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Aga Khan University Hospital

Payette Associates · Karachi, PK · 1985

Key featuresHospital wings around shaded courts with fountains, screens and arcades in buff concrete and marble.

Architect
Payette Associates
Place
Karachi, PK
Year
1985
Typology
Health
Movement
Regionalism
Region
South Asia
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About Aga Khan University Hospital

The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) is a private hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. Established in 1985, it is the primary academic medical centre of the Aga Khan University. The hospital provides quaternary care, including multidisciplinary care across all clinical specialities.

The Aga Khan Medical Complex, built on an 83-acre site in Karachi, was planned and designed by Payette Associates, a Boston, U.S.-based architectural firm. It consists of a 720-bed hospital, a medical school for 500 students, a school of nursing and midwifery, a school of arts and sciences, housing for staff and students, and other amenities. The campus has been carefully designed to take into account the history, climate, environment, symbolism and the spiritual values of the Muslim culture.

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