Kaédi Regional Hospital

File / Documentation

Name

210535_sv.jpg

Size

6.54 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

d707516b155b9bf9c2f56dde5ca8a5f4

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 vaults, 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

Vaults (Architecture)

Type

Image

Rights

Access rights

Persistent Link

https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/154985