The Competition in details
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the New Library of Alexandria, aspires to implement a landmark honouring the enterprise of science. In light of its mission, the Library of Alexandria has endorsed a science city project by organizing an open, one stage international architectural competition for the comprehensive master plan and conceptual design. The new “Science City” complex will be built on the western edge of Cairo, in the heart of the 6th of October City. This new complex, to be constructed on prime land, calls for inspiring new comprehensive master plan and conceptual design; that will ultimately create the first 21st century science museum, learning and research facility in Egypt.
The design of science city will create a set of buildings and spaces that must be inspiring on the outside and motivating and exciting on the inside to visitors and employees alike. It must express a particular vision of the search for knowledge and the pursuit of science.
Humans interact with one another and with nature. They explore the limitless universe and the inner self and the subtlety and complexity of these explorations and social relations form the web of life. Such explorations result in expressions that we have come to call Art or Science. But exploration is at the root of being human from our youngest years to the winter of our lives.
Organization
Awards
Timetable
Public Announcement for Winners, Press Conference and Opening Exhibition
Competition Registration and Submission will be according to the rules and regulation mentioned at the Terms and Conditions document, attached to this website
Registration deadline has passed
The competitors may visit the site during the last two weeks of May, 2016 in the company of the competition technical advisor. Details for the site visit will be communicated to all competitors. The travel and accommodation expenses for competitors will be financed by the competitors.
Inquiries regarding the regulations and program of the competition must be submitted to the technical committee by e-mail. Only queries received within the designated period, stated in the competition timetable, shall be answered and all competitors will receive a copy of the answers.
Answers will be given by e-mail to all registered competitors, listing the entire question raised and giving the replies provided by the organizers of the competition. Answers to queries shall be regarded as additions to, or corrections of, the Terms of the Competition.