Christopher Little
Award Cycle: 1978-1980 Cycle
Status: Award Recipient
Country of origin: Mali
Location: Mopti, Mali
Client: Mali Ministry of Health and Ministry of Planning and Development
Architect: André Ravereau
Completed: 1976
This medical complex consists of two clinics, one of which is a maternity centre, and a 70-bed hospital. Its design and construction respect Mopti's great mud brick mosque nearby and the low-scaled mud structures of the town. The walls and part of the roof structure are of traditional banco construction using a mixture of local grey clay stabilised with concrete. Surfaces are finished with a smooth cement coating. Window openings are provided with metal shutters shaded by brise-soleils and deep overhangs.