The streets of Garden City have some peculiar names. Whether it is the Archery Arena, Sugar Refinery, or Milk Pool, every street was given its name for a reason, and each name has a story, sometimes centuries old.

The musical heritage of the Coptic Church, which springs from perhaps the oldest musical tradition in the world, had already begun to fade by the early twentieth century. However, mainly thanks to one monkish layman, authentic Coptic psalmondy survives to this day.

At Abusir, architect Tarek Labib has designed and built a unique space in which to live and work. We take a tour around this masterpiece of architecture, while also exploring the mind of this master architect.