Friendship Hospital by Kashef Chowdhury/URBANA wins 2021 RIBA International Prize

After selecting three outstanding projects for the 2021 shortlist of its prestigious International Prize in November, the Royal Institute of British Architects has now revealed this year's best new building: Friendship Hospital in Satkhira, Bangladesh by Kashef Chowdhury/URBANA. The rural hospital is one of several firm projects in the country commissioned by a nonprofit group called Friendship that looks to empower underdeveloped communities in different regions of the country through hands-on social innovation and collaboration. The hospital provides the village of Satkhira, which has been heavily impacted by rising sea levels related to climate change. The village has particularly bad agricultural problems related to the rising waters, which the project was also able to address through the introduction of a new stormwater drainage system that simultaneously produces valuable drinking water and serves in the much-needed area of flood relief. Read the full post on Bustler