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Architects: CADI

Location: Niamey, Niger

Lead Architects: Liu Chen, Xing Bing

Architecture Team: Liu Chen, Xing Bing, Zhu Hailong, Huang Weiwei, Ai Yuewei

Area: 34000.0 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Liu Chen

Project Maneger: Li Xi

Structural Engineer: Nie Qiling, Xiao Wei, Shi Jiliang

Equipment Engineer: Hu Mingdi ,Xie Daopeng ,Liu Bing ,Li Yunzuo ,Yang Zhi ,Liu Rong

Medical Technology: Li Jin

Clients: The Ministry of Commerce of China, Ministry of Public Health of the Republic of Niger

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Project BackgroundThe Republic of Niger (Niger) is a landlocked country in Western Africa with over 80 percent of its land area covered by the Sahara Desert. Niger's subtropical climate is extremely hot and dry with annual average temperature up to 35 centigrade. The rainy season is from July through September. The rest of the seasons are dry seasons and its annual precipitation is low. Niamey is the capital of Niger and the center of politics, economy and culture. the population of Niamey is about 1 million and Islam is the dominant religion.The project is committed by the Chinese and Niger governments, aiming to build a large scale general public hospital...