Launched by the Burkina Faso Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the future Conference Centre, complemented by an immense urban park, will be located in the OUAGA 2000 district. The project used the image of the calabash for inspiration – a local fruit used as a water vessel and a traditional welcoming gift to visitors - as a reminder of the buildings ambitious goals. The complex, constructed from prefabricated architectural concrete, consists of 3 main curved bowl-like buildings: the conference room and its related functions, the banquet room ant the “VIP Block” building; a 4th“satellite” building houses the administrative offices for the entire complex.The immense conference room is shielded by a large textile-membrane dome, creating a temperature buffer for the internal space and an aesthetically pleasing canopy on the external promenade, a prestigious walkway intended to lead heads of state and government officials to the complex.