Abuja, Nigeria — national complex
Cultural Centre and Millennium Tower
A landmark complex in the cultural and administrative heart of the Nigerian capital, between the Church and the Mosque, to an architectural design by Studio Nicoletti Associati. The Cultural Centre is an outer shell shaped as an inclined steel and glass pyramid, acoustically and thermally insulated, enclosing some 16,500 m² of internal space housing a museum of African art and an auditorium. The Millennium Tower stands about 170 m tall on three cylindrical reinforced concrete “stems” 4.80 m in diameter, with an observation deck and panoramic restaurant at the top.
Structural design of the major structures included the analysis of aerodynamic and aeroelastic wind-structure interaction effects, with CFD analysis and wind tunnel testing at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Politecnico di Milano.
ClientSalini Nigeria Ltd
Architectural designStudio Nicoletti Associati
Years2008–2012
ServicesStructural design
aerodynamics and aeroelasticity
Value€210M + €170M
StatusCompleted