Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza by Loos Architects

Entry for the architectural competition in 2002

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The competition for the design of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) was the largest architectural competition in history with 1557 entries from 82 countries. After we presented the winning design by Heneghan Peng here on [...]

Stone Towers, Cairo by Zaha Hadid Architects

Mixed-use development in Cairo designed by Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher

All images, plans and information courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects; © by Zaha Hadid Architects; Please note the end of this article for detailed project credits

The richness observed in the intricate patterns carved into minarets throughout Cairo and Egyptian Hieroglyphic patterns, with variations in repetition, [...]

Grand Museum Of Egypt by heneghan.peng.architects

Winning entry for the international architectural competition to design the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza.

site model showing museum interior; image by Richard Davies
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heneghan.peng.architects are the designers behind the winning entry for the GEM. This competition attracted 1557 designs from 83 countries, most likely the largest global architectural competition in [...]

Cairo Expo City by Zaha Hadid

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Zaha Hadid Architects win Cairo Expo City Competition.