The government administrations housed in the infamous Mugamma building at Tahrir Square are most likely set to be replaced by a luxurious hotel, while the square itself is being renovated. Amid the digitizing of many government services and the relocation of core government functions outside the city center, several administrative departments in the building have already moved out. This building, which was once the national hub of the physical interface between citizen and government, dating back to the 1940s, perhaps most acutely exemplifies the challenges facing Downtown.

In an illustrated article published in Mada Masr, CLUSTER proposes a mixed-use renovation that seeks to re-establish the Mugamma building as a civic center deeply intertwined in the public life of Downtown Cairo, the city’s current political-economic hub.

Article: https://mada24.appspot.com/madamasr.com/en/2020/05/25/feature/politics/mugamma-mosaic/