The Friendship Hospital in Bangladesh by local architecture studio Kashef Chowdhury/URBANA has been awarded the RIBA International Prize 2021.
The hospital is the latest winner of the RIBA International Prize, which is awarded biennially to a project "that demonstrates design excellence and social impact".
Friendship Hospital by Kashef Chowdhury/URBANA has won the RIBA International Prize 2021
The Friendship Hospital is a low-cost and remote medical institution in Bengal, southwest Bangladesh, which provides healthcare services for thousands of people living in the region.
It was created by Kashef Chowdhury/URBANA for Friendship, a non-governmental organisation that exists to empower people living in remote rural areas.
The rural hospital in Bangladesh is surrounded by shrimp fisheries Surrounded by shrimp fisheries, the building is composed of a series of low-lying pavilions that are made from locally sourced brick and interspersed with courtyards.
These courtyards are used to naturally light and ventilate the hospital wards while also offering patients and visitors places to rest.
The hospital is composed of a series of low-lying pavilions
The more sensitive areas of the hospital are screened by corridors and double-layered arches, shielding them from the tropical sun.
Kashef Chowdhury/URBANA has bisected the site with a zigzagging "canal", which separates the inpatients and outpatients while helping to cool the building.
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