From an experimental vertical-zoo, to a rather demure yacht club in Ullswater, it’s clear that no two Weston Williamson designs are ever approached in the same manner. They are a multiple award winning company, based in London, creating designs across the globe.
Recently, they have beaten Zaha Hadid Architects (amongst many other forerunning practices) in the competition to design Cairo’s ‘Science City’; a complex that will include a planetarium, observation tower, science park and other facilities for learning and research.
The project was instigated by the Bibliotheca Alexandria, who asked candidates to design motivational, exciting interior spaces that were also inspiring on the outside. Their vision was for the winning proposal to embody the human pursuit of science and our unceasing quest for knowledge.
Weston Williamson’s design, which owes a mention to their architect Phil Turner, appears to look like an eye from above; a direct reference to Egyptian culture and history. Visuals depict airy, light spaces flooded with greenery.
On winning the competition, Chris Williamson, a founding member of the company, said, “We are proud to have won… Egypt has a unique cultural heritage [and] we were also attracted by the ambition of the project.”
The four winners were, courtesy of worldarchitecture:
4 Comments
I feel, unless Patrik steps his game, this will become the norm.
wonder if this was inspiration?
or?
Or
Block this user
Are you sure you want to block this user and hide all related comments throughout the site?
Archinect
This is your first comment on Archinect. Your comment will be visible once approved.