Ali Labib Gabr (February 14, 1898,

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who practiced during the second quarter of the 20th century. He was the first Egyptian Dean of the School of Architecture at

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(1946-1955), and is noted for being a leading ' pioneer architect' in designing both workers

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and luxury villas, in particular that of Arab diva Om Kalthoum in the Cairo neighbourhood of

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Early life and education

He studied architecture in England at a time when

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was influential and

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and Hausmann were still evoked in Paris. Committed to bringing back part of what he had seen, together with

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and Max Edrei (designers of the Union Vie Building on Gabalaya Street); and Antoine Selim Nahas (author of Lebon), he was bent on making a difference in Cairo. He worked between 1920 and 1950.

Buildings

*Ali Labib Gabr Bldg, Ibn Zanki Street,

*Villa Erfan-Liscovitch, Road 85 Maadi *Ali Hussein Bey Ayoub (1940), No. 25 Abu El Feda Street,

, *Lebanese Embassy in Zamalek (1939) Mansour Mohamed Street, *Yehya Bldg (circa 1951) in Zamalek where composer Abdel Wahab lived *Villa Dr. Mohammed Bey Rida (1932) (as of 1949 Indian Embassy residence), Mohammed Mazhar Street,

. *remodelled Villa Murro Pasha on Ibn Zanki Street,

*Possibly the Giza governorate HQ, Pyramids Road. *Indian Embassy residence on Zamalek's Mohammed Mazhar Street. (art-deco style) One of his iconic buildings on Tahrir Square has been damaged by fire during the 2011 revolution.

References

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