Egypt’s New Capital City | April 2022 | العاصمة الإدارية الجديدة

These are the latest construction updates on Egypt’s New Capital city. While there are massive expectations for this mega-project, there are also numerous contrasting opinions from the public. Much of its form represents American urban planning -which recently has been criticised by the city planning community as inefficient and counterproductive to the social and economic fabric of the city. More research has shown as well such a method of planning has repercussions on the mental and physical health of its residents. In a nutshell, zoned areas with a single purpose -for example only residential, is a bad thing. The solution (in summary) is a mixed-used design that incorporates a diverse selection. In other words, having residential with commercial and maybe even light industrial. Thus far the city seems heavily single-zoned and heavily car-dependent. While of course there remain other reasons to praise the city. And yes, the city is still officially unnamed. Many countries