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Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda

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The Kigali Convention Centre is a conference venue facility located in Kigali, Rwanda. The facility has four main components: a 5-star hotel (Radisson Blu Hotel Kigali) with 292 rooms on six floors; a 2,600 seating capacity conference centre; an I.T. office park with a net floor area of 32,200 square metres (the Kigali Information Technology Park); and a museum on the bottom floor of the I.T. park. The owner-developer of the facility is a Rwandan company called Ultimate Concepts Limited with multiple stakeholders including the Government through Prime Holdings, Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) and Rwanda Investment Group (RIG).

The facility was designed by German Architects, Spatial Solutions. The architectural design is based on traditional Rwandan culture. The dome shaped auditorium structure represents the shape of the former kings’ traditional royal residences. The hotel attached to the convention centre has a multi-colored exterior façade resembling a traditional Rwandan weaved basket.

The contract for construction of the facility was initially awarded to Chinese construction firm Beijing Construction Engineering Group (BCEG) in 2009, and the centre was expected to be complete by 2012. Following protracted delays on the project, the contract was re-awarded in 2015 to Turkish construction firm Summa, to complete the project. Construction of the facility was completed in 2016, and the Kigali Convention Centre hosted the 27th Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) which was held in Rwanda from 10 to 18 July, 2016. The project is estimated to have cost US$300 million.

Construction project signage (livingspaces.net)
Construction project signage (livingspaces.net)
Foundation construction (source unknown)
Foundation construction (source unknown)
Construction of Dome - aerial view (livingspaces.net)
Construction of Dome - aerial view (livingspaces.net)
Construction of Dome - side view (livingspaces.net)
Construction of Dome - side view (livingspaces.net)
Construction of Dome and Underlying concrete structural frame (livingspaces.net)
Construction of Dome and Underlying concrete structural frame (livingspaces.net)
Ongoing dome construction showing installation of facade on adjacent hotel  (livingspaces.net)
Ongoing dome construction showing installation of facade on adjacent hotel (livingspaces.net)
Ongoing dome construction showing installation of facade on adjacent hotel  (livingspaces.net)
Ongoing dome construction showing installation of facade on adjacent hotel (livingspaces.net)
Facade installation on dome structure (livingspaces.net)
Facade installation on dome structure (livingspaces.net)
Inside view of dome roof construction (livingspaces.net)
Inside view of dome roof construction (livingspaces.net)
Inside view of dome construction (livingspaces.net)
Inside view of dome construction (livingspaces.net)
Basement structure under construction (livingspaces.net)
Basement structure under construction (livingspaces.net)
External works and connecting walkways between convention facility and hotel (livingspaces.net)
External works and connecting walkways between convention facility and hotel (livingspaces.net)
Erection of concrete structural frame for hotel structure (livingspaces.net)
Erection of concrete structural frame for hotel structure (livingspaces.net)
Hotel Building under construction; beginning of facade installation (livingspaces.net)
Hotel Building under construction; beginning of facade installation (livingspaces.net)
Hotel Building under construction; facade installation advanced (livingspaces.net)
Hotel Building under construction; facade installation advanced (livingspaces.net)
Close-up of hotel facade installation resembling traditional & colourful weaved basket (livingspaces.net)
Close-up of hotel facade installation resembling traditional & colourful weaved basket (livingspaces.net)
View looking out through installed facade (livingspaces.net)
View looking out through installed facade (livingspaces.net)
Completed hotel facade installation (summa.com.tr)
Completed hotel facade installation (summa.com.tr)
Close-up of top section of hotel facade installation (summa.com.tr)
Close-up of top section of hotel facade installation (summa.com.tr)
Inside view of completed dome roof (summa.com.tr)
Inside view of completed dome roof (summa.com.tr)
Completed auditorium inside dome structure (summa.com.tr)
Completed auditorium inside dome structure (summa.com.tr)
Completed & fully fitted auditorium inside dome structure (summa.com.tr)
Completed & fully fitted auditorium inside dome structure (summa.com.tr)
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivering address inside auditorium (wikimedia commons)
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivering address inside auditorium (wikimedia commons)
Bird's eye view of completed facility - Dome structure and Hotel (summa.com.tr)
Bird's eye view of completed facility - Dome structure and Hotel (summa.com.tr)
Aerial view of completed hotel with Dome structure in background (summa.com.tr)
Aerial view of completed hotel with Dome structure in background (summa.com.tr)
Bird's eye view of completed Convention Centre & Hotel and environs (summa.com.tr)
Bird's eye view of completed Convention Centre & Hotel and environs (summa.com.tr)
Aerial view of completed Dome structure, Hotel and environs (summa.com.tr)
Aerial view of completed Dome structure, Hotel and environs (summa.com.tr)
Night-time aerial view of completed Hotel, Dome structure and environs (summa.com.tr)
Night-time aerial view of completed Hotel, Dome structure and environs (summa.com.tr)
Aerial view of completed Convention Centre & Hotel with the city of Kigali in the background (summa.com.tr)
Aerial view of completed Convention Centre & Hotel with the city of Kigali in the background (summa.com.tr)

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