via�Designboom - Weblog�on 6/10/09
cairo expo city by zaha hadid architects
image courtesy zaha architects
zaha hadid architects�has been awarded first prize in the cairo expo city competition�
together with global engineering consultancy buro happold.
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the winning design for cairo expo city is a 450,000 square metre, state of the art city�
for exhibitions and conferences, located between�the centre of�cairo and the city�s airport.�
the project comprises a major international exhibition and conference centre with business�
hotel. a further office tower and a shopping�centre�are also proposed.�
carving and sculpting processes have been used to divide the very large exhibition�
and conference areas required for cairo expo city�into clusters�of individual buildings�
that have their own�formal composition, yet each building relates to the overall design.
a main north-south artery is carved through the design, with secondary streams converging�
at the centre to ease crowd traffic during event. the�movement of people within these�
streams�informs the building entrances on the site.
works will begin�in october this year to clear the site.
cairo expo city - aerial view
image courtesy zaha architects
cairo expo city�
image courtesy zaha architects
cairo expo city�
image courtesy zaha architects
cairo expo city�
image courtesy zaha architects
cairo expo city�
image courtesy zaha architects
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