BET Architects snatch Hawassa University expansion design
New BET Architects PLC has won a bid to design a major component of an expansion project Hawassa University will soon undertake. Hawassa University wishes to build a new university grounds including a facility it named Yirgalem Campus, for which it solicited design proposals. The university was aided by the Association of Ethiopian Architects [AEA] to select from seven entries for the three projects; civil engineering laboratory, administration building, and dormitory. The competition resulted in a big win for BET which, partnering with an international firm, has also sealed the deal to design Ethiopian Airlines’ headquarters in February. BET took the largest of the three projects to draw a facility that houses buildings including students’ dormitory. Yohannes Abay came in second, and Sileshi Consult took third place in the competition. “BET Architects won the competition having fulfilled the client’s requirement. BET had proposed a campus development plan, and the dormi