• Archism-and-Innovation

    Egyptian history is rich with evidence of following the tradition as a cacred and also the freedom to create the new and the different. To avoid redundance, A link is added at the end of the article to Tradition and Variation by Alexander Badawy covering textual evidences on archism and Innovation in Egyptian architecture. ‘I…

  • Exploring Egyptian Porticos: History and Design

    The portico, integral to Egyptian architecture, provides shade and reflects the country’s aesthetic history. This summary explores its evolution, material use, and current forms. Despite economic challenges, porticos remain prevalent in villages. A deeper study is needed to understand their artistic significance and the neglect in decorative elements today.

  • Doors

    “I was supervising the construction of the village of Qurna in Luxor when I asked Alaeddin Mustafa the craftsman from the village of Mahamid in the Aswan to undertake the decoration of one of the entrances to the houses himself as he wanted, so he worked on the top of the door hieroglyphic shapes representing…

  • Egyptian Architecture

    Lines of Egyptian Domestic Architecture Mulqaf (Ventilator) With an opening or two directed to the North, Mulqaf and multiple windows could have worked as a solution for providing a successful circulation of Air, especially in compact buildings For a more in-depth history please read Malqaf; origin-language-design Portico Mud Models since the middle kingdom have shown…

  • Exploring Windows in Ancient Egyptian Architecture

    Windows in ancient Egypt Mashrabiya as an Egyptian architectural element ”Drawings seem to corroborate this assumption concerning the large windows in the upper stories, some of which have closely grated shutters in their lower part. The upper part seems to consist of variegated mats hanging behind a widely open grating (Nebamun, model) or with a…