Foster + Partners Plans Airport-Led Urban Development Outside Luanda, Angola


A high-rise business and cultural district to the north connects with Luanda’scity centre. Image © Foster + Partners

A high-rise business and cultural district to the north connects with Luanda’scity centre. Image © Foster + Partners

Foster + Partners, in collaboration with Angola‘s Ministry of Transport, has unveiled the master plan for the Icolo e Bengo Aerotropolis, a large-scale development planned around the recently completed Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport. The proposal organizes business, research, residential, and hospitality programs within a landscape-led framework structured around the airport. Development is planned to proceed in phases, beginning with the business and cultural district located to the north of the site.

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