Kaédi Regional Hospital

File / Documentation

Name

210537_sv.jpg

Size

6.4 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

84987c03acce4b1b6f35940a1b3a50bf

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, detail of 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/1721.3/154987