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Tala Hagras

About

Tala Hagras

Architecture student working between Cairo and London.

From the sources

  • Egyptian British architecture student who has lived between Cairo and London.

    Dissertation, p.5

  • Grew up in Cairo, with first-hand experience of historic urban architecture in Zamalek and West el Balad as well as the Ashwa’iyat; studied architecture in the UK.

    Dissertation, p.5

  • Dissertation, “Homogenisation of Cairo’s Urban Horizons”, submitted at the University of Reading, School of Architecture (2025–26).

    Dissertation, p.1 (cover)

  • Selected works span 2024 to 2026 and are organised around design, material, movement and place.

    Portfolio, p.1

Design interests

  • Material and assembly: timber connection studies, physical model-making and façade systems derived from textiles.
  • Movement and atmosphere: routes, sections and performance spaces where experience emerges from movement, light, scale and sound.
  • Place and identity: climate-responsive, context-specific architecture, and the lived experience of cities under pressure to homogenise.