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October 9, 2009

$100M Barrow hospital faces unique challenges

  • Weather, access and local culture have all affected design and construction of a hospital in the northernmost community in the U.S.
    • By KATIE ZEMTSEFF
    Journal Staff Reporter

    Image courtesy of RIM Architects [enlarge]
    Locals wanted a strongly colored exterior and settled on a color scheme of purple, gold and brushed aluminum.

    The Arctic Slope Native Association is looking for a general contractor to build a 100,000-square-foot, two-story hospital in Barrow, Alaska.


     
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