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  • Master Plan & Architectural Design Competition of the Science City in the 6th of October City in Egypt

Subject: Master plan and conceptual design of a Science City
Theme: Science
Launching: 15 April 2016
Registration deadline: 15 May 2016
Sending deadline: 17 August 2016
Results Announcement: 29/08/2016

Jury:
Ismail SERAGELDIN, Director of Bibliotheca Alexandrina, (Egypt)
Odile DECQ, Award-winning French Architect and Academic, (France)
Seif Allah A. ALNAGA, UIA Egyptian National Section President, (Egypt)
Nikos FINTIKAKIS, UIA Representative  and UIA Council member, (Greece)
Suha OZKAN, Founder and President “World Architecture Community”, (Turkey)
Mohsen MOSTAFAVI, Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, (USA)
Neil MacGregory, British Art Historian and Former Director of British Museum, (UK)

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt is launching a single phase, open, international competition for a “Master Plan and Conceptual Design of the Science City,” to be located in 6th of October City near Cairo. The principle missions of the future Science City will be the dissemination of scientific knowledge, the promotion of science for development and the support of scientific education and research. The winning project should represent the evolving nature of science through a campus of several buildings to be implemented gradually, one at a time.

Master Plan & Architectural Design Competition of the Science City in the 6th of October City in Egypt 

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The UIA has endorsed this competition, the regulations for which conform to the UNESCO-UIA regulations for international competitions in architecture and town-planning. 

Master Plan & Architectural Design Competition of the Science City in the 6th of October City in Egypt

Objectives: The competition seeks to find the comprehensive plan and design for a scientific complex on a site of approximately 124,994 M2, which will house interactive science exhibitions, a museum, a planetarium, an observation tower, research and development facilities, workshops and a conference centre. The Science City is intended to be a landmark for the 6th of October City and will symbolize the rebirth of the study of science in Egypt.  

Master Plan & Architectural Design Competition of the Science City in the 6th of October City in Egypt

Principal Dates of the Competition 

Competition launch: 15 April 2016
Registration deadline: 15 May 2016
Opening Question and Answer period: 12 May 2016
Site visit for Participants: 22 May 2016
Close of Question and Answer period: 9 June 2016
End of Question and Answer period: 16 June 2016
Deadline for project submission: 17 August 2016
Jury Meeting: 23-28 August 2016
Results announced: 29 August 2016  

Master Plan & Architectural Design Competition of the Science City in the 6th of October City in Egypt

Awards: The winning entry will receive 110,000 USD, the Second Prize is 70,000 USD, the Third Prize 40 000 USD, the Fourth Prize 20 000 USD and Four Honourable Mentions at 5 000 USD each. The organizer will give each of the 8 winners an additional sum of 3 000 USD to compensate for retaining their drawing. 
Eligibility: The competition is open to registered architects and to multidisciplinary teams led by an architect. The non-refundable entry fee is 100 USD. The language of the competition is English. 

Information and Registration:
Scientific City International Architectural Competition
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Planetarium Science Center
Chatby, Alexandrina 21526
Egypt

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