"Foster + Partners, in collaboration with Angola's Ministry of Transport, has unveiled the master plan for the Icolo e Bengo Aerotropolis, a large-scale development planned around the recently completed Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport. The proposal organizes business, research, residential, and hospitality programs within a landscape-led framework structured around the airport. Development is planned to proceed in phases, beginning with the business and cultural district located to the north of the site."
"A 42-kilometer landscaped green loop acts as the project's primary connective element, linking the three districts while integrating open space, mobility infrastructure, and environmental systems. The loop incorporates public transport routes, including buses and trams, alongside cycling paths to support sustainable movement across the site. It also forms part of the drainage strategy, directing rainwater toward the Kwanza River. Environmental considerations are embedded through renewable energy systems and passive design strategies."
Foster + Partners and Angola's Ministry of Transport proposed a master plan for the Icolo e Bengo Aerotropolis centered on Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport. The 13,480-hectare site lies about 40 kilometers inland from central Luanda and is conceived as a regional hub for Central and Southern Africa. Three districts sit north, west, and south of the airport: a high-rise northern business and cultural district connecting to Luanda, a low-rise western research and innovation district adjacent to residential neighborhoods, and a southern hospitality district overlooking Quisama National Park. A 42-kilometer landscaped green loop links districts and integrates mobility, open space, and drainage. Renewable energy measures, passive design, and three square kilometers of photovoltaic panels contribute to the project's energy supply.
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