Malabo II under construction: a new city built from scratch

Matthias Offodile · April 18th, 2009, 06:51 PM

Malabo II is a new city which is being built from scratch in Equatorial Guinea.

It is very hard to get any pictures about it, but I will do my best

photos from early 2007 new mega highways

image hosted on flickr

area from roadside plants

image hosted on flickr

new Municipality

Matthias Offodile · April 18th, 2009, 06:59 PM

new Cultural Centre

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minsitry of Justice

new Convention Centre For Malabo II

New Hotel

office building

Matthias Offodile · April 18th, 2009, 07:00 PM

abesha · April 18th, 2009, 07:03 PM

Here are some more projects. I don't know if they are posted in the Central African development thread. Feel free to add them there.

Convention City

Interior of a convention hall

abesha · April 18th, 2009, 07:06 PM

Central park

Government office building

Ministry of Justice

Matthias Offodile · April 18th, 2009, 07:12 PM

new public hospital

abesha · April 18th, 2009, 07:13 PM

Seaport Authority

Another ministry

Highways

Matthias Offodile · April 18th, 2009, 07:14 PM

please, there are double posts, abesha!!!

abesha · April 18th, 2009, 07:16 PM

Residence

Palace

Memorial building

abesha · April 18th, 2009, 07:17 PM

It happens Matt. Double posts happen.

Jeez, and I was trying to help you out.

Matthias Offodile · April 18th, 2009, 07:19 PM

Yes, thanks!!

LucusJ · April 18th, 2009, 07:23 PM

a whole new city? incredible. I am loving every project I have seen in here so far.

Cocolicchio · April 18th, 2009, 07:29 PM

About time!

Great projects indeed. Thanks for the pictures

mike7743 · April 18th, 2009, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by abesha

It happens Matt. Double posts happen.

mike7743 · April 18th, 2009, 09:42 PM

great thread

LukeIRL · April 19th, 2009, 01:48 PM

It looks as though some architects and engineers in EG had some fun on their 3D design programs. But if this new city actually gets completed (especially the convention centre), I'm going there!

Abidrovia · April 19th, 2009, 02:01 PM

Honestly, they really didn't need to create another city, they could have just put many of these projects in Downtown Malabo and create an a nice, tall and busy city center/downtown.

Don't get me wrong, this is a very beautiful project but it seems a unnecessary and expensive to maintain. (more roads and parks)

Matthias Offodile · April 19th, 2009, 08:43 PM

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Honestly, they really didn't need to create another city, they could have just put many of these projects in Downtown Malabo and create an a nice, tall and busy city center/downtown.

Don't get me wrong, this is a very beautiful project but it seems a unnecessary and expensive to maintain. (more roads and parks)

EQG´s leader has opened its doors to people from the EU, they don´t need any visas any more, no matter how long they plan to stay. (due to jeune afrique magazine. I need to find the article again) He said that he wants to recruit massively many educated foreigners, which he certainly needs to keep all these things running in an efficient and orderly way until the locals are trained to take up the task. But like with all tiny countries, they will always need people to run things....even oil rich and ultra-wealthy Brunei has droves of Singaporean, Malayian and British long-time expats that keep thing going! I don´t see anything bad with it because Brunei people are happy, they live in an affluent country that provdes so many things free of charge!

***Xusein*** · April 19th, 2009, 08:45 PM

Great renders, I hope for the best and look forward to updates.

My outlook on EG has brightened a bit now, I previously thought the oil money only went into Obiang's pockets.

StormShadow · April 19th, 2009, 11:12 PM

All looking rather splendid.

Malabo 2 is basically located within the capital city of Malabo or was it established in a complete different location ?

April 18th, 2009, 06:51 PM	#1
Matthias Offodile Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 25,637 Likes (Received): 56	Malabo II under construction: a new city built from scratch Malabo II is a new city which is being built from scratch in Equatorial Guinea. It is very hard to get any pictures about it, but I will do my best photos from early 2007 new mega highways image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr area from roadside plants image hosted on flickr new Municipality

April 18th, 2009, 07:29 PM	#13
Cocolicchio Excessively Rational Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: La Patria Grande Posts: 722 Likes (Received): 10	About time! Great projects indeed. Thanks for the pictures __________________ *"Is it not an outrage and a violation of human rights to expect a land so splendidly endowed, so vast, rich, and populous, to remain merely passive?!* Simon Bolivar on South America - September 6th 1815, Kingston-Jamaica

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*Xusein* Somali Mod Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kingdom Come Posts: 24,565 Likes (Received): 440	Great renders, I hope for the best and look forward to updates. My outlook on EG has brightened a bit now, I previously thought the oil money only went into Obiang's pockets. __________________ SkyscraperCity SOOMAALIYA

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Matthias Offodile Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 25,637 Likes (Received): 56	new Cultural Centre Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minsitry of Justice new Convention Centre For Malabo II New Hotel office building

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abesha BANNED Join Date: May 2006 Location: Behind you Posts: 16,787 Likes (Received): 437	Here are some more projects. I don't know if they are posted in the Central African development thread. Feel free to add them there. Convention City Interior of a convention hall

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Matthias Offodile Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 25,637 Likes (Received): 56	please, there are double posts, abesha!!!

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abesha BANNED Join Date: May 2006 Location: Behind you Posts: 16,787 Likes (Received): 437	It happens Matt. Double posts happen. Jeez, and I was trying to help you out.

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Matthias Offodile Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 25,637 Likes (Received): 56	Yes, thanks!!

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LucusJ Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 64 Likes (Received): 0	a whole new city? incredible. I am loving every project I have seen in here so far.

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mike7743 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: all over CahLifohnia, USA Posts: 2,460 Likes (Received): 326	great thread

April 19th, 2009, 01:48 PM	#16
LukeIRL Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 31 Likes (Received): 0	It looks as though some architects and engineers in EG had some fun on their 3D design programs. But if this new city actually gets completed (especially the convention centre), I'm going there!

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Abidrovia Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NYC suburbs Posts: 1,557 Likes (Received): 1	Honestly, they really didn't need to create another city, they could have just put many of these projects in Downtown Malabo and create an a nice, tall and busy city center/downtown. Don't get me wrong, this is a very beautiful project but it seems a unnecessary and expensive to maintain. (more roads and parks)

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StormShadow Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Trying to Escape Posts: 4,498 Likes (Received): 4	All looking rather splendid. Malabo 2 is basically located within the capital city of Malabo or was it established in a complete different location ?