Cairo

Egypt

Facts

Tallest Building

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (143 m)

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	Iconic Tower	393.8 m / 1,292 ft
2	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	143 m / 469 ft
3	El Gezira Tower Movenpick Hotel	142 m / 466 ft
4	Grand Hyatt Cairo	142 m / 466 ft
5	Nile City North Tower	142 m / 466 ft
6	Nile City South Tower	142 m / 466 ft
7	El Maadi Residential Tower XIII	140 m / 459 ft
8	El Maadi Residential Tower XIV	140 m / 459 ft
9	El Maadi Residential Tower XV	140 m / 459 ft
10	El Maadi Residential Tower XVI	140 m / 459 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Cairo CVU Members

Logo	Name	Level	# of 150m+ buildings	Fields Of Expertise ACAD: Academic / University ARCH: Architecture BACS: Building Automation Control Systems BMNT: Building Maintenance CIV: Civil Engineering COMP: Computers / IT / Software CON: Construction / Contractor COST: Cost Consulting DEV: Developer ENGO: Engineering, Other ENVE: Environmental Engineering ENVP: Environmental Protection FAC: Façade Design / Engineering FIN: Financial Industry FIRE: Fire Engineering GEO: Geotechnic / Foundations HIST: Historical Preservation INSU: Insurance / Risk INTR: Interior Design LAND: Landscape Architecture LEGL: Legal MRKT: Marketing / Sales MATR: Materials / Products / Systems Supplier MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing NONP: Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't OWN: Owner (Buildings, Land) PMNG: Project Management PROP: Property Management RES: Research Institute SEC: Security Consultancy SEIS: Seismic Design STRC: Structural Engineering SURV: Surveying TRAN: Transportation / Urban Infrastructure URB: Urban Design VERC: Vertical Transportation Consultant WIND: Wind Engineering OTHR: Other FACS: Façade Systems VERS: Vertical Transportation Supplier ENGM: Engineering, Multi-discipline
	Dar	Gold	12	ARCH • ENGM • TRAN
	Hill International	Silver	28	CON

Research

22 August 2022

Structural Design of Iconic Tower, Egypt: Culmination of a Concrete Optimization Process

This paper presents an overview of a process of optimizing concrete mixture for tall buildings, culminating in the design of the Iconic Tower, the key...

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Research

17 October 2016

Enhancing Social-Cultural Sustainability in Tall Buildings: A Trace from Vernacular Houses

In the age of globalization and continuous urbanization, architects have a greater responsibility to design buildings with comfortable and sustainable environments. However, solutions should not...

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Research

17 October 2016

Megacities: Setting the Scene

The rise of the megacity presents unprecedented opportunities to understand the human urbanization phenomenon, and to observe the effects of multicore, polycentric cities growing together...

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