Mohamed Gohar

Mohamed Gohar is an Egyptian architect, artist, and urban heritage strategist. His work primarily focuses on researching the historical origins of urbanism and the architectural evolution of cities in the context of contemporary society and social history. He works between Alexandria and Marseille as an independent cultural consultant for Mediterranean collaborations in academic and cultural institutions. In his cultural research, he employs a combination of social studies and architectural practice to observe and study the socio-cultural dynamics of contemporary Alexandria and their impact on the city’s urban and Built Environment evolution. He studies and analyzes the communal behaviors of the city’s inhabitants, with a focus on fostering an impartial understanding of shifting values and cultures.

A Proustian Alexandria

A Proustian Alexandria

Claiming a past that never existed previously in the city, nostalgia overwhelms the inhabitants of Alexandria, writes Mohamed...

3 MAY 2024 • By Mohamed Gohar
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