The hospital's architect, Kashef Chowdhury, is the recipient of many accolades, including the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
The Friendship Hospital in Satkhira, Bangladesh, has won the Riba International Prize 2021. All photos: Asif Salman / Kashef Chowdhury/Urbana
The 80-bed community hospital located in Satkhira, a remote rural area in south-west Bangladesh, was designed by architectural practice Kashef Chowdhury/Urbana.
Completed in 2018, the low-cost building was designed in a way that works with the surrounding landscape.
The architect used water in the surrounding area to create a rainwater-collecting canal that also creatively separates inpatient and outpatient departments.
Not only does this channel of water help with microclimatic cooling, it also provides visual relief for patients and visitors.
The Friendship Hospital was chosen from a shortlist of three exceptional new buildings, by a jury chaired by world-renowned French architect Odile Decq.
The Riba International Prize is awarded every two years to a building that exemplifies design excellence and has a meaningful social impact.
The architectural award is one of the world’s most rigorously judged, with every nominated building visited by international experts.
The hospital's architect, Kashef Chowdhury, is the recipient of many accolades, including the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
The Friendship Hospital in Satkhira, Bangladesh, has won the Riba International Prize 2021. All photos: Asif Salman / Kashef Chowdhury/Urbana
The 80-bed community hospital located in Satkhira, a remote rural area in south-west Bangladesh, was designed by architectural practice Kashef Chowdhury/Urbana.
Completed in 2018, the low-cost building was designed in a way that works with the surrounding landscape.
The architect used water in the surrounding area to create a rainwater-collecting canal that also creatively separates inpatient and outpatient departments.
Not only does this channel of water help with microclimatic cooling, it also provides visual relief for patients and visitors.
The Friendship Hospital was chosen from a shortlist of three exceptional new buildings, by a jury chaired by world-renowned French architect Odile Decq.
The Riba International Prize is awarded every two years to a building that exemplifies design excellence and has a meaningful social impact.
The architectural award is one of the world’s most rigorously judged, with every nominated building visited by international experts.
The hospital's architect, Kashef Chowdhury, is the recipient of many accolades, including the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
