Credit: Heneghan Peng Architects, BuroHappold Engineering
Architects: Heneghan Peng Architects,
BuroHappold Engineering
In the footsteps of the Pharaohs
The Grand Egyptian Museum in Egypt is a remarkable feat of architecture and engineering
In 2003, the Egyptian Ministry of Culture
launched an international competition to create a world leading, iconic
museum on a prestigious site overlooking the Pyramids of Giza. The
winning design needed to be monumental in scale and ambitious in scope,
setting the highest standard for the development of a future oriented
heritage complex on this historic site while harmonizing well with the
ancient splendour of the Pyramids.
Heneghan Peng Architects responded to the brief with an intellectual
concept that replicates the scale of vision and mathematical precision
that define The Pyramids, within a modern building. BuroHappold
Engineering worked in joint venture with Heneghan Peng from the
competition stages of this project, delivering integrated building
services, building environmental design, IT, fire, security and acoustic
strategies to support the successful delivery of one of the world’s
most magnificent contemporary museums. Cairo based Shaker Group were
also involved with the project sharing their knowledge of local working
practices, and assisting with the production of construction
documentation.