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IraqSpirit
It finally started working as mentioned here:
http://www.uragency.net/index.php?aa=news&id22=12498

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Please post more pictures if you find any :)
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Thats amazing, these are the things we need for our people, once again Iraqispirit you done well (-: thanks a lot and please keep them coming
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That's an excellent project. and the building looks great ! Thanks for sharing bro :)
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baghdad_sara
This just may be the most useful project to date. Thanks for the pics.
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sheytanElKebir
there are actually new hospitals in almost every province in Iraq built since 2003.

I've seen the ones in Karbala, Samawa, Diwaniya.

Also hospitals in Baghdad got renovated.

just there are no pictures... (I never took any)
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sheytanElKebir said:
there are actually new hospitals in almost every province in Iraq built since 2003.

I've seen the ones in Karbala, Samawa, Diwaniya.

Also hospitals in Baghdad got renovated.

just there are no pictures... (I never took any)
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Can you tell us if they were built in a good way? at times i feel some of what we build right now such as some schools will be destroyed after a couple of years to rebuild them again using better designs!
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IraqSpirit said:
Can you tell us if they were built in a good way? at times i feel some of what we build right now such as some schools will be destroyed after a couple of years to rebuild them again using better designs!
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no their build quality is rubbish. as for the design, the limitations of iraqi construction companies (i.e. low number of floors, no modern conveniences, no central air conditioning, no double panel windows, no insulation, terrible plumbing etc...).

that's the ability of iraqi companies, and they simply don't know any better.
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^^ hmm from the pictures, this one looks like they do have central air conditioning.
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BigDreamer said:
^^ hmm from the pictures, this one looks like they do have central air conditioning.
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this one's an exception, it was built with the help of US Aid so i think it would have all the facilities...
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^^ I see... I wonder how Iraqi companies can improve their construction capabilities..

It is interesting that this isn't often reported in the press. only a person on the ground like Sheytan can give us a realistic picture of building quality
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sheytanElKebir
Yes this hospital looks better than the other locally made ones. Some of the new ones in nassiriya, rumatha are really horrible, in spite of being BRAND NEW!

Iraqi contractors are awful, and the ones giving them contracts are stupid and corrupt.
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baghdad_sara
^^Maybe because its lack of experience? ..
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sheytanElKebir
baghdad_sara said:
^^Maybe because its lack of experience? ..
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i recommend a visit to the "brand new" karbala university campus which is built so extremely cheaply, with such horrendous design, it'll make you puke.

Thing is, what the iraqis do is add "cladding and some columns and arches to the exterior of the building to make it look "ok"... and the horribleness only hits you when you get inside.
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sheytanElKebir said:
i recommend a visit to the "brand new" karbala university campus which is built so extremely cheaply, with such horrendous design, it'll make you puke.

Thing is, what the iraqis do is add "cladding and some columns and arches to the exterior of the building to make it look "ok"... and the horribleness only hits you when you get inside.
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Do you have pictures of the university campus?
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baghdad_sara said:
Do you have pictures of the university campus?
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see old thread. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1095411
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baghdad_sara
Is it still under construction? it doesnt look like much of a university from what i can see...what a shame
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baghdad_sara said:
Is it still under construction? it doesnt look like much of a university from what i can see...what a shame
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lol, it needs a renovation despite being brand new :p
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baghdad_sara
haha why does that not suprise me..
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IraqSpirit

AP Photo 1 hour ago A U.S. Army soldier is seen outside the newly opened Basra Children's Hospital in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010. Basra celebrated Thursday the inauguration of a specialized children's hospital, a project championed by former U.S. First Lady, Laura Bush.


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