Urban Expansion
The mid-twentieth century saw another transformation in Cairo due to political changes, urban sprawl, and population increase. Cairo built big modern and produced massive architecture due to the 1952 revolution and the new governments architectural vision. One easily recognizable building that is the product of this occurrence is the Mogamma. This building was built to accommodate government services and it also reflected the mindset of the time which is that Cairo needed bigger, more functional buildings to match its growing population and expanding boundaries.
After the 1952 revolution, the government was looking to a new architectural and urban vision — one that fit with its overall plans for modernization. Leaders looked for a capital that was strong, centralized and capable of sustaining a burgeoning country. That meant bigger, sturdier buildings, more efficiency-driven and less elegant, like the European-influenced buildings of previous decades. New administrative complexes, ministries, expanded road networks, modern housing blocks sprouted up all over the city. These were not buildings created to look nice; they were developed to address the needs of an expanding population and an urban system that needed to be organized.