Kaédi Regional Hospital

File / Documentation

Name

210564_sv.jpg

Size

5.21 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

b1ddfc42ca04be7351448321317a8b4f

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 doctor housing, detail of courtyard 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

Type

Image

Rights

Access rights

Persistent Link

https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/155013