Henn Architekten has won first prize in an architectural competition for the construction of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) headquarters in Addis Ababa. Once completed, the 42-storey tower will be the tallest building ever built in Ethiopia.
The firm’s proposal includes, on the longer sides of the slender office tower, a gap in the facade which will reveal the city from a new perspective. The reduced reflection of the glass skin will permit a contrasting glimpse inside the building. This openness will continue to base level, where the entrance area will be revealed. The tower will be accompanied by a conference centre and a shopping mall. The buildings will be clustered around a sunken landscaped plaza.
At the competition awards ceremony, CBE president, Ato Bekalu Zeleke, said: “The construction of the new headquarters building is a gesture of CBE’s aspiration to become a world class bank.” A seven-person jury composed of Ethiopians and foreigners in the field selected the winning architectural design from 21 local and foreign contestants that submitted their work.
The skyscraper, due to be built in five years’ time, will bring CBE’s now-scattered organs under one roof.
Laura Paton
Editorial
Source: World Architecture News
yes, ethiopia should have it’s own best commercial bank, but not under tegere’s thugs. beggars must go first and then we will do.
A lot of weyane’s false reports on development projects will continue untill the coming election days. May be this project can be implmented for the future when Tigray fully developed. Now it is only for show up for election days.!!
IS THIS BEULDING AS CROOCKED AS I LOOK AT IT, OR WHAT IS GOING ON???????
FOR MY ARTIST EYE’S IT LOOKS INTERESTING SOME WHAT BUT SILY ANY WAYS. BUT WHAT THE HAKE IS THAT???
Message to the first respondent with the pen name of Al beshir and Abunu your views on the people of Tigray is appalling how can you claim to be an Ethiopian when you have so much hatred to one of the ethinc group who have contributed so much for the unity of Ethiopia? you have every right to criticise hate or whatever the current government but the people of Tigray shame on you i really doubt whether you are real ethiopians or know what Ethiopia stands for. in my opinion you need a history lesson.
This kind of comment shouldn’t be allowed in the first place. You could politically disagree without being rude