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The selective amnesia of Foster + Partners' Maspero Triangle District Masterplan
Foster + Partners just won a competition to redevelop the Maspero neighborhood in Cairo. But their plans fail to mention the importance of the area in the recent history of Egypt, or the current political context. Credit: Foster + Partners A Muslim woman comforts her Coptic Christian friend who lost a loved one in the Maspero massacre. Credit: Wikipedia The dominating profile of the Maspero television building. Credit: Wikipedia A model of the project. Credit: Foster + Partners A rendering of the project. Credit: Foster + Partners A frontal view of the Maspero television building. Credit: Wikipedia Images like this, from April 1 2011 in Tahrir Square, conveyed the scope of the Egyptian street protests to the rest of the world. Credit: Wikipedia

Foster + Partners just won a competition to redevelop the Maspero neighborhood in Cairo. But their plans fail to mention the importance of the area in the recent history of Egypt, or the current political context. Credit: Foster + Partners
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Foster + Partners just won a competition to redevelop the Maspero neighborhood in Cairo. But their plans fail to mention the importance of the area in the recent history of Egypt, or the current political context. Credit: Foster + Partners