UC partnership hopes to build health center in Tanzania
The University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) is working with the university’s colleges of Medicine and Engineering to bring a health care center to Roche, a small community in the remote Tarime region of Tanzania.As part of an elective studio course, assistant professor of architecture Michael Zaretsky is working with 14 graduate students to design the center, which will require the incorporation of natural cooling methods due to a lack of reliable electricity and water.In providing adjacent living quarters for the medical staff, students are well on their way to master planning a real-life site that could include a school, commercial space, and a community center.The UC team presented their final design on December 8, and they hope to break ground this summer.Read the full article here.
The University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) is working with the university’s colleges of Medicine and Engineering to bring a health care center to Roche, a small community in the remote Tarime region of Tanzania.
As part of an elective studio course, assistant professor of architecture Michael Zaretsky is working with 14 graduate students to design the center, which will require the incorporation of natural cooling methods due to a lack of reliable electricity and water.
In providing adjacent living quarters for the medical staff, students are well on their way to master planning a real-life site that could include a school, commercial space, and a community center.
The UC team presented their final design on December 8, and they hope to break ground this summer.
Read the full article here.
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