Situated between the desert and the city, the new National Egyptian Museum is characterized by limestone cliffs over 24 meters high, highways, mixed used fields (agricultural and military) and spectacular views toward the great pyramids. The program requirement calls for temporary and permanent exhibition spaces for over 14,000 artifacts as well as research, educational and curatorial facilities.

For our entry, building is sited and organized along the steep¬est contours of the site, insisting the vertical stacking of several programs along the head of the building and extending the significantly larger program.

The proposal draws parallels to the spine-life existence of the Nile and its influence on daily Egyptian life and culture. The proposal involved research in developmental biology, focused on study of cell migration. This migration pattern is a dynamic process of creating continuous structures-profiles that transform along the body axis. Utilizing this biological concept, the development of a complex pro¬gram stems from a small set of morphological decisions, bringing diversity from a relatively simple body plan.

Materials Reinforced concrete structure, steel frame and glass, limestone veneer, aluminum, wood, and sand. Program Archeoligical Museum Complex