Despite the undeniable need for enhancements in hospital building design, there remain
issues in the transition of and translation from research to innovation. While the literature …

Purpose: This article aims to complement the historical literature on the evolution of hospital
buildings via a holistic analysis of the contextual factors triggering hospital design innovation …

Examining the key texts that have been published on palliative care architecture, and
focusing on the most important hospital and hospice design-research issues that have …

Cancer patients suffer from many physical, psychological, and social problems that may
impede quality of life and reduce the impact of treatment. Researchers have concluded that …

Lately, the premier ateliers of contemporary architecture--such as Herzog & de Meuron, or
the Office of Metropolitan Architecture--are showing increasing interest in hospital design …

COVID‐19 has seen politicians use a selective 'science'to justify restrictions on mobility and
association, to mandate the wearing of face masks, and to close public infrastructure. There …

Introduction: Health professionals and institutions need to understand how to facilitate family
involvement within settings designed prior to the adoption of patient-and family-centered …

This thesis conceptualises the evolution of hospital building design and identifies and
explains the main factors triggering design innovation over the past 100 years. This study …

Beginning in the 19th century, the landscape of death has become engulfed by that of
institutions. The nature of death, and the spaces in which we die, have become a highly …

Lately, the premier ateliers of contemporary architecture--such as Herzog & de Meuron, or
the Office of Metropolitan Architecture--are showing increasing interest in hospital design …