Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Centre, Cairo Building Development, Egyptian Architecture Project Images
Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Centre in Cairo
11 Sep 2020
Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Centre
Architects: Foster + Partners
Location: Cairo, Egypt

Construction on the Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Centre Cairo has begun. It is the newest outpost of the Aswan Heart Centre founded by renowned Egyptian surgeon Sir Magdi Yacoub and provides free state-of-the-art treatment for the people of Egypt and beyond, in particular those in sub-Saharan Africa. The design of the 300-bed hospital responds to the needs of patients, their families and the staff that care for them, and is set within a lush, verdant landscape and a calming lake that seeks to optimise the overall patient experience and decrease recovery times.
Norman Foster, Founder and Executive Chairman, Foster + Partners said, ?New Aswan Heart Centre offers state-of-the-art, free-of-charge medical services to the Egyptian people, particularly the underprivileged. Lush and verdant, this oasis of paths and parks promotes wellbeing. With its passive design strategy, it is an exemplar of sustainability, responding to the needs of patients and to its locale. We are delighted to be working with Sir Magdi Yacoub and his foundation for such a noble cause.?
Sir Magdi Yacoub commented: ?Cardiovascular disease is currently the most important cause of disability and death with 80 per cent of the burden affecting low- and middle-income countries. Thi...