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Kasungu Maternity Waiting Village by MASS Design Group

Malawi

Miriam Sitz

July 1, 2016

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A short-term-housing village in Malawi by MASS Design Group provides safety and comfort for expectant mothers.

Ilima Primary School

A remote Congolese village promises to protect the rain forest in exchange for an innovative school building.

Laura Raskin

January 1, 2016

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MASS Design group is used to working in remote places. Building schools or health centers where there were none and training local labor is practically written into its DNA.

Gohar Khatoon Girls' School by Robert Hull with Elizabeth Golden

Mazar-i-Sharif, Aghanistan

Linda C. Lentz

January 1, 2016

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A sustainable campus in Afghanistan by Robert Hull with the University of Washington Department of Architecture and Elizabeth Golden raises the bar for women’s education.

Center for Health Care and Social Promotion

Just What the Doctor Ordered: Diébédo Francis Kéré's latest project brings much-needed medical care to a remote area in Burkina Faso.

Jenna M. McKnight

August 16, 2015

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Diébédo Francis Kéré's latest project brings much-needed medical care to a remote area in Burkina Faso.

THREAD: Artists' Residence & Cultural Center

Common Thread: A light-filled artists' residence in a remote Senegalese village encourages dialogue while serving its community.

Anna Fixsen

June 16, 2015

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A light-filled artists' residence in a remote Senegalese village encourages dialogue while serving its community.

Konokono Vaccination Center

Made In the Shade: A desert clinic shifts notions about traditional materials and becomes a gathering place for a nomadic population.

David Cohn

June 16, 2015

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A desert clinic shifts notions about traditional materials and becomes a gathering place for a nomadic population.

GHESKIO Cholera Treatment Center by MASS Design Group

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Linda C. Lentz

June 16, 2015

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A small project with a big program sets a holistic design standard for health care in Haiti.

Chipakata Children's Academy by 14+ Foundation

Chipakata, Zambia

Josephine Minutillo

June 16, 2015

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New York-based 14+ Foundation builds its first school in Zambia, Africa, to ease the commute of children in underserved rural communities.

Village Health Works Staff Housing

Cross-Border Collaboration: In a remote village in southern Burundi, an American architect joins forces with the local community to build a simple and sensitive dormitory for health-care staff.

James S. Russell, FAIA Emeritus

June 16, 2014

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In a remote village in southern Burundi, an American architect joins forces with the local community to build a simple and sensitive dormitory for health-care staff.

Bringing it All Back Home: Diébédo Francis Kéré’s Atelier

A firsthand look at how Diébédo Francis Kéré has used his architecture to transform his rural village.

Jenna M. McKnight

June 16, 2014

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It was late morning in Gando, a rural community in the West African country of Burkina Faso, and the fierce sun was beating down on the arid, ochre-colored landscape.