
Currently lacking an architectural identity capable of signaling the actual moment of the country, the second prize winning proposal for the reconstruction of the Conference Center provides a new image in Libreville, Gabon. The design by PPMS Arquitetos Associados involves the existing building with a circular translucent skin, made of ultra resistance concrete slabs, a material capable of thermally protecting the construction from the heat prevailing in the region. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Despite being an interesting testimony to the time it was built, as well as a memory of the 14th OAU Summit Conference that occurred in 1977, the Libreville Conference Center is now not only obsolete to host the 23rd edition of the same event, but above all lacks the actual moment of the country. Gabon is now an emerging nation that presents itself as a key element in the economic and political restructuring of Africa.
