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Featured editionOrganized by MASAR CompetitionsRound 1 — 2026/27
Afterlife — Round 1 · Egypt — historic buildings

Old buildings. A second life.

Who can enterStudents and young architects, 26 or youngerComing soon
The siteAny historic building in Egypt — you choose
SubmissionOne A0 board, uploaded on this site
Registration · Fees · Dates · Jury · PrizesAnnounced at launch
See what’s comingRegistration, fees, dates, jury and prizes are announced at launch. There is no registration and no payment before then.
Dialogue with the Nile — 26 September 2026

One idea rose above.

The Dialogue with the Nile Prize is handed over at the closing ceremony, with the Elme3margy Award, the mentions and the three places.

About the prizes
Dialogue with the Nile · Round 2 — 2026

Winners and Finalists

The 24 selected projects of the round, team by team — each with its members and its own page.

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Team03
First Place

The Nile Threads

Threads of Heritage, Woven by the Nile

  • Farah Hossameldin Mostafa
  • Ibrahim Gamal Mohammed Ali
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Team02
Second Place

Above & Below

Reviving Life Across the Nile

  • Mohamed Ahmed Farouk Elkhouly
  • Maryam Ahdy Abdelazim Eltanany
  • Mariam Ahmed Samir Amin
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Team04
Third Place

Beyond the Banks

A Journey Between Two Identities

  • Yahya Mohamed Shyba
  • Rana Hany Sobhy
  • Malak Alaa Ibrahim
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Team08
Environmental & Sustainability Award

Wasl

  • Maria Maged Magdy
  • Jana Mamdouh Hassan
  • Noor Ahmed Mohamed Atef Hussein
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Individual16
Elme3margy Award

Dialogue Across Time

Nile Floating Market

  • Salah El Din Sobhy
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Team21
Special Mention

Rawafid

رحلة عبر النيل

  • Anan Ibrahim
  • Mariam Al-Jabari
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Who read the projects

The jury

Architects, academics and designers who judged the entries of Dialogue with the Nile — Round 2.

Jury
Adam DayemPrincipal, Actual Office · Assistant Professor, RPI School of Architecture
Dr. Heba El-DessoukyInterior Architect · Hospitality Innovation Director, Mountain View
Dr. Omar El HossenyCourse Director and Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering · consultant and General Manager
Hans-Petter BjørnådalArchitect MNAL · Founder and Creative Director, Poetic
Nathália VilelaArchitect & Interior Designer
Prof. Gasser GamilProfessor of Architecture · Vice Dean and Head of the Architecture Department, MIU
Samer El SayaryAssistant Professor of Architecture · researcher and award-winning architect

From the Journal

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News26 September 2026

Afterlife: the first competition under the name MASAR Competitions

Announced at the Dialogue with the Nile closing ceremony: three permanent themes, and a first competition under Theme 02 — old buildings, a second life. Early-bird registration next week, submission in January 2027, the details within a month.

Articles25 September 2026

24 Finalists: one brief, 24 directions

The jury selected 24 Finalists from 65 entries. Each one in a sentence — a first reading before the results on 26 September.

Articles25 September 2026

Meet the jury of Round 2

Seven jurors from Egypt, the United States, Norway and Brazil read the 65 entries of Round 2. Who they are, and what each brought to the table.

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