Buildings and the environment are indistinguishably linked. The buildings become part of the physical environment, stirring the city image, living conditions, social wellbeing and economic profile. Iconic buildings are good examples for this mutual relationship. Their distinctiveness plays a key role in configuring their surroundings. And their impact ripples could extend to cover the whole city as related to the typology of buildings themselves.

This paper proposes a conceptual framework to highlight the impacts of iconic buildings on their surrounding environment. The developed framework is used to investigate the impacts of Bibliotheca Alexandrina on both its surroundings and on all the city of Alexandria as well.

建筑物与环境之间有着不可分割的联系。建筑物成为自然环境的一部分，激发了城市形象，生活条件，社会福祉和经济状况。标志性建筑是这种相互关系的典范。它们的独特性在配置周围环境方面起着关键作用。与建筑物本身的类型有关，它们的影响涟漪可能会延伸到整个城市。

本文提出了一个概念框架，以突出标志性建筑对其周围环境的影响。已开发的框架用于调查亚历山大图书馆对周围环境以及整个亚历山大市的影响。