Isambard Kingdom Brunel16 February 1855
The War Office asks Brunel to design a prefabricated military hospital for the Crimean War.
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The War Office asks Brunel to design a prefabricated military hospital for the Crimean War.
Brunel completes his modular hospital design six days after receiving the commission.
The prefabricated Renkioi Hospital is assembled and prepared to receive British military patients.
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