ADDIS ABABA Projects & Construction Thread
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In this thread, projects from all over Addis will be showcased. If you have participated in the East African (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=368541)/West African (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=368540)/Central African (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=368537)/Southern African (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=368538)/Nothern African (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=368536) Development Fact Files in the General Africa section...well, this will work exactly the same way.

I think its a good idea to turn this into a thread solely dedicated to

1.) projects in Addis (these can be roads, buldings, factories, etc.) , as well as such things that affect them, for example

updated pictures
their completion status
funding issues
construction issues
change in design or even cancellation


2.) additionally, posting links to projects in Addis that already have threads in this section is a good idea so we can have them access to them all in once place. for example:

link to: ADDIS ABABA | Mexico Square Development Tower | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=819360)



I will post most of the links to these projects in the following post and everyone can add on as the thread goes on. After you start a thread for a new project in Addis just come in here and post a link to it so it is easy to find.


Projects for anyplace outside of Addis can be posted in new threads as usual.
Projects in Addis can have seperate threads as well as being posted in here.





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*Links to projects in Addis Ababa*: Updated: 02/2013


ADDIS ABABA | Commercial Bank of Ethiopia HQ | Office | 42 F | Approved (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1038823)

ADDIS ABABA | Mexico Square Development Tower | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=819360)

ADDIS ABABA | Sunshine's Mega Projects | $1.4billion | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=583166)

ADDIS ABABA | AU Conference Hall | 99m | $150million | Completed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=496317)

ADDIS ABABA | (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=924688)Addis Ababa Exhibition Center | Mixed Use | 35 F / 12 F | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=924688)

ADDIS ABABA | Goffa Mazzoria Interchange | Br 200million | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1088613)

KALITY, Addis Ababa | Lifan Motors assembly plant | Operational (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1038553)

ADDIS ABABA | Piazza | Mixed Use | U/C/ (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1080631)

MEGENAGNA, Addis Ababa | Revenue, Customs Authority HQ | Completed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1068839)

ADDIS ABABA | Lideta District Revitalization | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1088595)

ADDIS ABABA | Meskel Square Solar Street Lights | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1053487)

ADDIS ABABA | Referral Hospital | 240 beds | €15million | 4 F x5 | Approved (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1033663)

ADDIS ABABA | Abyssinia Bank Tower | 23 F | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=662560)

ADDIS ABABA - NAZARETH | Six-lane expressway | $612million | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1033497)

ADDIS ABABA | New Hotel / Buildings In Merkato | Completed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=677664)

ADDIS ABABA | (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=962728)Africa International Trade Centre | Proposal (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=962728)

ADDIS ABABA | PVC Window Frames Factory [China, Ethiopia Joint Venture] | Complete (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1133177)

ADDIS ABABA | Mela Ethiopia SC Hospital | Design Completed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1136849)

ADDIS ABABA | Radisson Blu Hotel | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1156495)

ADDIS ABABA | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) expansion | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1156843)

ADDIS ABABA | 200 apartment buildings? | Cancelled (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1227561)

MEGENAGNA, Addis Ababa | Access Real Estate | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1157141)

MEXICO SQUARE, Addis Ababa | BH Car Assembly | New plant (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1157135)

ADDIS ABABA | Jemo Condominium Site | Completed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1041687)

ADDIS ABABA | Africa International Trade Centre | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=962728)

ADDIS ABABA | Sherton Expansion, Sarah Residential Development | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1160177)

ADDIS ABABA | Hotel & housing from Qatar company | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1161351)

ADDIS ABABA - NAZARETH | Six-lane expressway | $612million | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1033497)

ATKILT TERA, Addis Ababa | Redevelopment | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1177345)

BOLE Airport, Addis Ababa | Aviation Fuel Depot | National Oil Company |Completed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1179767)

ADDIS ABABA | Chuan Hui International Hotel | Hotel | 58 F | Approved (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1195641)

Addis Ababa | Grand Ghion 5 and 4 star hotel | Expansion proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1206423)

ADDIS ABABA | Ethiopian Airlines HQ | Approved (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1214819)

ADDIS ABABA | American Embassy in Ethiopia to be the largest in Africa | Completed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1209855)

ADDIS ABABA (CBD) | NIB Bank HQ | Land clearance (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1210775)

ADDIS ABEBA | Nani Building | 22 F | Complete (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1214627)

ADDIS ABEBA | National Museum of Natural History | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1215231)

ADDIS ABABA | Urban Redevelopment/City Plans Upgrades | Proposal/Planning (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1229171)

ADDIS ABABA | Hyundai Auto Assembly Plant | Proposal/Planning (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1194147)

ADDIS ABABA | Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hq | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1284269)

ADDIS ABABA | LG TV Assembly Plant | ETB 35 million | Inaugurated (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1266153)

PIAZZA, (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1268021)Addis Ababa | United Insurance HQ | G + 12 | Design chosen (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1268021)

ADDIS ABABA | Hope University College | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1287271)

ADDIS ABABA | Meskel Square development | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1285833)

TEWODROS SQUARE, Addis Ababa | NICE Insurance HQ | 140 million Birr | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1290975)

BOLE, Addis Ababa | Rosetta Metro Plaza | 16 F | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1306347)

ADDIS ABABA | New Federal Parliament Building | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1312473)

ADDIS ABABA | Zquala Commercial Center | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1316425)

ADDIS ABABA | Ayat: Addis' first planned suburb | Phase I Completed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1317665)

ADDIS ABABA | African Union Grand Hotel | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1321443)

ADDIS ABABA | The new twin towers of Dembel City Center | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1359121)

ADDIS ABABA | Federal Police Comission HQ | 10 F | Completed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1384530)

ADDIS ABABA | KK Tower | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1384518)

ADDIS ABABA | Africa Capacity Building Institute | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1074373)

ADDIS ABABA | Tele-Medicine center | Completed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1056327)

ADDIS ABABA | Lideta Mercato Mall | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1387738)

ADDIS ABABA | Maritime Transit Services Enterprise HQ | 15 F | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1384524)

ADDIS ABABA | Future HQ of EEPCO | 34 F | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1390574)

ADDIS ABABA | Habesha Construction Development | Proposed and U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1414476)

ADDIS ABABA | Wegagen Bank HQ | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1424668)

ADDIS ABABA | Oya Investment Real Estate Development | 10 F | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1424774)

ADDIS ABABA | ETG Designers & Consultants Real Estate Dev. | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1424826)

ADDIS ABABA | Information Network Security Agency (INSA) HQ | 13-17 F | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1424840)

ADDIS ABABA | Greenview Real Estate Dev. | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1425202)

BOLE, Addis Ababa | Bole Metro Place | 12 F | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1426076)

ADDIS ABABA | ORDA HQ | 20 F | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1426090)

ADDIS ABABA | ACME engineering & Sisay Shimelese buildings | 8 F&10 F | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1426818)

ADDIS ABABA | 4-Star Hotel | 10 F | Planned (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1428493)

ADDIS ABABA | Joy Real Estate & GetAs Real Estate Apartments | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1428704)

ADDIS ABABA | Grand Lewis Hotel | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1429695)

BOLE, Addis Ababa | ALEX Building | 10 F | Completed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1429716)

BOLE, Addis Ababa | City Plaza | 10 F | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1430602)

ARAT KILO & WOLLO SEFER, Addis Ababa | Redevelopment | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1433421)

MEKANISA, Addis Ababa | YOTEK Real Estate | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1434264)

ADDIS ABABA | Noah Samara Hotel | 10 F | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1435351)

ADDIS ABABA | Building, Conference Center, and School (Noah Samara) | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1435354)

ADDIS ABABA | Midroc City Center Development | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1447120)

ADDIS ABABA | Millennium Hotel | 12F | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1447188)

ADDIS ABABA | Millennium Hall | Renovation | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1447181)

ADDIS ABABA | Fisseha Abay Hotel |U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1450687)

ADDIS ABABA | Yemreha Spa, DOS Architects | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1450717)

ADDIS ABABA | AAWSA Sibilu and Gerbi Dams | 8Billion birr |under study and construction to begin (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1461631)

ADDIS ABABA | Zemen Bank HQ 30-storey | Planned (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1467767)

ADDIS ABABA | Nile Insurance Company HQ | 22 Storey | Planned (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1469004)

ADDIS ABABA, HAWASSA | Awash Bank Branches | Designs Completed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1470429)

ADDIS ABABA | Novotel & Ibis Hotel | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1479826)

ADDIS ABABA | Addis Ababa Light Rail Project | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1482310)

ADDIS ABABA | Addis Ababa Bole Road project | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1483756)

ADDIS ABABA | Zefmesh Mall | Proposal (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1484005)

ADDIS ABABA | Access Resort hotel (Old Imperial hotel upgrade) | Planning (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1484440)

ADDIS ABABA | Tracon Building | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1485341)

PIAZZA, Addis Ababa | Country Tower Electronics Mall | 6F | Completed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1487844)

ADDIS ABABA (CMC) | Theme Park & Recreation | Proposed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1469686)

PIAZZA, Addis Ababa | Asham Business Plc. | Completed (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1494773)

ADDIS ABABA | AU Peace & Security building | Proposal (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1495087)

ADDIS ABABA | TDA Office | 11 F | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1497362)

ADDIS ABABA | Ethiopian Airlines 4-Star Hotel | Proposal (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1498191)

ADDIS ABABA | Marriott Executive Apartments & Courtyard by Marriott | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1519254)

ADDIS ABABA | IT park project | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=967450)

ADDIS ABABA | Stadium | Approved (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1521926)

KIRKOS (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1534783), Addis Abeba | MULU Promise Plaza & Village| Tech Park | U/C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1534783)

ADDIS ABABA | United Bank HQ | 30 F | Approved (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1561868)

ADDIS ABABA | Tigat Shopping Center | 10 Floors| Approved (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1588858)

ADDIS ABABA | Meles Zenawi International Centre (fmr. Chuan Hui Hotel) | 448m | 99 floors | Proposal (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1597583)

ADDIS ABABA | Sebastopol Entertainment Cinema | Planned (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1598458)


*list will be updated as time goes by

Nice projects. What we desperatly need is quality hospitals. Which ones are under construction?

FIRST POST *MOVED*
UNESCO Cluster Office to Djibouti and Ethiopia


http://i43.tinypic.com/14jbv6a.jpg (http://i44.tinypic.com/dra24p.jpg)


Location: Addis Ababa
Size: about 5 floors
Use: Office

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Drug Administration & Control (Toxicology,Laboratory and Office building)

http://i41.tinypic.com/11hcqj8.jpg (http://i39.tinypic.com/9ktkhu.jpg)


Location: Addis Ababa
Size: 7-8 floors
Use: Office, Lab

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Vocational Private College


http://i43.tinypic.com/21cfujt.jpg (http://i40.tinypic.com/o5nt75.jpg)


Location: Addis Ababa
Size: B+G+11 floors
Use: College, mixed use
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St.Paul’s Hospital Maternity & Pediatrics Center

http://i42.tinypic.com/2egebep.jpg (http://i41.tinypic.com/2nlbv5w.jpg)


Location: Addis Ababa
Size: 10 floors
Use: Hospital

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All pics are clickable



Nice projects. What we desperatly need is quality hospitals. Which ones are under construction?



I heard an interview saying that UNESCO had moved into their new building, it also lists 'new buiilding' on their website as their address. So I think that may be completed.

The Drug Administration Control building says 60% completed on the construction company's website, but the website hasnt been updated in a long time, and I am not sure but I remember that building being inagurated not long ago (I maybe wrong tho).

The other two I dont have much information about.

[Edit:] And you are right Yonii, we definitely need more quality hospitals, and some existing hospitals needs new medical equipment and a new buildings desperately. More staff is also needed, volunteers and help with cleaning and upkeeping of the facilities.

There is an interview in CapitalEthiopia where Black Lion is said to be ready to build new facilities and upgrade alot of their buildings.

Good projects.

Is it UNESCO or UNICEF that's moving into the yellowish building in the Kazanchis cluster of buildings? I guess it's UNICEF if UNESCO is building something.

Here are some originally posted by Ahadu in the Addis thread. Not sure how to format the post since I have no info on the projects. Maybe Ahadu can step in on this?

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/1486/30616301.jpg

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/4038/28111165.jpg

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5245/96504531.jpg

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/9255/67551508.jpg

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/8675/84192392.jpg

And one in Tigray (maybe we should start a thread for projects outside Addis)

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/2632/52683512.jpg

A few more that I'd posted in the Easter Africa development thread. Most are either u/c or approved (location fenced in already). The one I don't know about is the KK Tower and a condo building.

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/1932/tracon2.jpg
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/8278/tracon.jpg

Location: Churchill Ave, across from Lycee and Tikur Anbessa high schools - Addis Ababa
Floors: about 13
Use: Tracon Eng. HQ


http://ziasae.com/images/stories/folio/Red_Cross/red_cross_02.jpg
http://ziasae.com/images/stories/folio/Red_Cross/red_cross_interior.jpg

Location: Ambassador, across from where CBE HQ is to be built.
Floors: About 18
Use: Red Cross HQ and retail



http://ziasae.com/images/stories/folio/Empire/Empire_web_01.jpg
http://ziasae.com/images/stories/folio/Empire/Empire_web_02.jpg
http://ziasae.com/images/stories/folio/Empire/Empire_web_04.jpg

Location: Kazanchis, next to Intercontinental Addis
Floors: 14-15
Use: Residential
Pics of the interior: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=34775228&postcount=725


http://ziasae.com/images/stories/folio/Freedom/Freedom_new_06.jpg

Location: unknown
Floors: 8
Use: Residential


http://ziasae.com/images/stories/folio/Freedom/Freedom_new_05.jpg
http://ziasae.com/images/stories/folio/Freedom/Freedom_new_02.jpg

Location: Kazanchis
Floors: 8
Use: Residential

http://ziasae.com/images/stories/folio/Freedom/Freedom_new_03.jpg

Location: Unknown
Floors: 8
Use: Residential?
It could be an alternative angle of the last condo in the previous post.


http://ziasae.com/images/stories/folio/KKtower/KK_tower_portrait_01.jpg

http://ziasae.com/images/stories/folio/KKtower/KK_tower_portrait_02.jpg

http://ziasae.com/images/stories/folio/KKtower/KK_tower_portrait_03.jpg

http://ziasae.com/images/stories/folio/KKtower/KK_tower_portrait_04.jpg

Location: Unknown
Floors: ~20-25
Use: Office


http://ziasae.com/images/stories/folio/Keria/KERIA_01.jpg
http://ziasae.com/images/stories/folio/Keria/KERIA_02.jpg

Location: Unknown
Floors: 10
Use: Multipurpose (Spa, Gym, etc)


http://ziasae.com/images/stories/folio/Hotel_Casablanca/Hotel_Casa_02.jpg
http://ziasae.com/images/stories/folio/Hotel_Casablanca/Hotel_Casa_04.jpg

Location: Unknown
Floors: 7
Use: Hotel Casablanca

Render: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=35320598&postcount=754

Location: Megenagna
Floors: 7
Use: Office, CBE Megenagna Branch


http://enatrealestate.com/templates/Enat/images/index_11.jpg

Location: Bole, in front of Flamingo
Floors: 11
Use: Mixed (Top floors residential, lower floors commercial and office)


http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/4440/maritime3d01.jpg
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/8896/maritime3d02.jpg

Location: Behind Beharawi Theater and Awash Bank HQ
Floors: 15
Use: Maritime Transit Services Enterprise HQ

nice posts abesha. Alot of those got missed when the East African thread was shut.

I guess we could make this the Addis Ababa projects thread. And if you want you can start up other threads for other areas of the country. Cities, Regions, etc.

Shopping Center in Merkato

http://i42.tinypic.com/2yvmg7r.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/2v00qom.jpg

Location: Addis Ababa/ Merkato
Use: Retail, Commerce, Business
Size: N/A
Status: N/A

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Meridian Hotel Apartments Addis Ababa

http://i44.tinypic.com/svqvti.jpg

Location: Addis Ababa
Use: Hotel
Size: 2 x 5storey
Status: N/A

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Physiotherapy Clinic & Spa - Filwoha Addis Ababa

http://i39.tinypic.com/142v714.jpg


Location: Addis Ababa/Filwoha
Use: Spa
Size: ~5 storey
Status: N/A

I have no info on the status of these projects, so let's assume they are proposals. From Ethioarchitects.

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/9985/unitedprinters.jpg (http://img145.imageshack.us/i/unitedprinters.jpg/)

Location: CMC
Floors: ?
Use: United Printers office

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/9417/dashen.jpg (http://img822.imageshack.us/i/dashen.jpg/)

Location: ?
Floors: 10
Use: Dashen Plastics HQ

Wossen architect

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/4183/wossen.th.jpg (http://img257.imageshack.us/i/wossen.jpg/)
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/4575/wossen2.th.jpg (http://img341.imageshack.us/i/wossen2.jpg/)
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/2052/wossen3.th.jpg (http://img204.imageshack.us/i/wossen3.jpg/)


Location: Bole
Floors:
Use: ?

I forgot to post this a while back. I saw the area fenced in by the Ring Road around Imperial Hotel a couple of months ago.

http://beza.publishpath.com/Websites/beza/Images/Beza_CC001.jpg

http://beza.publishpath.com/Websites/beza/Images/Beza_CC002.jpg

http://beza.publishpath.com/Websites/beza/Images/Beza_CC003.jpg

Name: Beza Convention Center
Location: around Imperial Hotel
Floors: around 9-10
Status: approved, don't think construction has started

Nice!

Nice, but it looks shorter than 10 floors... or was that your guess?

EDIT: Abesha, you neglected to mention what exactly it was (http://beza.publishpath.com/buildingproject).

Yeah it was a guess. It's a faith organization, some type of worship place. I don't care though, I just like the building.

Yeah it was a guess. It's a faith organization, some type of worship place. I don't care though, I just like the building.

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/7236/28472626.jpg

Hey guys, just discovered these architects. We can start new threads for each project, but since I have no details on them I didn't think it was necessary.

1.

http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/4369/75695311.jpg (http://img577.imageshack.us/i/75695311.jpg/)

Wegagen Bank HQ (supposedly the newly-redesigned one)
Stadium Area
2B+G+13
2B+G+13 mixed use building Complex.
Addis Ababa ( Wegagen Bank head quarters, infront of Stadium, Near by Lalibella restaurant. Design Completed)

- I'm a bit confused because Wegagen Bank says on their website that it's 20-stories tall and news articles state it's 22 stories :dunno:


2. Remember this one?

http://www.etgdesigners.com/New%20Folder/office%20bildings%201.jpg

I don't know what it is, but it's currently u/c.


3. This one is u/c by the airport

http://www.etgdesigners.com/New%20Folder/office%20bildings%202.jpg
http://www.etgdesigners.com/New%20Folder/office%20bildings%203.jpg

Ethiopian Airports Enterprise HQ
Bole Airport
U/C

4. Hotel

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/3912/hotel20in2020addis20aba.jpg (http://img34.imageshack.us/i/hotel20in2020addis20aba.jpg/)

Hotel
In front of Eubbelyu (whatever that means)

5. Hotel in Mekelle

http://www.etgdesigners.com/New%20Folder/hotel%201.jpg


6. Hotel in Addis

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/2930/image22f.jpg (http://img222.imageshack.us/i/image22f.jpg/)



ETG Designers - www.etgdesigners.com

More from them -

7.

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/2084/stpaul2001.jpg (http://img820.imageshack.us/i/stpaul2001.jpg/)

St. Paul Millennium Medical College

8.

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/6100/proposal20for20colleges.jpg (http://img819.imageshack.us/i/proposal20for20colleges.jpg/)

College in Hawassa


9.

http://www.etgdesigners.com/New%20Folder/educational%201.jpg

Vocational College
G+11
Old Airport
U/C


10.

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6804/oromiya20agricultural20.jpg (http://img717.imageshack.us/i/oromiya20agricultural20.jpg/)

Oromia Agricultural Research Institute
Addis Ababa

11.

http://www.etgdesigners.com/New%20Folder/shoping%20center5.jpg

Al Medina Shopping Center
Merkato

12.

http://www.etgdesigners.com/New%20Folder/shoping%20center1.jpg

Nigat Birhan Shopping Center
Merkato

There's absolutely no information on the one below - so I'm assuming it's just a proposal.
Residential real estate development:

13.

http://www.etgdesigners.com/New%20Folder/realesteat%202.jpg

http://www.etgdesigners.com/New%20Folder/realesteat%201.jpg

Ooh, great find Abesha! I remember some of those from the East African Development Fact File thread.

Abesha, those condos are going to be built in the Ayat residential complex in the eastern outskirts of Addis.

Proper sidewalks, green areas, parking, they look great.

Abesha, those condos are going to be built in the Ayat residential complex in the eastern outskirts of Addis.

Oh thanks! Good to know.

This company has a bunch of projects/renderings.

http://ultimateplancae.com/

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia
Dire Dawa District Office and Adigrat Branch Office

Location: Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

Gross Area: 6 500 m2

Estimated Construction Costs: 40 Million ETB

http://www.abakoip.se/Abako_International_Partners/Offices_and_Commercial_Centers_files/CBE%20Dire%20Dawa.jpg

Location: Adigrat, Tigray National Regional State, Ethiopia

Gross Area: 4 800 m2

Estimated Construction Costs: 25 Million ETB

http://www.abakoip.se/Abako_International_Partners/Offices_and_Commercial_Centers_files/CBE%20Adigrat.jpg

ABAKO International Partners AB
http://www.abakoip.se/

Swedish firm with a branch office in Ethiopia. They have more projects on their website.

I love the bank in Dire Dawa! Great find!

That link is an absolute goldmine! I wish we knew the status of the buildings (i.e. are they just proposals?).

I wonder if this is the new parliament building we've heard about:

http://ultimateplancae.com/images/com_fwgallery/files/62/Addis-abeba-parlamentery-office-1.jpg

That link is an absolute goldmine! I wish we knew the status of the buildings (i.e. are they just proposals?).
Yeah there are tons of pictures but no info. I think it's a mix of proposals and projects that are u/c.

Oromia Presidential Office, council office and conventional hall

http://ultimateplancae.com/images/com_fwgallery/files/62/oromia-presidental-office.jpg

http://ultimateplancae.com/images/com_fwgallery/files/62/consultation-and-engineering.jpg


The construction of the presidential office of the Oromia Regional State and six other buildings that was awarded to Afro Tsion Construction Company in July 2010, for 274.8 million Br, in kebele 01, Nefas Silk Lafto District, is to start on October 11, 2010, after having been delayed.
...
The design of the project, which has done by Ultimate Consulting Engineers and Architects for free, includes a presidential office building, an assembly hall, and four medium and small conference halls. The projected cost of the assembly hall, 101 million Br, requires the lion’s share of the total projected cost of 274.8 million Br, while the council office takes the second highest at 56.2 million Br.

Ultimate and Afro Tsion are not new to the construction projects of the Oromia urban Works Bureau with the former also having designed four buildings of the Oromia Regional Government Sectoral office and the latter constructing them for 85 million Br. - Source (http://www.icdconglobal.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=18&Itemid=81)

^^ These Oromia region people piss me off! They spend millions building offices in Nazareth, and then abandon that and start building all over again in Addis. This is so wasteful!

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia
Dire Dawa District Office and Adigrat Branch Office

Location: Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

Gross Area: 6 500 m2

Estimated Construction Costs: 40 Million ETB

http://www.abakoip.se/Abako_International_Partners/Offices_and_Commercial_Centers_files/CBE%20Dire%20Dawa.jpg

Location: Adigrat, Tigray National Regional State, Ethiopia

Gross Area: 4 800 m2

Estimated Construction Costs: 25 Million ETB

http://www.abakoip.se/Abako_International_Partners/Offices_and_Commercial_Centers_files/CBE%20Adigrat.jpg

ABAKO International Partners AB
http://www.abakoip.se/

Swedish firm with a branch office in Ethiopia. They have more projects on their website.

Oh wow, these looks quite snazzy, especially the Dire Dawa one; if you notice the podium at the corner is evocative of the head branch in Addis.

I wonder if this is the new parliament building we've heard about:

http://ultimateplancae.com/images/com_fwgallery/files/62/Addis-abeba-parlamentery-office-1.jpg

Don't think I like it, looks too jumbled up. My favorite parliament building is Sri Lanka's (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sidaths/465562926/sizes/l/in/photostream/), simple and traditional.

^^ These Oromia region people piss me off! They spend millions building offices in Nazareth, and then abandon that and start building all over again in Addis. This is so wasteful!

They've spoken on how they want to have Addis as their capital, and have had offices there for some time, and I suppose that now that they will be building the Nazret-Addis highway it won't be such a problem. I've felt that the Oromia regional parliament ought to move to the old Parliament building when they move out.

Simfan34

.. .Don't think I like it, looks too jumbled up. My favorite parliament building is Sri Lanka's, simple and traditional. ..

Are you kidding me! That parliament building in Sri Lanka looks like a madbet in Kera....lol

On the other hand, I think the future parliemnt building should be larger and more dominant towards the city's cityscape. The design, I think' is very attractive though.

^^ These Oromia region people piss me off! They spend millions building offices in Nazareth, and then abandon that and start building all over again in Addis. This is so wasteful!

LOL Blame it on Meles. He gives and takes as he pleases. Meles giveth the capital to Oromia Regional State during election season, and Meles taketh away when it's no longer politically expedient. We are now in the Meles giveth stage again.

Hopefully, they'll stick to it this time.

LOL Blame it on Meles. He gives and takes as he pleases. Meles giveth the capital to Oromia Regional State during election season, and Meles taketh away when it's no longer politically expedient. We are now in the Meles giveth stage again.

Hopefully, they'll stick to it this time.
True ... yankeratitachewal

Does anyone have information on this project?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/s3lf/4951210041/

Lions,


I have no clue but I am curiouse as well,...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4951210041_252835e6a8_b.jpg

this one has an overpass...
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/4951208915_b2c0e9db8d_b.jpg

It might be from an exhibition that was held in October (November?) 2010 to showcase what students in TVETs are doing.

Abesha,

You might be right. The writing in the next pic says; "....something...Mariam Real Estate 2nd year drafting students extension program"....

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4951209635_e053e943a8_b.jpg

I'm not sure if this building was posted somewhere on here, but here goes. It's the dutch embassy building in Addis Ababa, a very interesting design. It has won the Agha Khan Award (presitgious architectural award):

http://www.architecturemodernidea.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Chancellery-Dutch-Embassy-Exterior-Design.jpg

http://www.architecturemodernidea.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Contemporary-dutch-embassy-chancellery-entrance.jpg

http://www.architecturemodernidea.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Creative-House-Roof-Landcape.jpg

http://www.architecturemodernidea.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Dutch-embassy-unique-wood-building-architecture.jpg

http://www.architecturemodernidea.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/House-gate-entrance-residence-ideas.jpg

http://www.architecturemodernidea.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Luxury-Salon-residence-furniture.jpg

http://www.architecturemodernidea.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Reception-room-comfortable-interior.jpg

More info: http://www.akdn.org/architecture/project.asp?id=3295
Check out the 'project brief' doc.

^^
Yea...I've noticed that most of you guys (newbies.....cough!...cough!...) are posting old stuff.....we've been through that building (Dutch embassy) many moons ago already - sorry, am not going in again. Been there & seen it!......:)

It's okay to refresh the old anyway!:okay:

:lol: :lol: My apologies ... disregard if you've already seen it.

I don't think we have seen these photos though. A really interesting design, the British embassy looks good too. Another I like is the South African.

Are you kidding me! That parliament building in Sri Lanka looks like a madbet in Kera....lol


Such statements call your sense of style into question!

http://www.andrewcusack.com/net/wp-content/uploads/psrilk1.jpg

http://rajivawijesinha.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/srilanka_parliament-8.jpg

accessrealestatesc.com

bole
http://accessrealestatesc.com/images/stories/articles/BoleTwelveStory.jpg
http://accessrealestatesc.com/images/developments/bole-metro-place-condominiums/floorplan.jpg
http://www.accessrealestatesc.com/images/stories/Developments/thumbnails/BoleMetroPlaceTB150x178.jpg

megenagna
http://www.accessrealestatesc.com/images/developments/megenagna-sunrise-condominiums/floorplan.jpg
http://www.accessrealestatesc.com/images/stories/Developments/thumbnails/MegenagnaTB150x123.jpg

Sunset Hills
http://www.accessrealestatesc.com/images/developments/lebu-sunset-hills/floorplan.jpg

Simfan,...That Colombo parliament building looks better but the 'korkoro' styled roof is still getting on my nerves. I like the river and theinterior.

Skyliner you have lots of information, the ayat thread has branched into another thread

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1323467

Can you post some pictures in there?

accessrealestatesc.com

bole
http://accessrealestatesc.com/images/stories/articles/BoleTwelveStory.jpg
http://accessrealestatesc.com/images/developments/bole-metro-place-condominiums/floorplan.jpg
http://www.accessrealestatesc.com/images/stories/Developments/thumbnails/BoleMetroPlaceTB150x178.jpg

megenagna
http://www.accessrealestatesc.com/images/developments/megenagna-sunrise-condominiums/floorplan.jpg
http://www.accessrealestatesc.com/images/stories/Developments/thumbnails/MegenagnaTB150x123.jpg

Sunset Hills
http://www.accessrealestatesc.com/images/developments/lebu-sunset-hills/floorplan.jpg


Woo-hoo-hoo! I hope we get this!


Simfan,...That Colombo parliament building looks better but the 'korkoro' styled roof is still getting on my nerves. I like the river and theinterior.

I was talking less about the design itself rather than the underlying concept: traditional architecture meshed with modern themes.

Musiccity,....sure thing!

By the way,...the new access website is great! www.accessrealestatesc.com

Musiccity,....sure thing!

By the way,...the new access website is great! www.accessrealestatesc.com
That's a cool website Skyliner. They've got so many new projects planned. But couldn't find prices on the website ...

Wow, love their new website!! I'm going to enjoy exploring it :D

Music,
Simfan,
AM2,
Abesha,...thank you all

Wow, love their new website!! I'm going to enjoy exploring it :D
^^
They have also good reads. btw: where is Hersh the arch enemy of Ermias Amalga.:)

'would like to join Access's Sales team - lots of chicks...:naughty:

Truly, it's a pleasure to see professional Ethiopian women.
Time to bring back our sisters from the Mid-east who are suffering in the hands of Arabs. I want my Sisters Back!:speech:

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/9155/34959944.jpg

Thanks Ermias!! :applause:

The employees at Access are all quite attractive. It was good to go into their VERY nicely decorated office and see only young people, very professional in their attitude, and very stylish too in how they dress (it was business casual but with flair). It really felt like I was walking in a scene of how I imagine Ethiopia will be in 20 years time.

Those salespeople look harmless, but they are like sharks I tell you. I was there with my family and another family friend, and while we were talking with our sales associate (the guy in the front row, second from the right), the ladies talking with clients on nearby tables were closing deals left and right. We were there maybe 45 minutes, and at least 4-5 people bought apartments and houses in that time (basically everyone who showed up bought something lol).

Those salespeople look harmless, but they are like sharks I tell you......

:lol:

^^
They have also good reads.
Yup, like this one: Reclamation Swells Addis’ Land Bank (http://www.accessrealestatesc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=76:land-reclamation-swells-addis-land-bank&catid=36:general-&Itemid=55)

accessrealestatesc.com
Nice find, here are two more Access.

"Harambe Mid-town plaza"
http://www.accessrealestatesc.com/images/developments/harambe-midtown-plaza/floorplan.jpg

"Bole midpoint plaza"
http://www.accessrealestatesc.com/images/developments/bole-midpoint-plaza/floorplan.jpg

I love those!!! 25 and 20 floors each from my counting.

Where did you find them though? I didn't see those. Also the videos are not working for me. :dunno:

Yeah they look pretty nice, I found them here (http://www.accessrealestatesc.com/images/developments/). :) The videos are not working for me either.

^^

'would like to join Access's Sales team - lots of chicks...:naughty:

:lol: I wouldn't mind working at Access at all :nuts: ... i'm tired of looking at white, wrinkled faces every day

AM2,
Ahadu,

Are you guys crazy,.......chicks usually don't go for their coworkers. They go for the boss

lol..I guess they can become the boss then.

:)

To become the boss, they need t establish their own companies like you did (e.g. Abesha Ciminto)...lol

Perhaps Ahadu Real Estate Limited, or AM2 Construction PLC. I am aware that Ahadu has his own bus but that won't cut it......kkkk

LOL

AM2,
Ahadu,

Are you guys crazy,.......chicks usually don't go for their coworkers. They go for the boss

Skyliner,
Who says so? Think about a hit and run in the valley of office partitions....I've seen it man. She and he are doing it - except me!:angel1:

Ahadu,

lol......which reminds me.....someone needs to organize a skyscrapercity bloggers reunion one of this days to see howmany fine chicks we've as members here......lol

AM2,
Ahadu,

Are you guys crazy,.......chicks usually don't go for their coworkers. They go for the boss
The boss can only handle so many ... I can take the leftovers :naughty:

AM2,

Good nes and bad news. THere are thousands of women in this image. The bad news is that they're all running away .....lol
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2792/4416258293_ee81041fb2_b.jpg

Chinese Investment

Dukem Industrial Park UC
http://www.covent.hu/img/ozdipark.jpg
AbayMedia

You guys are hilarious! Those Access projects look great. Perhaps when my parents retire they'll buy one of those part-time places.

Chinese Investment

Dukem Industrial Park UC
http://www.covent.hu/img/ozdipark.jpg
AbayMedia

I went to the picture link and found this:

"Ózd Industrial Park

The project involved-parallel with the overall reorganisation of the steel industry of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in crisis-hit North Hungary-the creation of a new, rehabilitated industrial park, on some 51 hectares of the original industrial plant at Ózd, with an eye to contributing to the economic transformation and structural changes of the region, and promoting a fresh entrepreneurial environment. Over 80 enterprises are already operating on the premises, employing some 1,400 people. The cheap and diversely qualified labour available, the proximity of the markets of the neighbouring countries, the regional preferences and tax allowances granted for the creation of jobs, infrastructural development, and rehabilitation make Ózd Industrial Park an ideal place both for Hungarian and foreign investors. The development and complex utilisation of the park is undertaken by Ózd Industrial Park Ltd., under the majority ownership of COVENT Co. Ltd. "

Are you making stuff up? ;)

Simfan34,

You got all that info just from the image,..kkkk. I guess pictures literally speak a thousand words.


Anyways, here is the link to the website where I got the pic from,...... http://abbaymedia.com/News/?p=898

They probably just stole the image to illustrate an industrial park.

Yonii,

They are probably 'lebawoch'

The render of the actual park has never been released to the public, but you can see it in one video that was posted somewhere in this forum. It's much larger than the render above.

Some screencaps I just took of the Eastern Industry Zone currently u/c

1.http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/9994/eiz.png (http://img153.imageshack.us/i/eiz.png/)

2.http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/3033/eiz2.png (http://img842.imageshack.us/i/eiz2.png/)

3.http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/4783/eiz3.png (http://img30.imageshack.us/i/eiz3.png/)

4. http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/4362/eiz4.png (http://img718.imageshack.us/i/eiz4.png/)

5. http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/4447/eiz5.png (http://img689.imageshack.us/i/eiz5.png/)

6.http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/1496/eiz6.png (http://img413.imageshack.us/i/eiz6.png/)

7.http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/231/eiz7.png (http://img6.imageshack.us/i/eiz7.png/)


Sorry for the bad quality, but you know how ashy ETV is.

Thank you for posting. It seems huge.. Did they mention an estimate on the number of jobs this park will generate?

48,000 jobs :yes:

Thank you for posting. It seems huge.. Did they mention an estimate on the number of jobs this park will generate?
^^
More than 40,000.

Me and abesha posted exactly at the same time.........:lol: Where are you abesha? Are you the girl next door.:lol:

Ahadu,

Abesha is a girl?.... . . . I guess I should have known from her avator ;)

48,000 jobs :yes:

THAT LOOKS AMAZING! Where exactly is this again?

It's on the road to Debre Zeit, though not sure of the exact location.

Yes I'm a girl skyliner :)

It's on the road to Debre Zeit, though not sure of the exact location.

Yes I'm a girl skyliner :)

Thanks!

It's on the road to Debre Zeit, though not sure of the exact location.

Yes I'm a girl skyliner :)

:pepper:

Addis Credit etc....from the website
http://www.adcsi.org/site/images/phocagallery/new_building/thumbs/phoca_thumb_l_building.jpg
http://www.adcsi.org/site/images/phocagallery/new_building/thumbs/phoca_thumb_l_picture%20001.jpg
http://www.adcsi.org/site/images/phocagallery/new_building/thumbs/phoca_thumb_l_picture%20003.jpg
I remember from one of Yoniii's pictures that this bulding was already underconstruction in the heart of Piazza.....Yonii, can you confirm?

http://www.adcsi.org/site/en/photos/category/3-adcsi-building.html

I remember from one of Yoniii's pictures that this bulding was already underconstruction in the heart of Piazza.....Yonii, can you confirm?

http://www.adcsi.org/site/en/photos/category/3-adcsi-building.html
You're right, it's near churchhill road. Here's (http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/9132/dsc05344x.jpg) the pic.

Hope they have underground parking!

New British Council Building, turned out very nicely ...

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/180027_501340750754_726820754_6602870_1856804_n.jpg

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/182406_501341675754_726820754_6602884_3577877_n.jpg

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/179810_501341970754_726820754_6602892_721490_n.jpg

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/180778_501342340754_726820754_6602900_5202629_n.jpg

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185802_501342600754_726820754_6602907_6999397_n.jpg

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/179854_501342890754_726820754_6602914_4486689_n.jpg

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/185668_501343580754_726820754_6602929_6082054_n.jpg

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183416_501343855754_726820754_6602934_6544710_n.jpg

^^ Photos credit: "KEBET ESKE KETEMA on SHEGER FM 102.1" ... from their facebook page.

^^That belongs in the "If Only This Were in Ethiopia" thread, if it weren't for the fact that it's actually in Ethiopia. You look at it and you don't get any hint of the lack of vision, lack of artistry, and construction incompetence that comes standard in all Ethiopian projects. Well done!

Habesha Construction Company: inner city apartments to be constructed
http://www.habeshaconstruction.com/images/stories/banner2.png
http://www.habeshaconstruction.com/images/stories/leftbanner.png

Perhaps, somebody can post the video from the website (adono how to do it). here is the link http://www.habeshaconstruction.com/

Sorry, don't know how to do that, but that's a great find.
It seems like they're just still selling shares, but their plans sound good.

I feel very apprehensive whenever i see companies selling shares like this. It's one thing if there was a regulated and controlled stock market, but it seems to me like everybody and their mothers are setting up a 'share companies' these days. How can they be trusted? What if the organizers just split with the money?

^^ I really don't know how they're regulated, but that's an issue that's been mentioned several times now (not at SSC) since there has been an explosion of such companies. We need a stock market with a regulatory body ASAP.

An article from Capital on the tightening of regulations: http://www.capitalethiopia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12491:share-company-regulations-to-be-tightened&catid=12:local-news&Itemid=4

^^That belongs in the "If Only This Were in Ethiopia" thread, if it weren't for the fact that it's actually in Ethiopia. You look at it and you don't get any hint of the lack of vision, lack of artistry, and construction incompetence that comes standard in all Ethiopian projects. Well done!
Well said ... It seems like the main design was by a British architect (British Council's in-house architect), but design development was by an Ethiopian team, quite impressive:
"The British Council worked with a team of Addis Ababa based consultants to develop the project all of whom have previously been involved in the British Embassy work and the recently completed DFID building in Addis Ababa, including RAAS Architects PLC as architects with G.T Consulting Engineers for the structural design and San-Mech Consult P.L.C and Fastek Consult for the M&E design and CPMS (Ethiopia) PLC as Project Manager and Quantity Surveyor. The UK company Peter Deer Associates were appointed to produce the concept design for environmental design, and Gleeds, a UK company with an office based in Dubai have also assisted in some of the project management and cost consultancy."

Here's more from the same article:
"The concept design has been produced by the British Council's own in-house architects. Emma Vergette, Head of Architecture at the British Council who says 'We want the building to project an image of contemporary UK, but have used the city of Addis Ababa as the source of reference for its architectural language."
Historically the site of the capital city was chosen partly for its large natural resource of forests. The British Council has chosen to celebrate the importance of timber to the city in the design by re-using the eucalyptus and other hardwood trees that had to be felled as part of the site clearance. The timber was roughly sawn and cut into randomly sized planks and applied to the left hand side of the front façade. This gives a highly textured wall when either naturally or artificially lit.

"One of the most amazing sites in Addis", says Emma Vergette, "is the amorphic, crinkly tin roofed houses and shops that meander through the gaps between the more modern buildings in the natural slopes of the city. Individual dwellings and units are indistinguishable with this almost continuous roofing membrane." Again the British Council architects have used this reference in the design by creating a free standing screen, set away from the main façade using randomly positioned, randomly shaped steel sheets meshed together that will form a walkway to the car park.

The building showcases some of the latest thinking in environmental design illustrating the British Council's firm commitment to sustainability. The building is naturally ventilated using wind-catchers set into the roof structure and the mass of the building's envelope and the way the windows have been positioned in the façade minimise the solar heat gain and the amount of energy required to heat and cool the building. Sun pipes have been installed in the roof that bring natural light to the heart of the building, so saving the need for electrical lighting for most of the day."

http://*************************/africa/british_council_building_addis_ababa.htm

^^ I really don't know how they're regulated, but that's an issue that's been mentioned several times now (not at SSC) since there has been an explosion of such companies. We need a stock market with a regulatory body ASAP.
I agree Abesha ... we def need a stock market

Also the videos are not working for me. :dunno:
I found a working link to one of the videos:

http://www.accessrealestatesc.com/media/video/Access.mov

Their prices are really good.

Thanks!

Yes their prices are really amazingly good compared to other developers. I wish the other videos also worked.
I like their villas in Lebu; they seem to come with pools too.

Ethiopian Airlines

http://addisfortune.com/Vol_10_No_565_Images/et_hq_new_design.jpg

This is the final HQ design Ethiopian settled on. I like it'
P.S. I'm glad the Ghion incident did not take place here even though the first ET HQ design was greeeeat as well.

Is that solar panels on the roof? I like it as well, nice find Sky!

I think it's really ugly. I prefer the previous one.
I think there's a thread for the EAL HQ, so perhaps Yosef can move this there.

I preferred the older one, but it's not really that bad.

^^What? You guys think its ugly? I thought this looked better than the previous winning bid.

XV Studio unveils the design of a project of a multistory market, Lideta Mercato, in Ethiopia’s capital city Addis Ababa. This project was the result of a winning entry of a pre-qualified competition that is planned to start construction in May 2011.
http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/1301065154-xv-lideta-topview-1000x562.jpg
http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/1301065129-xv-lideta-01.jpg
The new market is located in an area currently under development in Addis Ababa. The surrounding buildings under construction define a very dense neighborhood based on middle rise residential buildings and a car-based street system. The project is a simple volume that is carved to create an interior world in a multistory contemporary building based on the traditional market principles. The diagonal void connects the two parallel streets and intersects the inclined atrium where the entrance and connections through the levels occur.
http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/1301065137-xv-lideta-07.jpg
http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/1301065135-xv-lideta-06.jpg
The inclined void creates a variety of circulation and organization of the shops in each floor and reinforces the idea of continuity from the ground floor to the roof. The building is an open air space enclosed by a perforated concrete sheet that allows ventilation and natural illumination and protects from the sun and the rain. The fractal pattern of the façade is derived from the patterns used in traditional Ethiopian dresses; it provides a filter of light and views from the inside and an attraction for people from the outside.
http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/1301065130-xv-lideta-02.jpg
http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/1301065153-xv-lideta-seccion-1000x562.jpg
The roof contains gathering and recreational areas, a new urban oasis protected from the rain and the sun. The circular porches and the roof collect the water from the rain to be processed and reused for sanitation. The porches also hold a network of photovoltaic panels that produce and store electrical energy for the interior and illuminate up the façade at night.

Architects: XV Studio
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Director: Xavier Vilalta
Project Leader: Maria Rosaria Favoino
Project Team: Joao Medeiros, Miguel Sánchez Enkerlin, Reema Al-Ajlan, Daniel Vaczi
Structural : Abraham Yeibey
Mechanical & Sanitary : Abiy Aberra
Project Manager: Kefale Kassa
Client: Flintstone Engineering
Surface: 14.200 m2
Time: 2010
Data: Restricted competition: 1st Prize

for more on this project, go to; http://www.archdaily.com/122599/lideta-mercato-xv-studio/

Interesting design, I like how they plan to use rain water for sanitation. A mall of that size should have more than one entrance though.

For lack of a better word:

DAYUM!

Is there a thread on this project?

http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/5981/eepco1.jpg

Future HQ of EEPCO

Heigth: 34F




I read an article about this project but it was written in 2006.

I don't remember seeing one.

I could create a thread, I found quite a bit of information on this project. Though, all of it from 2006.

I was in Addis for a few days in May. Here is a fraction of the construction projects underway in Addis Abeba. I will post some more pictures soon.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2226/5801025522_ca0355e24d_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2214/5801016770_8ebebb3409_z.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2131/5800460169_5d459c2e56_z.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2384/5801012942_4b4100399c_z.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/5800457341_7fc2de100f_z.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2712/5800456387_d3a83d7e51_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5154/5801008842_29cd64c9ac_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2666/5801003884_062bfbda6d_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3159/5801002954_c00f2b1826_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2111/5801001966_dfd5ba96dc_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2108/5800446093_9bb7a604c2_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2373/5800444151_23c2a2bc68_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2355/5801006988_478229c5ab_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2604/5800465605_55ed48cafb_b.jpg

Bekele100,

Thanx for the great images,....I peeped them on Flickr as well and I hope you got more comming...

It was a pleasant surprise to see Bole Michael Church in an ambitious project of constructing a school and community center next to the church. The project is underway and can be seen just behind the poster depicting the final look of the plan.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3383/5836188084_25a65c8763_b.jpg

Looking at the pic, it doesn't look half bad. They were planning to build some annex at Holy Trinity when I went there in 06, anything on that?

http://greenview-realestate.com/developers/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/RES_A_render_1b-528x331-275x145.jpg
http://greenview-realestate.com/developers/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Reihenhaus-1-275x145.jpg

Amazing designs but most of the images are not linkable. Check out the website tho.

http://greenview-realestate.com/developers/?page_id=215
http://greenview-realestate.com/developers/?page_id=215

Stolen BS, as always. :ohno: Why can't these companies be honest?

Simfan34,

I don't get you

I'm disinclined to believe that those renderings are really what's going to be built.

addis ababa road project

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBr3dF4eqIU

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUYkF_EACMQ

No Renders Yet



Floors: 13-17

Name: INSA HQ

Location: Ethio-China Friendship Road/ Wollo Sefer

Use: Office, Business


Spy Agency's HQ to Cost 100m Br

HQs for INSA plus four other agencies under 2010/11's federal budget at 115m Br

A newly established spy agency, designated with the task of securing the nation’s information technology infrastructure, the Information Network & Security Agency (INSA), will soon have its ultramodern headquarters at a cost of 100 million Br, Fortune learned.

INSA’s headquarters is part of the federal government’s plan to construct several new buildings with a budget of 115 million Br for the 2010/11 fiscal year, according to the budget endorsed by Parliament.

The federal government is undertaking construction work for the headquarters of the Central Statistics Agency (CSA), the Ethiopian Customs and Revenues Authority (ERCA), the Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) and the Ethiopian Press Agency (EPA).

These buildings will cost the state a total of 238 million Br in total, of which ERCA and ERA have been denied building permits from the city government due to the newly introduced rules regulating building heights.

INSA wants to build its headquarters within five blocks, each with 13 to 17 storeys on a 16,000sqm plot granted by the Addis Abeba City Administration on the Ethio-China Friendship Road, inside what was previously the College of Telecommunications and Information Technology (CTIT) under the former Ethiopian Telecommunications Cooperation (ETC). The plot given to INSA in 2008 was previously reserved for the construction of hotels.

The design for INSA’s headquarters is developed by MH Consulting Engineers and Architects, which has its marks in the city’s architectural landscape, including the model units of the condominium houses. It is also known for its works with the former GTZ in designing the 10 university complexes built across the country.

Fortune (http://www.addisfortune.com/Vol_10_No_584_Archive/Spy%20Agencys%20HQ%20to%20Cost%20100m%20Br.htm)

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/5687/ordaoffice1.jpg


Ultimate Place Consultants



Floors: 20

Name: Organization for Rehabilitation and Development in Amhara HQ

Location: Addis Ababa

Use: Office


Description on their website:

ORDA is an Ethiopian-operated, Non-Government Organization (non-profit) that focuses primarily on water development programs as a key step in the strategy to end chronic poverty and food shortages in the Amhara region of Ethiopia.

Since our founding, ORDA has devised strategies and programs that benefit nearly three million people. During this time, we’ve acquired valuable experience, professional excellence and a proven record of success in sustainable community-based development.

Ethiopians helping Ethiopians is important to our success because, like anyone else, the people of Ethiopia are more likely to accept advice from and collaborate with those who share and understand their culture. And when programs face challenges that are rooted in deeply ingrained cultural practices—which they so often do in developing countries—no one is better positioned to find a viable solution than the people who grew up in the same culture.
ORDA is Not About Handouts

We all know that type of help lasts only as long as the supply. Rather, we’re about partnering and collaborating. We’re about providing people with the knowledge and resources they need to achieve their own success.

Most of all, we’re about helping the people of Amhara develop passion, dignity and pride. Because when people have that, there is nothing they can’t accomplish.

ORDA (http://www.ordainternational.org/pages/about.html)

^^there is a small pic of their current office in Bahir Dar at that site

Some random renderings; not sure of status.

Tsegaye Mekonnen - Commercial bldg in Dir Tera (don't know where that is - it's in Addis)

http://tsegayemekonnen.com/assets/image/Commercial/Dir%20Tera/dirtera1.gif

http://tsegayemekonnen.com/assets/image/Commercial/Dir%20Tera/dirtera2.gif

http://tsegayemekonnen.com/assets/image/Commercial/Dir%20Tera/dirtera3.gif

http://tsegayemekonnen.com/assets/image/Commercial/Dir%20Tera/dirtera4.gif


Townhouses:

http://tsegayemekonnen.com/assets/image/Residence/Saloone/salonne1.gif

http://tsegayemekonnen.com/assets/image/Residence/Saloone/salonne2.gif


Mixed use - Casanchis

http://tsegayemekonnen.com/assets/image/Mixed%20use/casanchis/casanchis-2.gif

http://tsegayemekonnen.com/assets/image/Mixed%20use/casanchis/casanchis-4.gif

http://tsegayemekonnen.com/assets/image/Mixed%20use/casanchis/casanchis-1.gif

http://tsegayemekonnen.com/assets/image/Mixed%20use/casanchis/casanchis-3.gif

Lulit:

http://tsegayemekonnen.com/assets/image/Mixed%20use/Lulit/Lulit-1.gif

http://tsegayemekonnen.com/assets/image/Mixed%20use/Lulit/Lulit-2.gif

http://tsegayemekonnen.com/assets/image/Mixed%20use/Lulit/Lulit-3.gif

Nejat:

http://tsegayemekonnen.com/assets/image/Mixed%20use/Nejat/Nejat-1.gif

http://tsegayemekonnen.com/assets/image/Mixed%20use/Nejat/Nejat-2.gif

Office:

http://tsegayemekonnen.com/assets/image/miscellaneous/officebonga/bonga3.gif

http://tsegayemekonnen.com/assets/image/miscellaneous/officebonga/bonga2.gif

Habesha Real Estate:

http://www.habeshaconstruction.com/images/stories/habesha/Untitled-1.jpg

http://www.betarchitects.com/images/stories/mixed_use_buildings/pro10.jpg



Location: Addis Ababa

Size: 10 F

Client: Ato sisay shimelese

Status: Under construction, 2007

Cost: 15 mln etb.

Area: 1,600 m2





http://www.betarchitects.com/images/stories/mixed_use_buildings/pro1001.jpg


Location: Addis Ababa

Client: ACME engineering plc.

Status: Design completed, 2010

Cost: 10 mln etb.

Area: 2,600 m2








Not much info on either of these. I put them together because they are small projects from the same website, BET Architects. Its actually a nicely designed website but with only very little info on projects. They also have their designs entry for Abyssinia Bank HQ (very nice design Imo):

BET Architects (http://www.betarchitects.com)

http://habtamuinternational.com/images/stories/slide/apartment%20buildings.gif

http://habtamuinternational.com/images/stories/apartments/1.gif

http://habtamuinternational.com/images/stories/apartments/2.gif

http://habtamuinternational.com/images/stories/apartments/5.gif

Name: Tsigereda Housing - GetAs, Joy Real Estate
Location: Addis Ababa
Use: Residential Apartments
Status: N/A


found at: Habtamu International Consulting Architects (http://habtamuinternational.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=101&Itemid=153)

This is Madness.

This is Madness.
Theres even more than this actually..Its just that they haven't been added because lack of information. Some construction companies, architects/consultant dont even have website in the year 2011 :ohno:

a few more from Habtamu International: http://habtamuinternational.com


http://habtamuinternational.com/images/stories/mixeduse/4.gif
Feven and Helen Tewelde (Addis Ababa)

http://habtamuinternational.com/images/stories/mixeduse/1.gif
Nefas Silk Paints Factory (Addis Ababa)

http://habtamuinternational.com/images/stories/hotel/2.gif
Ato Adugna Bekele (Addis Ababa)

http://habtamuinternational.com/images/stories/hotel/3.gif
Joy Leather Hotel (A.A.)

http://habtamuinternational.com/images/stories/hotel/4.gif
Joy Leather Hotel (A.A.)

http://habtamuinternational.com/images/stories/hotel/7.gif
Ethio Resort PLC (Gefersa, A.A.)

I need to stop visit this thread because i might die from heart attack.

:lol:

Butembo you're funny lol.

Yosef, I hope they won't name the hotel "Joy Leather Hotel" :hilarious

Theres even more than this actually..Its just that they haven't been added because lack of information.
I almost thought they are fantasy pictures/renders. This makes me feel like my country doesn't even exist.
Some construction companies, architects/consultant dont even have website in the year 2011 :ohno:
Thats sounds like most (if not all) Africa.:lol:

Sad but true. I guess not many appreciate the value of being on the web!

http://i41.tinypic.com/1ih9nb.jpg


Country Tower Electronics Mall



Floors: 6

Name: Country Tower

Location: Addis Ababa

Use: Retail



Ethiopia’s First Electronics Mall Opens

Many shops, offices already renting out within the first week



The first electrical and IT gadget shopping mall in the country has been constructed at a cost of 65 million Br. The building, soon to be named Country Tower, is in negotiations with businesses that are competing for its space.

The six-storey building, which rests on a 1,000sqm plot of land in front of Cathedral High School located on Wawel Street, has seen an optimistic response from businesses since its opening for rent less than a week ago.

‘‘We have already rented 15 offices and 20 shops,” Nega Abraha, manager of Country House Trading Plc, told Fortune. ‘‘The commercial spaces rent for 491 Br, 352 Br, and 345 Br a square metres, located on the first, second, and third floors, respectively.”

The building, which took three years to construct, has 52 shops on the first three floors, with the rest of the floors containing 30 offices to rent to businesses engaged in work related to technology.

“If we are left with some of the offices [unrented], we might provide some for mixed-use,” Nega said.

In addition to the shops and offices, there is a 30sqm cinema to accommodate about 250 to 300 viewers at a time and a parking lot for about 60 cars, which is to be housed on the two basement floors, with exits on each of the four sides of the building, according to the company.

read the rest @AddisFortune (http://www.addisfortune.com/Ethiopia%E2%80%99s%20First%20Electronics%20Mall%20Opens.htm)

Hello All i got this news and image from the web site of the Ethiopian press agency , I think the image is from the Lideta development projects, good news,anyway 1) construction of 20,330 homes final stages of being completed,
2) construction of 80,000 homes under way 3) additional 95,000 homes are on the drawing table. :cheers::cheers::cheers:

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/2685/juwffo.jpg


ከ20ሺ በላይ የጋራ መኖሪያ ቤቶችን ግንባታ ለማጠናቀቅ እየተሰራ ነው

2ሺ ያህል ቤቶች በሚቀጥለው ወር መጨረሻ ለነዋሪዎች እንደሚተላለፉ ይጠበቃል

አዲስ አበባ፡- ግንባታቸው በተለያየ ደረጃ ላይ የሚገኝ የ20ሺ 330 የጋራ መኖሪያ ቤቶች ግንባታን ለማጠናቀቅ ርብርብ እየተደረገ መሆኑን የአዲስ አበባ ቤቶች ልማት ፕሮጀክት ጽሕፈት ቤት አስታወቀ። 1ሺ 985 የጋራ መኖሪያ ቤቶች በሚቀጥለው ወር መጨረሻ አካባቢ ለነዋሪዎች ይተላለፋሉ ተብሎ ይጠበቃል።
የጽሕፈት ቤቱ ሥራ አስኪያጅ አቶ ይድነቃቸው ዋለልኝ በተለይ ለጋዜጣው ሪፖርተር እንደተናገሩት፤ ቀደም ሲል ግንባታቸው ተጀምሮ እየተካሄደ የሚገኙ ፕሮጀክቶችን አጠናቆ የማስረከብ ሥራ ይሰራል። በዚህ በጀት ዓመት ለመገንባት የታቀዱ ቤቶችን ሥራ የማስጀመር ተግባር ይከናወናል።
የቤቶች ልማቱ ሥራ በአሁኑ ወቅት በሦስት የተለያየ ደረጃ ተከፋፍሎ እየተካሄደ መሆኑን
ሥራ አስኪያጁ ጠቁመው፤ የመጀመሪያው አፈጻጸማቸው 95 በመቶ የደረሰ 20ሺ 330 ቤቶች ግንባታን የማጠናቀቅ ሥራ እየተካሄደ መሆኑን ገልጸዋል፤ ለነዋሪዎች ያልተላለፉትን 1ሺ 985 ቤቶች ግንባታ በማጠናቀቅ ለዕጣ ዝግጁ የማድረግ ሥራ እንደሚካሄድም ተናግረዋል። ቀደም ሲል ለነዋሪዎች የተላለፉትንና ክፍያ የተፈፀመባቸውን 18ሺ345 የጋራ መኖሪያ ቤቶች ግንባታን ቀሪ ሥራ አጠናቆ ለነዋሪው ማስረከብ እንደሚጀመርም ተናግረዋል።
የእነዚህ ቤቶች ግንባታ አብዛኛው ክፍል መጠናቀቁን ጠቅሰው፤ የቀረው የምድረ ግቢ ሥራ፣ የመብራትና የውሃ መስመር ዝርጋታ ፣የባኞ ቤት እቃና የመስታወት ገጠማ መሆኑን አቶ ይድነቃቸው አመልክተዋል።
ነዋሪው የተሟላ መሠረተ ልማት ያለበት ቤት እንዲገባ የውሃ ማስገባት ሥራ መጀመሩን ገልጸዋል። በኤሌክትሪክ ኃይል በኩል ክፍያ ተፈጽሞ ዝርጋታው እየተጠበቀ መሆኑን ተናግረዋል።
ለፕሮጀክቱ መጓተት የኤሌክትሪክ ኃይል ችግር ዋንኛው ምክንያት እንደሆነ ጠቅሰው፤ ለግንባታው ግብአት መሥሪያ ከፍተኛ የኤሌክትሪክ ኃይል እንደሚያስፈልግም አስታውቀዋል፡፡አሁንም የመኖሪያ ቤቶቹ በመጠበቅ ላይ ያሉት የኤሌክትሪክ ኃይል መሆኑን አመልክተዋል።
በሁለተኛው ክፍል ሥራ ደግሞ ግንባታቸው 35 በመቶ ላይ የሚገኙ የጋራ መኖሪያ ቤቶችን በመጪው ሰኔ መጨረሻ ላይ ለማጠናቀቅ ከፍተኛ ርብርብ እየተደረገ እንደሆነ ጠቁመዋል።
በሦስተኛ ክፍል ያለው ሥራ በዚህ በጀት ዓመት ግንባታቸው የተጀመረውን የጋራ መኖሪያ ቤቶች በበጀት ዓመቱ ማጠናቀቂያ ላይ ግንባታቸው 80 በመቶ ማድረስ እንደሆነ ተናግረዋል። በተያዘው ጥር 42ሺ 829 የጋራ መኖሪያ ቤቶች ግንባታ መጀመሩን ጠቅሰው፤ በጥቅሉ ከ80ሺ በላይ ቤቶች ግንባታ እየተካሄደ እንደሆነ አስታውቀዋል።
400ሺ ተመዝጋቢ ባለባት አዲስ አበባ እስከ አሁን 80ሺ ቤቶች ብቻ መገንባታቸው አጥጋቢ እንዳልሆነ አመልክተው፤ እስከ 2005 ዓ.ም የተጨማሪ 95ሺ ቤቶች ግንባታ እንደሚካሄድ አስታውቀዋል።
40 በ 60 በተባለው ሌላ ፕሮጀክትም የነዋሪውን ፍላጎት እንደሚያስተነፍስ እና በሪል እስቴቶች እና በሌሎች ልማታዊ ባለሀብቶች ችግሩ ይቃለላል ተብሎ እንደሚታሰብ ጠቁመዋል።
በኮንዶሚኒየም ቤቶች ግንባታ ልምድ መገኘቱን አብራርተው፤ የዲዛይን ለውጥ መደረጉንና የፎቁንም ቁጥር ወደ 12 ፎቅ ማሳደግ እንደተቻለ አስታውቀዋል። የቤቶች ልማቱ ድጐማ እንደሚደረግበት አብራርተው፤ በሽያጩም የዝቅተኛውንና የመካከለኛውን ሕዝብ አቅም ግምት ውስጥ ያስገባ ዋጋ እንደሚወጣ ተናግረዋል።
በአሁኑ ወቅት ግንባታቸው 95 በመቶ የደረሰ 1ሺ 985 የጋራ መኖሪያ ቤቶችን ሙሉ በሙሉ በማጠናቀቅ በሚቀጥለው ወር መጨረሻ ላይ ለነዋሪዎች እንደሚተላለፉ የሚጠበቅ መሆኑን ለማወቅ ተችሏል።

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And this is a story of one innovator with great views

ባለሀብቶች ትናንትም ዛሬም ሕንፃ ግንባታ ላይ ናቸው

አቶ ሰለሞን ኃይለማርያም በልደታ ክፍለ ከተማ ተወልደው አድገዋል። ባለትዳር እና የአራት ልጆች አባት ናቸው። የራሳቸውን የምርምርና ጥናት ተቋም በማቋቋም ደረቅ ቆሻሻን ወደ ከሰል፣ ሰው ሰራሽ እንጨት፣ ወረቀት እና ፕላስቲክ መቀየር የሚያስችል ፈጠራ ባለቤት መሆን ችለዋል። ለዚህ ፈጠራቸውም ከኢትዮጵያ አዕምሯዊ ንብረት ጽሕፈት ቤትም የአእምሮ ንብረት ጥበቃ ሰርተፍኬት አግኝተዋል።
እንደ አቶ ሰለሞን ገለጻ፤ የፈጠራ ሥራቸው ተግባር ላይ ቢውል ደረቅ ቆሻሻን ሰባ ከመቶ ጥቅም ላይ ማዋል ይቻላል፣ ቆሻሻዎቹን ለማስወገድ የሚወጣን ነዳጅና ተያያዥ ፍጆታን ይቀንሳል፣ ሰፊ የሥራ ዕድል ይፈጥራል፣ የአካባቢ ብክለትንም ያስወግዳል።
እውነታው ይሄ ቢሆንም የመሥሪያ ቦታ በማጣት እንደተቸገሩ አቶ ሰለሞን ይገልጻሉ፣ «ለፈጠራ ባለሙያዎች ትኩረት ቢሰጥ፣ የምርምር ጣቢያ ቢቋቋም፣ ፈጠራዎቻችን ወደ ተግባር እንዲለወጡ በገንዘብ ብንደገፍ መልካም ነው፤ ከኢትዮጵያ የአዕምሯዊ ጽሕፈት ቤት ያገኘነው የባለመብትነት ሰርተፍኬት የሕግ ከለላ ከማግኘት አንፃር ከፍተኛ አስተዋጽኦ አለው። ነገር ግን የፈጠራ ሥራዎቹ ሳይተገበሩ በባለመብትነት ብቻ ተገድበው ሲቀሩ ተስፋ ያስቆርጣል» በማለት ስጋታቸውን አጋርተውናል።
አቶ ሸዋዬ አፍራሴም በሦስት የፈጠራ ሥራዎች ከኢትዮጵያ አእምሯዊ ንብረት ጽሕፈት ቤት የፈጠራ ሥራ ባለመብትነት ሰርተፍኬት አግኝተዋል። የመጀመሪያው ማገዶ ቆጣቢ የእንፋሎት ዳቦ መጋገሪያ ነው። አንድ ትልቅ ዳቦን ለመጋገር በአማካይ ስድስት ኪሎ እንጨት ይፈጃል። በተሻሻለው የአቶ ሸዋዬ ፈጠራ ግን ሁለት ነጥብ አምስት ኪሎ ብቻ ተመሳሳይ ዳቦ መጋገር ተችሏል። ፈጠራው ሦስት ነጥብ አምስት ኪሎ የሚሆን እንጨትን መቆጠብ አስችሏል። ይህ ፈጠራ በተለይ በገጠር ለሚገኙ የኅብረተሰብ ክፍሎች ከፍተኛ ጥቅም እንዳለው ነው ባለሙያው የተናገሩት።
እንደ አቶ ሸዋዬ ማብራሪያ ሁለተኛው የፈጠራ ሥራቸው ኤሌክትሪክ አልባ ቀለም መቀቢያ ነው። ይሄ የፈጠራ ሥራ ለግንባታ ሥራ፣ ለዕደ ጥበብ ዘርፍ፣ ለእንጨት ሥራ፣ ለብረታ ብረት ሥራ እና በቆዳ ሥራ ዘርፍ ላሉት ሥራዎች ይውላል። የቀለም መቀቢያውን በጀርባ በማዘል በተጠራቀመ አየር አማካኝነት ቀለሞችን ይረጫል። ይህም ጊዜን፣ ጉልበትንና የኤሌክትሪክ ኃይልን ይቆጥባል። ሌላው የፈጠራ ሥራቸውም የሐበሻ ዳቦ መጋገሪያ ነው።
ባለሙያው እንደሚሉት የሚመለከታቸው አካላት፤ የሥራ ቦታ ቢያመቻቹላቸው ከተለያዩ ባለሀብቶች ጋር እንዲገናኙ ቢደረግ፣ የገበያ ትስስር ቢፈጠር እና ለሥራቸው የሚያስፈልጉ ማሽኖች በብድር ማግኘት ቢችሉ የፈጠራ ሥራዎቻቸውን ተግባራዊ ለማድረግ ያግዛቸዋል።
ከላይ እንደማሳያ ያነሳናቸው ሁለት የፈጠራ ባለሙያዎች እ.አ.አ በ2010 የኢትዮጵያ አእምሯዊ ንብረት ጽሕፈት ቤት፣ የኮሪያ አእምሯዊ ንብረት ጽሕፈት ቤት እና የዓለም አእምሯዊ ንብረት ጽሕፈት ቤት በጋራ ባዘጋጁትና ስምንት ወር በፈጀው ውድድር 83 ከሚሆኑ ኢትዮጵያውያን የፈጠራ ባለቤቶች መካከል ችግር ፈቺ እና ወደ ተግባር ሊሸጋገሩ የሚችሉ ተብለው የተለዩ ናቸው።
ይህ ሁሉ የፈጠራ ሃሳብ ባለበት አገር የግል ባለሀብቶች ወደ አንድ ተመሳሳይ ዘርፍ ተስበው ይታያሉ፤ በሕንፃ ግንባታና በአገልግሎት ዘርፎች ላይ። ቀደም ብለን እንዳነሳናቸው ዓይነት የፈጠራ ሥራ ባለቤቶች ግን ዛሬም ሥራ ላይ፤ ሁሌም ፈጠራ ላይ ናቸው። ሊተገበር የሚችል የፈጠራ ሃሳብ ይዘው ገንዘብ በማጣታቸው ብቻ ሥራዎቻቸውና የፈጠራ ሃሳቦቻቸው ከመደርደሪያ ላይ ሊወርዱ አልቻሉም።
የአዲስ አበባ ኢንቨስትመንት ኤጀንሲ ሥራ አስኪያጅ አቶ ፍጹም አረጋ በየዓመቱ ከሁለት ሺ በላይ ባለሀብቶች ከኤጀንሲው ፍቃድ እንደሚወስዱ ይናገራሉ። በአብዛኛው የሚጠየቀው ፍቃድ በግንባታ ዘርፍ፣ በሪል እስቴት ግንባታ፣ በሥራ ተቋራጭነትና በግንባታ መሳሪያዎች ኪራይ (የማሽነሪ ሊዝ) የሚሰማሩ ባለሀብቶች እንደሚበዙ ነው የጠቀሱት።
ኃላፊው እንደሚገልጹት ለዚህ ምክንያቱ የሚጠቀ ሙበትን መሣሪያ ከቀረጥ ነፃ የማስገባት መብት ስላላቸው ነው።
አቶ ፍጹም ገንዘብ ያለው አካልና እውቀት ያለው ግለሰብ ሊገናኙ አልቻሉም። ገንዘብ ያላቸው ባለሀብቶች እውቀት ያላቸውን ሰዎች ከማሠራት ይልቅ ሁሉንም ሥራ በራሳቸው ለመወጣት ይፈልጋሉ።
ባለሀብቱ ወደ ሥራ ዘርፉ የሚገባው ጥናት በማድረግ አይደለም። ባብዛኛው በስሚ ስሚ የሚገባ ነው። ባለፉት ስድስትና ሰባት ዓመታትም የኢትዮጵያ የኮንስትራክሽን እንቅስቃሴ በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ አድጓል። ይህ የሆነውም ዘርፉ ከፍተኛ ትርፍ የሚያስገኝ በመሆኑ፣ የሥራ መስኩም እንደሌሎቹ የሥራ ዘርፎች ብዙ አድካሚ ባለመሆኑ እና ቦታ ማፈላለግ፣ መከራየትና መግዛት የማያስፈልገው ከመሆኑ ጋር ተያይዞ ነው። የሥራ ዘርፉ ከመንግሥት የሚደረግለት ማበረታቻ፣ የሚያስገኘው ትርፍና ወደ ሥራውም ለመግባት ቀላል መሆኑ ለመበራከቱ ሌላው ተጠቃሽ ምክንያት ነው።
አቶ ፍፁም እንዳሉት ኤጀንሲው የሚታየውን ተደራራቢ የሥራ ሁኔታ ለመቅረፍ ከሁለት ዓመት በፊት አዲስ አበባ ከተማ ላይ ጥናት አድርጓል። ከተማዋ ላይ ቢሰራ አዋጭ ሊሆን የሚችል 200 የሚደርስ የሥራ ሃሣብ ነድፎም ባለሀብቶች እንደ ዝንባሌያቸው አማርጠው እንዲሰሩ የሚያግዝ ዝግጅት አድርጓል። ይህንን የመነሻ ሃሳብ የኤጀንሲውን ምክር ለጠየቁ ደንበኞች ይሰጣል፤ የማማከርና የማገዝ ሥራም ይሰራል።
ከቀረጥ ነፃ የመሆን መብትን ተጠቅመው ያገኙት መሣሪያም ይሁን ሌላ ነገር በመሸጥ በአቋራጭ በቀረጡ መሐል የሚገኘውን ገንዘብ መጠቀም፣ የመሬት ማበረታቻ ባላቸው ዘርፎች ፕሮጀክታቸውን አቅርበው መሬቱን ካገኙ በኋላ ማበረታቻውን ወደሌላው ዘርፍ መቀየር፣ በጨረታ ማግኘት የሚገባን መሬት በድርድር አግባብ የማግኘትና መሰል ሕገ ወጥ መንገዶች አግባብነት እንደሌላቸው አቶ ፍጹም ይናገራሉ።
«መንግሥት ማበረታቻ የሚሰጠው እንዲበረታታለት የሚገባውን ዘርፍ ነው። ባለሀብት ችግር ፈቺ መሆን አለበት። ኅብረተሰቡ ውስጥ ያሉ ችግሮችን አይቶ ሲንቀሳቀስም ተጠቃሚ ይሆናል። በርካታ የሥራ ዕድሎችም ይከፈታሉ፣ የሌሉንን ነገሮች አጥንቶ የሚመጣ ባለሀብት፣ አልያም የተጠናውን እንደመረጃ ተጠቅሞ የሚጠቀም እና ማበረታቻውን በማየት ብቻ በማያውቁት ዘርፍ ገብቶ ከመሥራት ይልቅ ዝንባሌውን፣ እውቀቱንና ልምዱን እንደ ሀብት ቆጥረው መሰማራት የሚችሉ ባለሀብቶች ያስፈልጉናል» ሲሉ ኃላፊው አሳስበዋል።
ሰፊ የልማት ሥራዎች እየተሰሩ ባሉበት በአሁኑ ወቅት የእንጨት፣ የብረታ ብረትና መሰል ውጤቶች አቅርቦት አነስተኛ ነው። ኅብረተሰቡ በሀገር ውስጥ ባለው ምርት ባለመርካት የውጭ ምርቶችን እየተጠቀመ ያለበት ሁኔታም ይታያል። ይሄ እጥረት የአገሪቷን ውሱን የውጭ ምንዛሪ በቤት ቁሳቁስ እቃዎች ግዢ እንዲባክን እያደረገ ነው። ስለዚህ ይህንን የሚቀይሩ ኢንዱስትሪዎች መስፋፋት ይኖርባቸዋል። አቶ ፍጹምም ባለሀብቶች ተደጋጋሚና አንድ ዓይነት ከሆነው የኢንቨስትመንት እንቅስቃሴ ወጣ ብለው ሊያስቡና ሊሠሩ ይገባል ይላሉ።
በኢትዮጵያ አእምሯዊ ንብረት ጽሕፈት ቤት የኮሙኒኬሽን አገልግሎት ኃላፊው አቶ አወቀ ሽፈራው፣ ጽሕፈት ቤቱ የፈጠራ ሥራን በሦስት ዘርፍ በመክፈል ዕውቅና እንደሚሰጥ ይናገራሉ። እነዚህ ዘርፎችም በቴክኖሎጂ ዘርፍ ለሚፈጠሩ ፈጠራዎች የፓተንት መብት፣ በንግድ ምልክትና ኢንዱስትሪያዊ ንድፍ የሚፈጠሩ ሥራዎች እና በማኅበረሰቡ እውቀት ዙሪያ የሚፈጠሩ አገር በቀል እውቀት ናቸው።
እንደ አቶ አወቀ ማብራሪያ በ2003 በጀት ዓመት ጽሕፈት ቤቱ 871 የሚደርሱ ለአገር ውስጥና ለውጭ አገር የንግድ ምልክቶችም ተመዝግቧል። በኢንዱስትሪያል ዲዛይንም 55 የምስክር ወረቀቶችን ሰጥቷል። በግልጋሎት ሞዴልም 282 ፈጠራዎች ተመዝግበዋል። እነዚህ ፈጠራዎች በአብዛኛው የተተገበሩ ናቸው። በቴክኖሎጂ ዘርፍ (ፓተንት) 62 እውቅናዎች ተሰጥተዋል። በአንፃሩ ግን ከቦታ እጥረትና ከገንዘብ ችግር የተነሳ የፈጠራ ሥራዎቹ ወደ ተግባር አልተሸጋገሩም። ወደ ተግባር በቀጥታ የሚሸጋገሩት መብቶች በቅጂ መብት ዘርፍ ያሉት ናቸው። እነዚህም ሙዚቃ፣ ፊልም እና እንደመጽሐፍ ያሉ የሕትመት ውጤቶችን ያጠቃልላሉ።
በተደጋጋሚ ለጽሕፈት ቤቱ የሚቀርቡ የፈጠራ ሃሳቦች የሚያተኩሩት በአገልግሎት ዘርፍ፣ በንግድ ምልክትና ኢንዱስትሪያል ዲዛይን ላይ መሆናቸውን አቶ አወቀ ይገልጻሉ። እርሳቸው እንደሚሉትም የፓተንት መብት የሚሰጠው በየትኛውም ዓለም ለሌለ አዲስ ፈጠራ ነው። በመሆኑም በዚህ ዘርፍ የሚመጡ ባለሙያዎችን መደገፍ ያስፈልጋል። በአገልግሎት ዘርፍ የሚታየው ፈጠራ ደግሞ አነስተኛ የፈጠራ ሥራ ሲሆን፣ በነባር እውቀት ላይ በመመስረት የሚደረግ የማሻሻያ ሥራ ነው ይላሉ።
እንደ አቶ አወቀ ማብራሪያ ጽሕፈት ቤቱ ሲቋቋም ዓላማ አድርጐ የተነሳው የአእምሯዊ ንብረት የፈጠራ ሥራዎች ጥበቃ እንዲያገኙ ማድረግ፣ የፈጠራ ሥራዎቹ እንዲለሙ እገዛ ማድረግ፣ በፓተንት የተያዙ መረጃዎችን በማሰባሰብና በማደራጀት ለሚመለከታቸው የፈጠራ ባለሙያዎችና ባለድርሻ አካላት እንዲደርስ ማድረግ የሚሉትን ነው። በዚህም የቴክኖሎጂ ሽግግር ማፋጠንና የአእምሯዊ ንብረት ግንዛቤ በኅብረተሰቡ፣ በባለመብቶች፣ በአጋሮችና ባለድርሻ አካላቶች ዘንድ እንዲደርስ የማድረግ ግብ አለው።
ጽሕፈት ቤቱ የባለመብትነት ሰርተፍኬት ከሰጠ በኋላም ቢሆን የፈጠራ ሥራዎቹ እንዲተገበሩ የተለያዩ እገዛዎችን ያደርጋል። ለፈጠራ ባለሙያዎቹ ሥልጠና መስጠት፣ በጽሕፈት ቤቱ አቅምና ከአጋር ድርጅቶች ጋር በመተባበር የፊት ለፊትና የርቀት ሥልጠና እንዲያገኙ ማድረግ፣ በተለያዩ አውደ ርዕዮችና ዝግጅቶች የፈጠራ ሥራዎቻቸውን ይዘው እንዲቀርቡም እንደሚያመቻች ነው የገለጹት።
አቶ አወቀ እንደሚናገሩት፤ ጽሕፈት ቤቱ የፈጠራ ሥራ ውድድር በማመቻቸት ባለሙያዎች እንዲሸለሙ፣ እንዲበረታቱ እና ሥራዎቻቸው ለሕዝብ ይፋ እንዲሆኑ ያግዛል። የተለያዩ ውድድሮችንም ከተባባሪ አካላት ጋር በመሆን ያዘጋጃል።
ቀደም ብሎ እ.አ.አ በ2010 በተካሄደ ውድድር 83 ኢትዮጵያውያን ሥራዎቻቸውን አቅርበው ለኮሪያ አእምሯዊ ንብረት ጽሕፈት ቤት ተልኳል። የኮሪያ አእምሯዊ ንብረት ጽሕፈት ቤትም 15 የሚሆኑትን የፈጠራ ሥራዎች አጣርቶ ወደ ተግባር ሊሸጋገሩ የሚችሉ እና ችግር ፈቺ ናቸው በማለት ለይቶ መልሶ እንደላከላቸው ኃላፊው ያስታውሳሉ።
የኮሪያ አእምሯዊ ንብረት ጽሕፈት ቤት ከ15ቱ መካከል ለተመረጡ ሦስት ኢትዮጵያውያን የፈጠራ ሥራ ባለመብቶች የርቀት ትምህርት ዕድል ሰጥቷል። በቅርቡም ወደ ኮሪያ ሀገር በመሄድ የልምድ ልውውጥ እንዲያደርጉ ተፈቅዶ የሥራ ጉብኝት አድርገዋል አቶ አወቀ እንደነገሩን።
አቶ አወቀ በተለይ ሦስቱ የፈጠራ ሥራዎች ወደ ተግባር ቢሸጋገሩ ለሀገር ያላቸው ጠቀሜታ ከፍተኛ መሆኑን ይናገራሉ። የፈጠራ ዘርፎቹ አንደኛው በእንሰት አፋፋቅ ዘዴ ላይ ያተኮረ ነው። ባህላዊው የእንሰት አፋፋቅ ዘዴ በጤና ላይ ችግር የሚያስከትልና ሰፊ ጊዜን የሚጠይቅ ነበር። አዲሱ ፈጠራ ግን ዘመናዊ የሆነና ጊዜን የሚቆጥብ መፍትሄ ይዞ መጥቷል። ነገር ግን ወደ ተግባር አልተሸጋገረም።
ሁለተኛው የፈጠራ ዘርፍ በቆዳ አፋፋቅ ላይ ያተኮረ ነው። የአካባቢ ብክለትን በመከላከል በአጭር ሰዓት መሥራት የሚያስችል ፈጠራ ነው። ይህ የፈጠራ ሥራ ጅምሮች የታዩበት ቢሆንም በተሟላ መልኩ አልተከናወነም። ሦስተኛው የፈጠራ ሥራ ከኬሚካል ነፃ የሆነ የተባይ ማጥፊያ ነው። ይህ የፈጠራ ሥራ ከሌሎቹ ዘርፎች በተሻለ መልኩ ተግባራዊ ሆኗል የፈጠራ ባለሙያው አዋሳ ከተማ ነዋሪ ሲሆን፣ መሣሪያውን በከተማው በማከፋፈል ላይ ይገኛል። «ብዙ ተጠቃሚ አለኝ» ብሎ እንዳረጋገጠላቸውም አቶ አወቀ ገልጸውልናል።
በተግባር ሲታይ የፈጠራ ሥራዎች የሚጠበቀውን ያህል ጥቅም እየሰጡ አይደለም። የፈጠራ ሥራዎቹ ሊደገፉና ሊበረታቱ ይገባል። የፈጠራ ሥራዎቹ እንደ ሀብት ተቆጥረው ከባንክ ወይም ከፋይናንስ ተቋማት ብድር ለማግኘት የሚያስችል ሥርዓት እንዲዘረጋ ለማድረግ ጽሕፈት ቤቱ በጥናት ላይ ነው። ከዚህ ውጪ ግን በተጓዳኝ ድጋፎች ከማገዝ ያለፈ በገንዘብ ለመደገፍ ጽሕፈት ቤቱ ሥልጣን እንደሌለው አቶ አወቀ ተናግረዋል።
ኃላፊው እንዳሉት፤ ሕጋዊ ጥያቄ በማቅረብ ከፈጠራ ባለመብቶች ጋር በመተባበር ለማልማት ጥያቄ ያቀረበ አንድም ባለሀብት የለም። ከዚህ ይልቅ ከባለመብቶቹ ፍቃድ ውጪ የመብት ጥሰት በማድረግ ውዝግቦች ሲነሱ ይታያሉ ነው ያሉት።
አቶ አወቀ ባለሀብቱና የፈጠራ ባለሙያው ቅንጅት ፈጥረው እየተንቀሳቀሱ አይደሉም ይላሉ። ባለሀብቶቹ ከመነሻው ጀምሮ ባለሙያዎቹን በመደገፍ በትዕግሥት ጠብቀው ውጤታቸውን ለማግኘት የሚያስቡ አይደሉም።
የፈጠራ ባለሙያዎቹ የባለመብትነት ሰርተፍኬት ካገኘን በኋላ ለመተግበር ያግዙናል ብለን ያሰብናቸው አካላት አይተባበሩንም፣ በገንዘብ እጥረት እንቸገራለን፣ የመሥሪያ ቦታ የለንም፣ ለሥራችን የሚረዳን ከውጭ የሚገቡ ዕቃዎችንም ከቀረጥ ነፃ ዕድል አላገኘንም በማለት ቅሬታ እንደሚያነሱ አቶ አወቀ ያብራራሉ።
«በተለያየ የልማት ዘርፎች የተሰማሩ ባለሀብቶች የውጭ ቴክኖሎጂን በመጠቀም ላይ ከማተኮር ይልቅ በሀገራችን እየተሰሩ ያሉትን የፈጠራ ሥራዎች በማየት ባለሙያዎቹን ቢደግፏቸው አዳዲስ የፈጠራ ሥራን ያበረታታሉ፤ የውጭ ምንዛሪንም ያድናሉ» በማለት የጽሕፈት ቤቱ ኮሙኒኬሽን ኃላፊ ያስረዳሉ።
በኢንዱስትሪ ዘርፍ፣ በተለያዩ ምርምሮች፣ በከፍተኛ ትምህርት ተቋማት እና በተለያዩ ዘርፎች ያሉ የምርምር ሥራ ባለቤቶች፣ ሥራዎቻቸውን ለአእምሯዊ ንብረት ጽሕፈት ቤት በማቅረብ እያስመዘገቡ መብታቸውን ሊያስጠብቁ ይገባል።
የግል ባለሀብቱ አሁን ካለበት ተመሳሳይ የሥራ እንቅስቃሴ በመወጣት በገንዘብ እጥረት ሳቢያ ያልተተገበሩ የፈጠራ ሥራዎችን ተግባራዊ ወደ ማድረጉ ሊሻገሩ ይገባል። ባለሀብቶች ላለፉት 20 ዓመታት ሕንፃዎችን ገንብተዋል፤ በአጭር ጊዜም ወጪያቸውን መልሰው አትራፊ ሆነዋል። አሁን ደግሞ እንደ አገር በማሰብ የፈጠራ ባለሙያዎችን ሊያግዙ ይገባል።

The quality is slowly improving, but I still think the government should pay to train architects abroad, their work constitutes a form of visual pollution.

I'm pretty sure that GTZ is involved in the design. That really pisses me off though - they'd never build this kind of building in their own country, but they fool around in Ethiopia. I met one German guy who worked there, and he told me most of them are east Germans, so basically they have a hard time using their pre-reunification qualifications to get good jobs in west Germany, so they are the ones working on these kinds of projects. I don't know how true that is, but it came from the horse's mouth so...

this is some news i got from the Addis Ababa city Administrations web site.
የ42 ሺህ የጋራ መኖሪያ ቤቶች ግንባታ የመሰረት ድንጋይ ተጣለ
የአዲስ አበባ ከተማ ከንቲባ ኩማ ደመቅሳም ግንባታዉ የሚካሄድባቸዉን 8 ሳይቶች ተዘዋዉረዉ በመጎበኝት ለነዚህ ቤቶች ግንባታ የመሰረት ድንጋይ በማኖር ፕሮጀክቱን በይፋ አስጀምረዋል፡፡ ለቤቶቹ ግንባታ 6 ነጥብ 7 ቢሊዮን ብር በጀትም ተመድቧል፡፡
በጉብኝቱ ወቅት በታሪክ ግዙፍ የሆነዉን ይህን የቤቶች ግንባታ ፕሮጀክት ከግብ ለማድረስ የከተማ አስተዳደሩ በቁርጠኝነት መነሳቱን ከንቲባ ኩማ ተናግረዋል፡፡ ባለፉት ፕሮጀክቶች ካጋጠሙ ችግሮች መካከል ዋነኛዉ የግብዓት ችግር እንደነበረ የጠቆሙት አቶ ኩማ፣ በዚህኛዉ ፕሮጀክት ግን ይህን ለመፈታት የሚያስችሉ ስራዎች ተከናዉነዋል በማለት አክለው ገልጸዋል፡፡
በዚህ ዓመት አዲስ ግንባታቸዉ ከሚጀመሩ 42ሺ ቤቶች በተጨማሪ የነባር 37 ሺ 500 ቤቶች ግንባታ የሚጠናቀቅ በመሆኑ በአጠቃላይ በበጀት ዓመቱ የሚከናወነዉን የቤቶች ግንባታ 80 ሺ የሚጠጋ ያደርገዋል፤ ከ401ሺ በላይ ዜጎችንም ተጠቃሚ ያደርጋል ተብሎ ይጠበቃል፡፡
በአብዛኛዎቹ አዳዲስ ግንባታ የሚካሄድባቸዉ ሳይቶች ተቋራጮቹ የግንባታ ስራቸዉን ቀደም ብለዉ የጀመሩ ሲሆን አስተዳደሩ ልዩ ትኩረት የሚሰጠዉ ተግባር በመሆኑ በበጀት ዓመቱ መጨረሻ ግንባታዎቹ 80 በመቶ ይጠናቀቃሉ ተብሎ እንደሚጠበቅ ከንቲባ ኩማ አስታውቀዋል፡፡
ፕሮጀክቱ የስራ እድል በመፍጠሩ ረገድ ከፍተኛ አስተዋጽኦ የሚያበረክት በመሆኑ ዜጎች ስራ ሳይንቁ በተፈጠረዉ እድል ተጠቃሚ እንዲሆኑም ከንቲባ ኩማ ጥሪ አስተላልፈዋል፡፡:righton:

The quality is slowly improving, but I still think the government should pay to train architects abroad, their work constitutes a form of visual pollution.
:lol: I like that term.

By the way, what do you mean with "free dennis", he's as free as a runaway slave!

Does anyone have any information/construction progress on this project?---Vildana?

http://enatrealestate.com/templates/Enat/images/index_11.jpg

Does anyone have any information/construction progress on this project?---Vildana?

http://enatrealestate.com/templates/Enat/images/index_11.jpg

Sorry ,didnt see any construction that resmbles this.

Does anyone have any information/construction progress on this project?---Vildana?



their website (http://enatrealestate.com/) says it's located at:
"... in front of the Flamingo Bar and about 300 meters from the Maskal Square on the left hand side of the Africa Avenue on the way to the Bole International Airport."

and google earth shows this dug up area at that spot (between the sunshine hq & oromia office) [btw: google map has been updated with new Addis satellite imagery]

http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/8715/msq1.jpg

^^ nice, thanks rasta

Ultimate Plan, Aedas win Orthodox Church mega conference hall design

http://i.imgur.com/nh0rY.jpg

Ultimate Plan Private Limited Company won together with a United Kingdom firm Aedas a design architecture re-tender for the planned Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church (EOTC) mega conference hall with a combined capacity of 13,000 seats.

The building is expected to be constructed at the EOTC’s Patriarch palace located in Arat Kilo, Arada district. It is planned to be powered by solar energy in addition to hosting outside facilities such as landscaping, access roads and footpaths.

Capital (http://capitalethiopia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=870:ultimate-plan-aedas-win-orthodox-church-mega-conference-hall-design&catid=35:capital&Itemid=27)

Habesha Construction: HAKOMAL

http://www.habeshaconstruction.com.et/plugins/content/jw_simpleImageGallery/jw_simpleImageGallery/includes/images/transparent.gif

http://www.habeshaconstruction.com.et/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=104#

http://www.habeshaconstruction.com.et/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=104#

http://www.habeshaconstruction.com.et/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=104

http://www.habeshaconstruction.com.et/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=104

Jedaw Consulting

http://www.jdawconsult.com/img/design_compit_4.jpg
unfortunately, this was only a third prize winner for NIB Bank

http://www.jdawconsult.com/img/design_compit_3.jpg
First prize design competition winner Access Bank

http://www.jdawconsult.com/img/design_compit_2.jpg
Another unfortunate third place for Bank of Abyssnia

And ETG....that Gambela airport terminal design looks just like Washington Dulles
http://www.ethiopiamarket.com/images/directory/etg.jpg

school near Bolemedhanialem
http://editplc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/NEPS-school-1.jpg

Church
http://editplc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Micheal-church-2.jpg

http://editplc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Micheal-church-1.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/fNnww.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/w6r0q.jpg

Oops those pictures weren't meant to be gigantic.

http://www.bikyamasr.com/77972/ethiopia-govt-supports-hilton-hotels-expansion-in-country/

ADDIS ABABA: The Ethiopian government has said it supports the proposed expansion efforts by international hotel chain Hilton Hotels as it looks to add a number of properties in the East African country.

Acting Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, who is to be sworn in later this week, said that the government gave its assurances to the hotel chain for its continued efforts to expand in Ethiopia.

Speaking on Wednesday with the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hilton Worldwide Christopher Nassetta, Desalegn said that “the need for the hotel chain to expand its services here as Ethiopia was a country, which hosted a significant number of international and regional meetings every year.”

Ethiopia is also a destination for thousands of visitors, said the PM, who added that the government “would provide its full support to the hotel chain in its efforts to expand its services.”

A Hilton official told Bikyamasr.com that they have been in talks with the government to develop at least two new properties in the country over the next few years to add to the growing tourism industry in the country.

Desalegn also called on Hilton Worldwide to “contribute to the ongoing efforts to build up the good image of the country.”

A spokesman for Desalegn said it was the “first time that Nassetta was visiting Africa although Hilton had been providing quality services for the past over 50 years in the country.”

Ethiopia’s economic growth created opportunities for expansion of the hotel industry in the country.

Nassetta said activities were underway to construct additional Hilton hotels in Africa and Ethiopia is one of the countries given priority for this purpose.

Hilton Worldwide has more than 4,000 hotels across the world, including 33 in Africa.

National oil HQ

http://imageshack.us/a/img835/1369/noc1.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img685/9991/noc2k.jpg

^^ Wow that last render looks amazing

Addis Ababa is i city i must visit when i go back to kenya

That looks fantastic, which means it won't get built anytime soon :lol:

Leisure and retail center in Ayer Tena | proposed

http://www.xva.cat/news/121220-ayertena.jpg

^^nice find Abesha,

But we need more details/source

Let's hope your prior comment doesn't apply here, abesha. :P

It looks like the quality of the architecture is really improving, though. I really like this one. I found some more info and pictures:

The new Shopping Mall & Leisure Centre is located in an area in development in Addis Ababa. The surrounding buildings under construction define a very dense neighbourhood based on middle rise residential buildings and a car based street system.

The shapes of the place which is not regular generate a complex geometry of the plan. A rectangular plan, aligned to the main axes of communication, joined with a cone in the vertex.

The different geometry defines the different programs: in the rectangular portion is the Shopping Mall and in the conical portion the Leisure Centre.

A large courtyard defines the distribution around the shops. Two passageways, parallel to the tangent of the conical surface, cut the courtyard in the middle, and generate the communication guidelines inside the building.

The facade idea is a ventilated wall made with polymer concrete system inspired from these beautiful patterns of the traditional Ethiopian dresses.

The ventilated facade plays an important part in the overall appearance of the whole site; its colors create a pleasing contrast with the landscaped surroundings

The roof contains gathering and recreational areas, a new urban oasis protected from the rain and the sun.

http://xva.cat/projects/121105-Ayertena/ayertena03.jpg

http://xva.cat/projects/121105-Ayertena/ayertena02.jpg

Does anyone know what's being planned at the corner of Wollo Sefer and Bole Ave? They've razed a large area there. I remember walking along Wollo Sefer in the summer and seeing all the dust and fences but never realised the scale of the area untill mucking around in Google Earth.

http://i48.tinypic.com/2075ht3.png

Good question. I didn't even know that area was razed down. It was horrible before

It was going to be given to the Chinese company the same company with meles zenawi center to construct the super tall hotel and I guess they move the project to urael area.

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በመሀል አዲስ አበባ የአፍሪካ አንድነት ድርጅት እንግዶችን እንዲያስተናግድ ከ50 ዓመታት በፊት የተገነባው የኢትዮጵያ ሆቴል ፈርሶ፣ በምትኩ 60 ፎቅ ያለው ሆቴል እንዲገነባ የአዲስ አበባ አስተዳደር ካቢኔ መወሰኑን ምንጮች ገለጹ፡፡


ካቢኔው ለሆቴል ፕሮጀክቱ 1,700 ካሬ ሜትር ተጨማሪ መሬት ፈቅዷል፡፡ መሬቱ የሚገኘው ኢትዮጵያ ሆቴል ካለበት ጀርባ ያሉ የንግድና መኖርያ ቤቶች ያረፉበት ነው፡፡ እነዚህ ቤቶች ፈርሰው ለፕሮጀክቱ እንዲውሉ ካቢኔው ውሳኔ ማሳለፉ ታውቋል፡፡ የኢትዮጵያ ሆቴልን ከፕራይቬታይዜሽንና ከመንግሥት የልማት ድርጅቶች ተቆጣጣሪ ባለሥልጣን በ94 ሚሊዮን ብር በመግዛት የራሱ ያደረገው በላይነህ ክንዴ ኢምፖርት ኤክስፖርት ኩባንያ ነው፡፡

ኩባንያው ኢትዮጵያ ሆቴልን እንደ አዲስ ለመገንባት ሁለት ቢሊዮን ብር በጀት መያዙን የሚያመለክት ፕሮጀክት ፕሮፖዛል ለከተማው አስተዳደር ማቅረቡን ምንጮች አስረድተዋል፡፡ ባለፈው ሳምንት መጨረሻ የተሰበሰበው በከንቲባ ኩማ ደመቅሳ የሚመራው የከተማው ካቢኔ የመጨረሻ ይሁንታውን ለፕሮጀክቱ ተግባራዊነት ሰጥቷል፡፡

ኢትዮጵያ ሆቴልን ጨምሮ ከአምስት በላይ ኩባንያዎችን በባለቤትነት የሚያንቀሳቅሱት አቶ በላይነህ ክንዴ፣ ከአስተዳደሩ ደብዳቤ ያልደረሳቸው በመሆኑ በጉዳዩ ላይ አስተያየት ከመስጠት ተቆጥበዋል፡፡ በመሀል አዲስ አበባ ከመከላከያ ሚኒስቴር አጠገብ የሚገኘው ኢትዮጵያ ሆቴል የአፍሪካ አንድነት እንግዶችን እንዲያስተናግድ በአፄ ኃይለ ሥላሴ መልካም ፈቃድ የተገነባ ነው፡፡

የፕራይቬታይዜሽን ኤጀንሲ የመንግሥት የልማት ድርጅቶችን ወደ ግል እንዲያስተላልፍ በተቀመጠለት አቅጣጫ መሠረት ኢትዮጵያ ሆቴልንና የአዳማ ራስ ሆቴልን ለበላይነህ ክንዴ ኩባንያ በሽያጭ አስተላልፏል፡፡ ኩባንያው ሁለቱን ሆቴሎች የገዛው በ134 ሚሊዮን ብር ነው፡፡ የኩባንያው ባለቤት በሁለቱም ሆቴሎች አዲስ የማስፋፊያ ዕቅዶችን በመንደፍ ለሁለቱም የከተማ አስተዳደሮች አቅርበው ማስወሰናቸውን ምንጮች ገልጸዋል፡፡

ባለአምስት ፎቅ ከፍታ ያለው ኢትዮጵያ ሆቴል በዕድሜ ብዛትና በማኔጅመንት ችግር አገልግሎት አሰጣጡ እየተዳከመ መምጣቱ ይታወቃል፡፡ ሆቴሉ በመሀል ከተማ የሚገኝ በመሆኑና የአዲስ አበባ አስተዳደር ሥራና ኮንስትራክሽን ልማት ቢሮ ባወጣው ደረጃ ያረፈበት ቦታ ለረጃጅም ሕንፃዎች ብቻ የሚፈቀድ ነው፡፡ መረጃዎች እንደሚጠቁሙት፣ ከዚህ ሆቴል አጠገብ የኢትዮጵያ ልማት ባንክ በአገሪቱ ረዥሙ የሚባለው ሕንፃ ለመገንባት ዝግጅት እያደረገ ነው፡፡

በላይነህ ክንዴ በየዓመቱ ሰሊጥን ጨምሮ የተለያዩ የቅባት እህሎችን፣ ቡናና የቁም እንስሳት በመላክ ከ50 እስከ 60 ሚሊዮን ዶላር ያስገባል፡፡ ከዚህ በተጨማሪ የደረቅ ጭነት አገልግሎት የኮንስትራክሽን መሣርያዎች ኪራይ አገልግሎት የሚሰጡ ኩባንያዎች ባለቤት ነው፡፡ በላይነህ ክንዴ ኩባንያ በቅርቡ ፀሐይ ኢንዱስትሪስ በሚሰኘው ኩባንያው በቃሊቲ ብረታ ብረትና በፀሐይ ኢንሹራንስ ከፍተኛ መዋዕለ ንዋይ ማፍሰሱን መረጃዎች ያመለክታሉ፡፡

Ethiopian Reporter

Whaat? Translate?

Pleeeease .....

:) The Addis city admin has given permission to the owner of 'Ethiopia Hotel' to demolish it. Apparently the owner is going to build a hotel 50 to 60 stories high. He has also leased 1700 sq mt additional land nearby. Apparently he bought Ethiopia hotel for 64 million birr from the government a few years ago.

:) The Addis city admin has given permission to the owner of 'Ethiopia Hotel' to demolish it. Apparently the owner is going to build a hotel 50 to 60 stories high. He has also leased 1700 sq mt additional land nearby. Apparently he bought Ethiopia hotel for 64 million birr from the government a few years ago.

Actually, the article says that the building will be 60 stories---NOT "50 to 60".

Is there an English translation or a site on the internet to go to to translate to and from Amharic?

I'm trying to read the article posted today by Skyliner123 from the Ethiopian Reporter.



ኢትዮጵያ ሆቴል ፈርሶ ባለ 60 ፎቅ ሆቴል ሊገነባ ነው

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በመሀል አዲስ አበባ የአፍሪካ አንድነት ድርጅት እንግዶችን እንዲያስተናግድ ከ50 ዓመታት በፊት የተገነባው የኢትዮጵያ ሆቴል ፈርሶ፣ በምትኩ 60 ፎቅ ያለው ሆቴል እንዲገነባ የአዲስ አበባ አስተዳደር ካቢኔ መወሰኑን ምንጮች ገለጹ፡፡


ካቢኔው ለሆቴል ፕሮጀክቱ 1,700 ካሬ ሜትር ተጨማሪ መሬት ፈቅዷል፡፡ መሬቱ የሚገኘው ኢትዮጵያ ሆቴል ካለበት ጀርባ ያሉ የንግድና መኖርያ ቤቶች ያረፉበት ነው፡፡ እነዚህ ቤቶች ፈርሰው ለፕሮጀክቱ እንዲውሉ ካቢኔው ውሳኔ ማሳለፉ ታውቋል፡፡ የኢትዮጵያ ሆቴልን ከፕራይቬታይዜሽንና ከመንግሥት የልማት ድርጅቶች ተቆጣጣሪ ባለሥልጣን በ94 ሚሊዮን ብር በመግዛት የራሱ ያደረገው በላይነህ ክንዴ ኢምፖርት ኤክስፖርት ኩባንያ ነው፡፡

ኩባንያው ኢትዮጵያ ሆቴልን እንደ አዲስ ለመገንባት ሁለት ቢሊዮን ብር በጀት መያዙን የሚያመለክት ፕሮጀክት ፕሮፖዛል ለከተማው አስተዳደር ማቅረቡን ምንጮች አስረድተዋል፡፡ ባለፈው ሳምንት መጨረሻ የተሰበሰበው በከንቲባ ኩማ ደመቅሳ የሚመራው የከተማው ካቢኔ የመጨረሻ ይሁንታውን ለፕሮጀክቱ ተግባራዊነት ሰጥቷል፡፡

ኢትዮጵያ ሆቴልን ጨምሮ ከአምስት በላይ ኩባንያዎችን በባለቤትነት የሚያንቀሳቅሱት አቶ በላይነህ ክንዴ፣ ከአስተዳደሩ ደብዳቤ ያልደረሳቸው በመሆኑ በጉዳዩ ላይ አስተያየት ከመስጠት ተቆጥበዋል፡፡ በመሀል አዲስ አበባ ከመከላከያ ሚኒስቴር አጠገብ የሚገኘው ኢትዮጵያ ሆቴል የአፍሪካ አንድነት እንግዶችን እንዲያስተናግድ በአፄ ኃይለ ሥላሴ መልካም ፈቃድ የተገነባ ነው፡፡

የፕራይቬታይዜሽን ኤጀንሲ የመንግሥት የልማት ድርጅቶችን ወደ ግል እንዲያስተላልፍ በተቀመጠለት አቅጣጫ መሠረት ኢትዮጵያ ሆቴልንና የአዳማ ራስ ሆቴልን ለበላይነህ ክንዴ ኩባንያ በሽያጭ አስተላልፏል፡፡ ኩባንያው ሁለቱን ሆቴሎች የገዛው በ134 ሚሊዮን ብር ነው፡፡ የኩባንያው ባለቤት በሁለቱም ሆቴሎች አዲስ የማስፋፊያ ዕቅዶችን በመንደፍ ለሁለቱም የከተማ አስተዳደሮች አቅርበው ማስወሰናቸውን ምንጮች ገልጸዋል፡፡

ባለአምስት ፎቅ ከፍታ ያለው ኢትዮጵያ ሆቴል በዕድሜ ብዛትና በማኔጅመንት ችግር አገልግሎት አሰጣጡ እየተዳከመ መምጣቱ ይታወቃል፡፡ ሆቴሉ በመሀል ከተማ የሚገኝ በመሆኑና የአዲስ አበባ አስተዳደር ሥራና ኮንስትራክሽን ልማት ቢሮ ባወጣው ደረጃ ያረፈበት ቦታ ለረጃጅም ሕንፃዎች ብቻ የሚፈቀድ ነው፡፡ መረጃዎች እንደሚጠቁሙት፣ ከዚህ ሆቴል አጠገብ የኢትዮጵያ ልማት ባንክ በአገሪቱ ረዥሙ የሚባለው ሕንፃ ለመገንባት ዝግጅት እያደረገ ነው፡፡

በላይነህ ክንዴ በየዓመቱ ሰሊጥን ጨምሮ የተለያዩ የቅባት እህሎችን፣ ቡናና የቁም እንስሳት በመላክ ከ50 እስከ 60 ሚሊዮን ዶላር ያስገባል፡፡ ከዚህ በተጨማሪ የደረቅ ጭነት አገልግሎት የኮንስትራክሽን መሣርያዎች ኪራይ አገልግሎት የሚሰጡ ኩባንያዎች ባለቤት ነው፡፡ በላይነህ ክንዴ ኩባንያ በቅርቡ ፀሐይ ኢንዱስትሪስ በሚሰኘው ኩባንያው በቃሊቲ ብረታ ብረትና በፀሐይ ኢንሹራንስ ከፍተኛ መዋዕለ ንዋይ ማፍሰሱን መረጃዎች ያመለክታሉ፡፡

Ethiopian Reporter

New Balto,

The English translation should be posted on Saturday

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Roha,

Can we appoint you as the chief translator? Cause you seem to be the best qualified person to do that here.

Roha,

Can we appoint you as the chief translator? Cause you seem to be the best qualified person to do that here.

:lol:

Actually, the article says that the building will be 60 stories---NOT "50 to 60".
My bad ... you're right. Confused it with the 50 to 60 million dollar income of the company the guy owns ... I must be dyslexic or something lol

Is there an English translation or a site on the internet to go to to translate to and from Amharic?

I'm trying to read the article posted today by Skyliner123 from the Ethiopian Reporter.
Google has Amharic translation.

Google has Amharic translation.

Since when!?

I doubt we'll see a 50-story building. I wish they'd keep the Ethiopia Hotel as is and renovate the interior. It's a historic building. Oh well.

ከዚህ ሆቴል አጠገብ የኢትዮጵያ ልማት ባንክ በአገሪቱ ረዥሙ የሚባለው ሕንፃ ለመገንባት ዝግጅት እያደረገ ነው፡፡

I don't get this part. I thought the Commercial Bank was the one building next door, not the Development Bank? Is this another example of shoddy reporting or did we miss an announcement by the Development Bank?

^^

I think they made a mistake.

I doubt we'll see a 50-story building. I wish they'd keep the Ethiopia Hotel as is and renovate the interior. It's a historic building. Oh well.

Is it? I doesn't look so special.

http://addis-online.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/ethiopiahotel.jpg

Since when!?
Oops this (http://www.google.com/intl/am/inputtools/cloud/try/) was something else, they will hopefully add amharic soon.

The President and CEO of Hilton Worldwide; Chris Nasseta says that his company’s management team is very excited about Africa.

“We are very positive about the growth opportunity of Africa,” said the president and CEO of one of the leading global hotel chains in his first visit to Ethiopia intended to become familiar with Ethiopian officials last Thursday.

“My visit is intended to introduce myself to the government as the hotel is partly owned by the government. We have spoken with the Acting Prime Minister of Ethiopia about the existing hotel and other business opportunities in the country as the Ethiopian economy continues to grow in a rapid phase. We had a lively visit,” said Nasseta.

“We have talked about travel and tourism. We are working on expansion projects that include broader distribution networks. Our primary focus is this property [Hilton Addis Ababa] and the Hilton community here. It is a very strategic asset for us. It provides quite a nice foundation for this part of the world in general and Ethiopians in particular. That would be a platform for further growth. One of the reasons I am here is to talk with our team and government representative about further growth opportunities,” he added.
Nasseta takes a stopover in Addis Ababa on his way from Dubai to South Africa. He is on a weeklong visit through the continent, the first since he took office in 2007.

“The Hotel market is very competitive. We compete against Sheraton and Radisson Blu. They are our primary competitors. It is really an individual by individual market completion. Broadly, we really see our competition from the very large global hospitality companies. The best examples of such companies are Starwood, Marriot, Intercontinental, and some others,” he said while speaking about the competition in hotel business both nationally and globally.

Hilton owns more than one thousand hotels carrying 10 brand names worldwide with 33 in Africa. It has opened its door in Malabo while looking for opportunities in Kinshasa and Angola. It also has projects in Sierra Leone and Chad.

Hilton Worldwide has more than 161 thousand rooms in the pipeline. This makes it the fastest growing hotel company in the world by expanding the company’s investment portfolio by 29 percent since June 2007. This enabled it to surpass all competitors in total rate of room growth. The Addis Ababa Hilton was established almost five decades ago during the reign of Haile Selassie I.

http://www.capitalethiopia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1695:hilton-eyes-africa&catid=35:capital&Itemid=27

I heard that Hilton is considering building another tower, can't confirm...

The Hilton is a failing brand, at least in the developing world but no investment is bad investment.

Addis Ababa police building

http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag106/addis901/ex_0_zps62b0182b.jpg

http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag106/addis901/ex_1_zps668a54ea.jpg

national-bussiness-center
http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag106/addis901/phoca_thumb_l_national-bussiness-center_zps8ca515ba.jpg

http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag106/addis901/phoca_thumb_l_national-bussiness-center1_zpsbe81fca7.jpg

oromia_presidential_buildings
http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag106/addis901/phoca_thumb_l_oromia_presidential_buildings_zps19f383ac.jpg

shema_terra shopping mall
http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag106/addis901/phoca_thumb_l_shema_terra_zpsc5f46acb.jpg

oromia_cultural_complex_center
http://http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag106/addis901/oromia_cultural_complex_center4_zpsa958a817.jpg
http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag106/addis901/oromia_cultural_complex_center1_zps02357af3.jpg

the oromia cultural center is awesome !

http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag106/addis901/SKAS-wins-construction-bid-for-OIB-HQ_zpsa79d9f8f.jpg

Urgh, enough with this China. Just get someone else to do it. Anyone else. ABC - Anyone But China.

Urgh, enough with this China. Just get someone else to do it. Anyone else. ABC - Anyone But China.

The reason they choose Chinese companies is,not because they preferred Chinese work over any others ,,,but because most of this big construction projects are financed by Chinese banks, in form of cheap and low interest loans ,which is prefereble for government's and country's that doesn't have the means or capital to finance their own projects,, and the main condition the Chinese banks put forward in order to approve their loan's is, that any project that the loan is taken for is going to be carried out by a Chinese company ,, that is their way of keeping their money in china. The loan comes from Chinese bank and gets paid to a Chinese company that will do the job,, the bank will get back its money from which ever country its loaned it to.. the countries dont mind because the loan they get from Chinese banks are cheap compared to any other western financial institutions and they don't come with political preconditions.

Oh, don't get me wrong, I know why it's always the Chinese- pretty much a stimulus scheme that just happens to be outside the country for them- I just wish it wasn't.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3156/2914830004_60bced6760.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolfekeranyo/2914830004/)

My favorite picture

That picture is terribly old!

http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag106/addis901/6583103-Addis_Ababa_Addis_Ababa_zps65c3518d.jpg (http://s1301.photobucket.com/user/addis901/media/6583103-Addis_Ababa_Addis_Ababa_zps65c3518d.jpg.html)

i think one floor is remaining

http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag106/addis901/6583103-Addis_Ababa_Addis_Ababa_zps65c3518d.jpg (http://s1301.photobucket.com/user/addis901/media/6583103-Addis_Ababa_Addis_Ababa_zps65c3518d.jpg.html)

i think one floor is remaining
How long are these projects supposed to take? If I'm not mistaken, this building was under construction when I was there in 2009.

How long are these projects supposed to take? If I'm not mistaken, this building was under construction when I was there in 2009.

18 months to 5-8 years, depending on the developer.

:rofl:

Did they ever finish the Loli Building?

These ugly concrete and glass buildings are taking the whole city. I just can't stand them.

And then they dirty and aren't cleaned making them look very old.

http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag106/addis901/SKAS-wins-construction-bid-for-OIB-HQ_zpsa79d9f8f.jpg

Absolutely disgusting, considering this was another proposal:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/europaconcorsi/project_images/3666441/page_2_internet_full.jpg

http://s3.amazonaws.com/europaconcorsi/project_images/3666471/page_section_internet_full.jpg

http://s3.amazonaws.com/europaconcorsi/project_images/3666491/page_8_night_views_full.jpg

We really need to organise to stop the desecration of the city. Like, some organisation that will say "NO, THAT'S A BAD DESIGN".

We really need to organise to stop the desecration of the city. Like, some organisation that will say "NO, THAT'S A BAD DESIGN".

I think it's too late for that city. :ohno:

You'll think that until you're looking at the latest monstrosity out in Sebeta.