The residential villas and the modern corporate buildings that line the main streets of New Cairo, a new suburb to the east of its namesake, often draw the lavish praise of politicians and admirations of the public.
A group of architects, however, are not among the admirers. They think that New Cairo — and similar suburbs and towns on the outskirts of Cairo — is made up of dull cement blocks and poor imitations of high-rise buildings and gated communities that are found in Gulf states.
