Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt

Competition: 2002
Design: Eckhard Gerber
Project director/Project manager: Hannes Beinhoff
Project team: Henrike Schlinke et al.
Client: Arabische Republik Ägypten
Gross area: WB 31.000 m²
Volume: WB 186.000 m³

The strong presence of the Pyramids and the Sphinx does not allow for a new dominant shape in the direct neighbourhood. Hence, an abstracted pyramidal shape is suggested in the form of a translucent or transparent tetrahedron, circled by a multi-level base, which gently passes over towards the dunes.

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