09/05/2026
Now Available with English Subtitles — In Memoriam
Our special interview with the late architect and theorist Tarek Naga is now subtitled in English — preserving the voice of one of the most philosophically daring Egyptian-American architects of his generation for a global audience.
From Cairo to Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Boston, and finally Los Angeles, Naga's journey was defined by a restless refusal to be contained by any single tradition. He insisted that architecture must transcend "style" and engage with philosophy, the arts, and the sciences as one continuous inquiry.
The interview unfolds in three movements:
→ Beginnings — childhood in Cairo, training at Ain Shams in the 1970s, and his move to America in search of "something much more substantial."
→ Practice — years at Minnesota and Penn, time at The Architects Collaborative in Boston, and the founding of his Los Angeles firm in 1991, with works exhibited across France, Japan, Egypt, the UAE, and the US.
→ Thought — architecture as an engagement with society, philosophy, and the arts, and the intellectual legacy he leaves for a new generation of Arab architects.
Hosted by Mohammed Almashharawi, ArchiNet
Watch the full interview → link in bio or copy → https://youtu.be/IHa6jx-CadM?si=HYBi21Jgqu_CEQOz
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