Alexandria,
10 December 2003 --
The BA’s Center for Alexandrian and Mediterranean studies (ALEXMED) and
the French research center CEDEJ organized a conference on the past, present
and future of the city of Alexandria. Ismail Serageldin surprised everyone by
articulating a vision for the future of Alexandria and describing the urban
design issues that needed to be addressed in the context of a future scenario
for the transformation of Alexandria. In commenting about that lecture, he reminded
the questioners that he was originally trained as an architect and city-planner,
and that he had practiced the profession for eight years as a consultant, and
subsequently been twice in charge of Urban and Tourism projects at the World
Bank.
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