Made in Cairo

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Alexander Wang RTW Spring ‘13

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Francesco Scognamiglio Spring-Summer 2013

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Aden, Hiswa camp for the Somali refugees, Yemen, 1992. Nikos Economopoulos.

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Women in Hadramaut, Yemen wear an all black abaya and conical straw sunhat called a madhalla when working in the fields. A madhalla is made from plaited strips of date palm leaves, and the high peak promotes air circulation inside the hat. The black color of the abaya actually keeps them cooler by absorbing heat before it reaches their skin.

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Arabian Nights. Dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini. 1974

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Minaret of Ibn Tulun mosque in Cairo, Egypt, built entirely of carved stucco, red brick, and plaster, with a helical (spiral) outer staircase (similar to the minaret in Samarra). It was said one could climb these stairs on a horse and this has fascinated me since childhood. Architectural historian Doris Behrens-Abouseif asserts that Sultan Lajin, who restored the mosque in 1296, was responsible for the construction of the current minaret. Photographed by K.A.C. Creswell circa 1921-1924.

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Hassan Fathy, New Gourna Village, Egypt 1940-50

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Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Pavilion

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Gwathmey Siegel - Faye Dunaway Apartment, New York, 1970

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The Neptune Hotel by Geoffrey Bawa, Sri Lanka 1976

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Richard Serra | Hand Catching Lead, 1968

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Richard Serra - Television Delivers People (1973).