Zaha Hadid Unveils Stone Towers in Egypt - 6/3/2009 - Interior Design

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Zaha Hadid Unveils Stone Towers in Egypt

The development will feature office and retail facilities, as well as a five-star business hotel and recessed gardens.

Nicholas Tamarin -- Interior Design, 6/3/2009

She may not walk like an Egyptian but Iraqi-born British architect Zaha Hadid is going to try designing like one as she tackles her latest project, the Stone Towers development in Cairo.

Incorporating ancient Egyptian stonework in a variety of patterns and textures, Hadid's design will feature alternating protrusions, recesses, and voids that will harness the region's intense sunlight to create intense displays of light and shadow.

The nearly ...

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