SCIENCE CITY

International Architectural Competition
JURY TEAM REPORT
ON THE SCIENCE CITY COMPETITION
The Library of Alexandria organized an international architectural competion for a new
complex called “Science City” which is to be built on the western edge of Cairo, in the
heart of the 6 of October City. This new complex, to be placed on prime land calls for
inspiring new will ultimately create the first 21st century science museum. Learning
and research facily in Egypt. the Competition was organized under the standard rules of
he UIA and generated substantial local and international attention. 349 architects from
45 countries registered and paid the nominal registration ?, and of these, 142 projects
were effectively submitted from 32 countries. These 142 projects constituted the
projects that were evaluated by the Jury.
The projects were all displayed physically in the same space to allow the Jury to review
each project separately and to compare projects as they aw fit. In addition, digital
versions of the material were available for protection for recall as the jury discussed
around the table. Many of the projects attained a high level of resolution. In general, the
schemes tended to all into certain typologies: the circle, the striation, the berm (or
dune), the legible apparatus of sustainable performance, the complex of courtyards, the
oasis, the village of buildings around an organizing central space, etc. The Jury believes
that selection of a first prize and three additional winners plus four honorable mentions
show a wide range of possible solutions to the design challenge. However, the
decisions were motivated by the intrinsic qualities of each project, and the Jury was
unanimous in its choice and ranking.