MSDA // Documents
The MSDA presents a digitized excerpt from the archive of Dr. Mona Serageldin, founding member and Vice President (2005-2018) of I2UD.
The MSDA Document Collection complements the research materials in the I2UD Digital Library, acknowledging the rich, cooperative work history linking I2UD and Serageldin’s collections.
Serageldin’s research has been internationally recognized for her contributions to urban studies. In 2018, Mona was posthumously awarded an UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour for promoting practical research-based approaches to address a broad spectrum of development challenges in a wide range of settings. View UN-Habitat’s press bulletin from September 28, 2018.
The MSDA Document Collection contains: Reports, assessments, urban evaluations, academic and research materials, presentation slides and notes, and maps and graphics, spanning 1984 through 2013.
‘Part IV. Ghoneim: An Informal Settlement in the Helwan Area’ by Mona Serageldin, 1984.
A housing site survey of the Ghoneim informal settlement in Helwan, Egypt in the Greater Cairo Region. This study documents socio-economic conditions and community experience, including housing, as compiled by Serageldin in 1984.
MSDA // Photographs
Image galleries of digitized slides from Mona Serageldin’s professional collection
The MSDA Photograph Collection, digitized from 35mm film slides, comprises a photographic survey of urban housing around the globe from the 1970s through the 2000s.
I2UD presents ten pilot collections of Mona Serageldin’s photographs as digital galleries, consisting of around 6,500 digitized images, following her meticulous original organization system, which she used to cross-reference her career-long collection of teaching material, city case studies, essays, and photographic documentation.
Currently available collections include:
- M01: Informal Housing in Helwan, Egypt (1970-1985)
- M02: Medieval Cairo (1969-1996)
- M03: Latin America (1989-1999)
- M07: Informal Housing (1982-1988)
- M11: Poland (1995-1997)
- M12: Poland (1995-2004)
- M16: South Africa and Mauritania (1998-1999)
- M26: Poland, France, and Latin America (1987-2004)
- M29: Saudi Arabia and Bahrain (1982-1986)
- M45: Asia (1980-1989)
MSDA Photograph Collection M01 //
“Informal Housing in Helwan, Egypt” (1970-1985) – 10 galleries
MSDA Photograph Collection M02 //
“The Medieval City of Cairo, Egypt” (1969-1996) – 9 galleries
MSDA Photograph Collection M03 //
“Latin America: Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, and Venezuela” (1989-1999) – 4 galleries
MSDA Photograph Collection M07 //
“Informal Housing” (1982-1988) – 3 galleries
MSDA Photograph Collection M11 //
“Poland” (1995-1997) – 3 galleries
MSDA Photograph Collection M12 //
“Poland” (1995-2004) – 8 galleries
MSDA Photograph Collection M16 //
“South Africa and Mauritania” (1998-1999) – 7 galleries
MSDA Photograph Collection M26 //
“Poland, France, and Latin America” (1987-2004) – 3 galleries
MSDA Photograph Collection M29 //
“Saudi Arabia and Bahrain” (1982-1986) – 7 galleries
MSDA Photograph Collection M45 //
“Asia” (1980-1989) – 5 galleries