ZHA-Led Consortium Unveils Vision and Digital Planning Hub for Benghazi 2050 Urban Plan in Libya
A group comprising ZHA, A&O TEC, Prior + Partners, Homa, Buro Happold, Systematica, and Fichtner has unveiled the "Next Generation City Plan" for Benghazi, Libya, designed to steer the city's development through to 2050. This initiative features a "Vision and Spatial Strategy" alongside a "Digital Planning Hub," intended to identify the city’s growth potential and key drivers. It links the historic center and waterfront with emerging neighborhoods through transportation routes, fostering sustainable urban growth and ecological variety. The Digital Planning Hub consolidates multiple data sources for future planning. As a vital economic hub in eastern Libya, Benghazi is witnessing swift expansion, highlighting the need for a unified urban strategy. The article appeared on September 17, 2026, by Antonia Piñeiro.
Key facts
- A consortium including ZHA, A&O TEC, Prior + Partners, Homa, Buro Happold, Systematica, and Fichtner presented a conceptual proposal for the Next Generation City Plan for Benghazi, Libya
- The project was developed for A&O TEC, a German engineering, consulting, and trading firm
- The proposal consists of a Vision and Spatial Strategy and a Digital Planning Hub
- The plan targets development toward the year 2050 amid rapid urbanization
- The Digital Planning Hub integrates GIS, geospatial datasets, 3D urban models, population and land-use data, transport and infrastructure networks, and environmental analyses
- The hub is intended as a foundation for a dynamic digital twin supporting long-term planning
- Benghazi is described as the historic and cultural capital of eastern Libya and a key economic center of Cyrenaica
- The article was written by Antonia Piñeiro and published on September 17, 2026
Entities
Artists
- Antonia Piñeiro
- Zaha Hadid
Institutions
- ZHA
- A&O TEC
- Prior + Partners
- Homa
- Buro Happold
- Systematica
- Fichtner
- UNStudio
- MVRDV
- OODA
- Coldefy
- CITYFÖRSTER
- Sporaarchitects
- TREIBHAUS.LAND
- Marko & Placemakers
- Ayuntamiento de Lisboa
- ArchDaily
- Lisbon City Council
- Zaha Hadid Architects
- Prior+Partners
- Silicon Shore
- Global Competitive Urban Planning Initiative – Benghazi
- designboom
Locations
- Benghazi
- Libya
- Cyrenaica
- Mediterranean
- Germany
- Cluj-Napoca
- Romania
- Lisbon
- Portugal
- Budapest
- Hungary
- Mediterranean coast
- Marvila
- Beato
- Rákosrendező