Lubango Centre / PROMONTORIO
The peace and prosperity brought by the end of the Angolan civil war witnessed the beginning of development and urban reconstruction. At first exclusively in Luanda, it has gradually extended to hinterland cities such as Lubango, capital of Huila district. This small town, founded in the early 20th-century, is one of the main references to Portuguese colonial urbanism in Africa. This mixed-use building is set in a consolidated area, next to the main square and surrounded by a few remaining buildings of Portuguese modernist legacy, some of which of remarkable quality, although much dilapidated.Â
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Architects: PROMONTORIO
Location: Rua 14 de Abril, Lubango, Angola
Lead Architects: Paulo Martins Barata, João LuÃs Ferreira, Paulo Perloiro, Pedro Appleton e João Perloiro
Area: 5800.0 m2
Project Year: 2016
Photographs: Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Text description provided by the architects. The peace and prosperity brought by the end of the Angolan civil war witnessed the beginning of development and urban reconstruction. At first exclusively in Luanda, it has gradually extended to hinterland cities such as Lubango, capital of Huila district. This small town, founded in the early 20th-century, is one of the main references to Portuguese colonial urbanism in Africa. This mixed-use building is set in a consolidated area, next to the main square an...
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Architects: PROMONTORIO
Location: Rua 14 de Abril, Lubango, Angola
Lead Architects: Paulo Martins Barata, João LuÃs Ferreira, Paulo Perloiro, Pedro Appleton e João Perloiro
Area: 5800.0 m2
Project Year: 2016
Photographs: Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Text description provided by the architects. The peace and prosperity brought by the end of the Angolan civil war witnessed the beginning of development and urban reconstruction. At first exclusively in Luanda, it has gradually extended to hinterland cities such as Lubango, capital of Huila district. This small town, founded in the early 20th-century, is one of the main references to Portuguese colonial urbanism in Africa. This mixed-use building is set in a consolidated area, next to the main square an...
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