Kaédi Regional Hospital

File / Documentation

Name

210538_sv.jpg

Size

6.51 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

270f16af93fa4da4140924a45b04fcde

Creator(s)

architectural firm: Association pour le Développement d'une Architecture et d'un Urbanisme Africains (African, founded 1975), architect: Birahim Niang (African, 20th century), architect: Fabrizio Carola (Belgian, 1931-)

Time period

creation date: completed, 1989

Location

Site: Kaedi (Mauritania)

Cultural context

African

Description

exterior, chief attendant housing, corner detail; brickwork and vault, 1988

Work type

Hospital

Medium

brick

Keywords

Domes

Hospitals

Vernacular architecture

Aga Khan Award for Architecture (Organization)

Architecture, Islamic--Africa, North

Rural conditions

Architecture, Modern --20th century

Architecture--Mauritania

Brickwork

Vaults (Architecture)

Type

Image

Rights

Access rights

Persistent Link

https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/154988