Kaédi Regional Hospital

File / Documentation

Name

210599_sv.jpg

Size

6.65 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

a998196d2527b7e13f6db50feac65614

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, detail of dome showing brickwork and bottles set into bricks, 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

Type

Image

Rights

Access rights

Persistent Link

https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/155048