What does architecture have to do with health? This fundamental, yet unusual question is based on the elementary consideration of how built environments can contribute to healing and convalescence. Th
Hans Nickl's and Christine Nickl-Weller's designs are tailored to human needs. As a result, the architects work follows a simple principle: promoting the users wellbeing, optimizing the functional int
This title presents the fundamental principals behind the conception and design of built space and their effect on coping with illness. One of the key questions to be answered is how architecture can
As life expectancy is extended, medical procedures continually advance and competition between health care providers intensifies, hospital design becomes increasingly important. The idea that patients
Although research is the engine of all innovation, the research building as a purely functional building has not been of any architectural interest for a long time. However, there is consensus now tha
Hospital architecture reflects society in a state of flux. How do we care for our patients? What working environments do we offer caregivers? How does the hospital fit into our city? When it comes to
