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El Turabi School
Location
Blue Nile Province
Country
Sudan

Architect/Engineer/Team
Abdel Moneim Mustafa

Construction
1967

Address
75km south of Khartoum

Project Status
Built
Building Type
School

Notes
El Turabi Primary School was designed by Abdel Moneim Mustafa in conjunction with Professor Turabi. The design opted for Vierendeel beams to overcome unstable soils. The school is notable for the shading techniques used in the main circulation routes, as well as the use of bricks. 

"The rural primary school [...] is unique as both the plans and the superstructure of the school are striking in their simplicity and functionalism, yet still manage to achieve a strong and memorable visual language and presence through shading strategies and strong emphasis on circulation routes." (Osman, Omer S., Amira O. S. Osman and Ibrahim Z. Bahreldin. "Architecture in Sudan: The Post-Independence Era (1956-1970)." In Modern and Sustainable, Docomomo Journal 44, 2011/1. p. 80.)
Sources
Osman, Omer S., Amira O. S. Osman and Ibrahim Z. Bahreldin. "Architecture in Sudan: The Post-Independence Era (1956-1970)." In Modern and Sustainable, Docomomo Journal 44, 2011/1. p. 80.

Abdelmoneim Mustafa Architect Pamphlet. 
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General View
Source: Ibrahim Z. Bahreldin
© Abdelmoneim Mustafa Architect Pamphlet
Shaded Circulation Space
Source: Ibrahim Z. Bahreldin
© Abdelmoneim Mustafa Architect Pamphlet