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Butaro Hospital

A rural district hospital in northern Rwanda whose cross-ventilated wards and locally sourced materials made it a reference point for healthcare design in East Africa.

building

built

2011

Butaro, Northern Province, Rwanda

Hospital

hospital healthcare medical campus stone concrete steel Hospital

Stone Concrete Steel

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MASS Design Group

practice · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Role: designer

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MASS Design Group is a research-driven practice known for healthcare, justice, and public-interest architecture, including the Butaro Hospital campus in Rwanda.

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