The architecture of
hospitals / Cor Wagenaar (ed.)
NAi, Rotterdam : 2006.
543 p. : il., planos
ISBN 9056624644
Materias:
Biblioteca Sbc Aprendizaje A-725.5 ARC
OPAC
Millennium
Architecture
affects people. The architecture of hospitals contributes to the well-being and
recovery of patients. This bold proposition dates back to the late 18th
century, and has been a recurring theme in the functional development of
hospital architecture ever since. The most recent manifestation of this was the
phenomenon of 'Evidence-Based Design', which originated in the USA. This
methodology compares the effects of various spatial factors and provided
indisputable evidence that architecture does indeed work for the first time.
The positive influence of architecture is one of the two cornerstones of The
Architecture of Hospitals. The other is architecture as an historical
discipline with a wide-ranging cultural dimension. The hospital, being a public
and representative building with a special societal function, is the ideal
vehicle to express this cultural dimension. From French and German examples it
seems that good architecture can, moreover, contribute to an agreeable, orderly
and well maintained environment, which perhaps has a greater impact on the
functioning of the hospital than the effects of Evidence-Based Design.
Architecture as architecture and as
medicine is the theme of The Architecture of Hospitals. Partially based
on a project of the same name initiated by the University Medical Center
Groningen (UMCG), which included various conferences, studios and workshops,
the book bears no resemblance to the standard bundle of conference proceedings.
Instead it is a richly illustrated publication which is constructed around five
themes: culture, healthcare concepts, Evidence-Based Design, technology and
country-specific presentations. The book includes a selection of new,
ground-breaking designs interspersed with a number of in-depth historical
studies.
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