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Architect Ying Zhou Lectures on Middle Eastern Urbanism

By Mimi Kirk
Architect and scholar Ying Zhou presented two in-depth lectures at MEI in April on “contemporary urban manifestations” in the Arab world, specifically regarding the cities of Damascus and Cairo.
Ms. Ying Zhou explains the history of Cairo's Tahrir Square.
In her first lecture, Ms. Ying addressed four stages of Damascus: the city’s formation, the French [...]