University of Khartoum, Department of Biochemistry and Structures Laboratory

Notes

The building for the Department of Biochemistry- Faculty of Agriculture (1966), and the building for the Structures Laboratory- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (1967) were designed in collaboration with Shawgi Saad, a structural engineer and professor at the University of Khartoum. 

The first building has layered facades, and includes a lecture hall, exhibition area, one large laboratory, three small laboratories, offices and stores.  
The second building has horizontal panels for shading, and was designed as a large clear span framed structure to accommodate machines.

Another building on campus, the Lecture Theater, was designed in collaboration with the architect Rimner. 

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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