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Adapting Merited And Award-Winning Buildingdspermitted Levels And Non-Negotiable Values: The Case Of The Library Of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt, Yasser Aref, Ayman G. Abdel Tawab

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

The practice of launching international architectural design competitions to key and important buildings in Egypt is not a new trend. Once built, those award-winning buildings usually undergo a modification process either by their owners or occupants. Owners or occupants always modify these buildings so that their performance would be adapted to certain local parameters. These modifications, however, may touch upon some of the original qualities that had donated those designs merits and recognitions at the time of their selection as prize winners. Many of these significant award-winning buildings might be considered as modern heritage resources, thus developing another layer of …