Nils Fischer, Shajay Bhooshan: Cairo Tower
Artist(s):
Title:
- Cairo Tower
Exhibition:
Creation Year:
- 2008
Category:
Artist Statement:
This tower is designed as a gracious volume that elegantly borders the Nile River in the heart of Cairo. The main structural elements of this 70-story hotel and apartment tower are concrete fin walls that rotate gently over the full height of the tower.
Sponsors:
Zaha Hadid Architects
Other Information:
Location
Cairo, Egypt
Architectural Design
Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher
Project Architect:
Joris Pauwels
Design Team
Feng Xu, Paulo Flores, Sharifah Alshalfan, Tariq Khayyat
Structure
Adams Kara Taylor
Hotel Consultancy / Program Development
Eastern Quay