{"id":1061,"date":"2026-09-22T21:44:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T19:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.apsaidal.com\/heritage\/findeco-house\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T11:39:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T09:39:34","slug":"findeco-house","status":"publish","type":"aps_heritage","link":"https:\/\/staging.apsaidal.com\/es\/heritage\/findeco-house\/","title":{"rendered":"FINDECO House"},"content":{"rendered":"

FINDECO House is a 23-storey office tower in central Lusaka designed by Yugoslav architects Du\u0161an Milenkovi\u0107 and Branimir Ganovi\u0107. The project was produced through the professional and construction links between Yugoslav firm Energoprojekt and Zambia Engineering & Contracting Company (ZECCO) during the 1970s.<\/p>\n

History & Context<\/h2>\n

The building was commissioned for FINDECO, Zambia\u2019s State Finance and Development Corporation, during a period of post-independence expansion of state and commercial institutions. Yugoslav architects, engineers and contractors were active in Zambia through cooperation agreements and joint ventures that combined design, engineering and construction.<\/p>\n

Published sources disagree on the exact project chronology. Research reproduced in \u0141ukasz Stanek\u2019s Architecture in Global Socialism<\/em> identifies the project as 1972\u201376, while later building databases and secondary sources give construction dates extending to 1978\u201379. The discrepancy is retained rather than resolved without primary archival evidence.<\/p>\n

Architecture<\/h2>\n

The approximately 90-metre tower has a repetitive fa\u00e7ade grid and a reinforced-concrete structure. Its office floors are stacked above a lower commercial base at the intersection of Cairo Road and Independence Avenue.<\/p>\n

Use & Transformation<\/h2>\n

FINDECO House was developed for office and commercial use and continues to contain offices and retail spaces. Later changes include commercial signage and alterations associated with continued occupation.<\/p>\n

Conservation<\/h2>\n

No statutory heritage designation or dedicated conservation programme has been confirmed in the sources used for this record. The current condition of the concrete envelope, glazing, services and later additions requires further documentation.<\/p>\n

Sources<\/h2>\n