New Administrative Capital - Wikipedia
WEBThe New Administrative Capital (NAC) [1] [2] (Arabic: العاصمة الإدارية الجديدة, romanized: al-ʿĀṣima al-ʾIdārīya al-Jadīda), is a new urban community in Cairo Governorate, Egypt and a satellite of Cairo City. It is planned to be Egypt's new capital and has been under construction since 2015. [3]
A new city is rising in Egypt. But is it what the country needs? - CNN
WEBMar 20, 2024 · Egypt is building a new city, known as the "New Administrative Capital," 30 miles east of Cairo. Construction on the 270-square-mile area began in 2016, and once complete it could hold as...
Photos: Egypt's New Capital-City Megaproject - The Atlantic
WEBAug 30, 2023 · The new city, about 28 miles southeast of Cairo, is planned for more than six million residents, and is designed in part to relieve traffic and other stresses on the crumbling infrastructure in...
Everything You Need to Know About New Capital City
WEBSep 2, 2022 · It is a smart administrative capital for urban development that introduces a modern concept of residence and is expected to accommodate 18 million people to 40 million people by 2050. Egypt is switching its capital city from Cairo to a brand-new constructed city “New Administrative Capital.”.
Ten futuristic cities set to be built around the world - Dezeen
WEBAug 1, 2022 · Egypt is building an entirely new capital city for up to seven million people in order to relieve congestion in rapidly growing Cairo, its current capital. Architecture firm SOM produced a...
Why is Egypt building a new capital? | Opinions - Al Jazeera
WEBJul 5, 2021 · The new capital will have a central “green river”, a combination of open water and planted greenery twice the size of New York’s Central Park. So the project is also being sold as an effort...
Egypt’s audacious plan to build a new capital in the desert
WEBOct 18, 2022 · Egypt’s audacious plan to build a new capital in the desert. The country’s leader aims to relieve Cairo’s crowding—and define his legacy—by transforming arid land into a gleaming showplace...
Lessons from Relocating and Building New Capital Cities in ... - ArchDaily
WEBFeb 1, 2024 · This article explores the relocation and construction of new capital cities in the global south, with examples such as Brasilia, Abuja, and Yamoussoukro.
Mohamed Talaat Architects on Egypt’s new capital city
WEBJul 6, 2021 · A new city is rising, 45 km east of Cairo, closer to the port city of Suez. Announced in 2015, and under construction since then, it will become the new Egyptian capital and the country’s seat of power – the first complete projects include presidential palaces, parliament and ministries as well as foreign embassies, all currently being ...
SOM Masterplans Egypt's New Capital City - ArchDaily
WEBMar 23, 2015 · Skidmore, Owings and Merrill has released a conceptual masterplan for Egypt's new capital city following its unveiling at the Egyptian Economic Development Conference.