OF THE OFFICE BUILDINGS IN EGYPT (CASE STUDY:THE OFFICE BUILDING IN EGYPT DURING THE TWENTIETH CENTURY)

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This paper, trying to searches the extent of the effect of political transitions on the architectural
image of the office buildings during the twentieth century and research in books and specialized
researches in the study of the correlation between politics and architecture, has been monitoring the
effect of successive political transitions during the twentieth century - the british occupation (1882-
1952 ) then the July 1952 revolution, then the war of October 1973 architectural image of the office
buildings during each period separatel.
Hence the back of the effect of the political transitions on the trchitectural image of the office
buildings during the twentieth century, and therefore research recommends with the beginning of a
new period of political transition in Egypt (after the revolution of 25 January 2011), the
establishment of a competent authority office buildings - serve as the educational buildings
authority - oversee licenses and the implementatio of the office buildings, and this authority
legislation the laws and regulations for the implementation of the office buildings, in accordance
with the observance of environmental conditions and the Egyptian identity.

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