace founder Sumayya Vally, the South African architect discusses the role of recipes in her Material Histories project for the Istanbul Design Biennial. More
Foster + Partners' Cairo hospital embodies "latest research on biophilia"
Foster + Partners has revealed visuals of the Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Centre Cairo hospital in Egypt that will prioritise connecting patients with nature to boost their wellbeing. More
Stefano Boeri unveils vertical forest apartment blocks for Egypt's new capital
Italian architect Stefano Boeri has designed three cube-shaped vertical forest apartment blocks for Egypt's New Administrative Capital, which is being built to the east of Cairo. More
Shipping-container micro housing proposed for City of the Dead in Cairo
Architects Mouaz Abouzaid, Bassel Omara and Ahmed Hammad have proposed creating micro homes from shipping containers, called Sheltainers, for people living in Cairo's cemeteries. More
Nomadic design exhibition showcases new talent from the Middle East and North Africa
Bowls made from recycled metals and seating inspired by traditional Arabic Majlis featured in an exhibition of emerging talent from the Middle East and North African regions at this year's Dubai Design Week. More
Saudi Arabia to invest $500 billion in fully automated city spanning three countries
Robots may outnumber humans in a new pioneering city billed by Saudi Arabia as "a new blueprint for sustainable life", which would be entirely powered by renewable energy, and served by driverless vehicles and vertical farms. More
Where's Wally-style ad campaign highlights lack of women in the Egyptian workforce
It takes concentration to spot the sole woman in the crowds of workers on these posters, created by illustrators IC4Design and marketing agency DDB for UN Women in Egypt. More
Weston Williamson chosen to design Cairo Science City
London studio Weston Williamson has won a competition to design a major new science complex for the Egyptian capital (+ slideshow). More
Foster unveils winning masterplan for waterfront Cairo neighbourhood
Foster + Partners has won a competition to redevelop a 35-hectare neighbourhood by the River Nile in downtown Cairo. More
SOM unveils vision of new Egyptian capital for seven million people
Architecture firm SOM has released its masterplan for a new privately funded capital city for Egypt – a 700-square-kilometre development that will boast one of the world's largest urban parks and over 100 new residential neighbourhoods (+ slideshow). More
Egypt plans new capital city covering 700 square kilometres
Egypt is to unveil plans for a vast new privately funded administrative capital for seven million residents that would extend Cairo eastwards to the coast of the Red Sea. More
Egypt plans pyramid-inspired skyscraper in Cairo
News: the Egyptian government has revealed plans to construct a 200-metre-high skyscraper modelled on the country's most famous architectural structures. More
Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro
Electricity pylons, road-signs and rusty advertising plaques steal the spotlight from the Giza pyramids in these images by photographer Manuel Alvarez Diestro. More
Automotive Showroom and Leisure Centre by Manuelle Gautrand Architecture
French architects Manuelle Gautrand Architecture have designed a car showroom and leisure centre for Cairo, Egypt. More
Cairo Expo City by Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects have won a competition to design Cairo Expo City in Cairo, Egypt. More