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© 2018 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Munich/Boston

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter 1
  2. Principles of the Hospital Building 5
  3. Selection of Projects 6
  4. Preface 8
  5. Introduction 9
  6. Paradigm Change? The Perspective of the Patient 12
  7. Healthcare as a Public Service 15
  8. The Business Case for Hospitals 19
  9. Changing Healthcare Needs 22
  10. Distribution of Healthcare Facilities: Centralization, Decentralization and the Network Hospital 23
  11. The Design of Hospitals: Care Pathways 27
  12. Processes and Spaces: the Example of the Maternity Department 32
  13. Evidence-Based Design for Healing Environments 37
  14. The Building Type and its Emergence 42
  15. Zoning and Traffic System 52
  16. Arrival and Entrance Noor Mens 58
  17. Public Spaces in and Around the Hospital: Streets, Squares, Patios, Waiting Areas, Healing Gardens 61
  18. Wayfinding: Signage and Orientation Systems 65
  19. Planning: an Integral Approach 67
  20. Outpatient Department 69
  21. Inpatient Wards 75
  22. Diagnostic Imaging 83
  23. Operating Theater and Recovery Area 85
  24. Intensive Care Unit 100
  25. Emergency Department 108
  26. Laboratory Department 111
  27. Circle Bath Bath, UK Foster + Partners 118
  28. Butaro District Hospital Butaro, Rwanda MASS Design Group 122
  29. Private Hospital Villeneuve d’Ascq Lille, France Jean-Philippe Pargade Architectes 124
  30. Extension Kolding Hospital Kolding, Denmark Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects 128
  31. AZ Groeninge Kortrijk, Belgium Baumschlager Eberle Architekten 130
  32. Zaans Medisch Centrum Zaandam, the Netherlands Mecanoo 134
  33. Hôpital Riviera-Chablais Rennaz, Switzerland Groupe-6; GD architectes 140
  34. Medisch Spectrum Twente Enschede, the Netherlands IAA Architecten 142
  35. Rey Juan Carlos Hospital Madrid, Spain Rafael de La-Hoz 148
  36. Meander Medisch Centrum Amersfoort, the Netherlands Atelier PRO architekten 152
  37. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates HDR 156
  38. Nemours Children’s Hospital Orlando, Florida, USA Stanley Beaman & Sears 160
  39. Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel Portland, Oregon, USA ZGF Architects 164
  40. Juliana Children’s Hospital The Hague, the Netherlands MVSA Architects 168
  41. Mother-Child and Surgical Center Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital Vienna, Austria Nickl & Partner Architekten 172
  42. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital Chicago, Illinois, USA ZGF Architects 176
  43. Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Australia Billard Leece Partnership; Bates Smart 182
  44. Center for Surgical Medicine University Hospital Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, Germany Heinle, Wischer und Partner 188
  45. St. Olav’s Hospital Trondheim, Norway Nordic – O¸ce of Architecture; Ratio Arkitekter 192
  46. Akershus University Hospital Oslo, Norway C. F. Møller Architects 196
  47. Reconstruction of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital Frankfurt am Main, Germany Nickl & Partner Architekten 200
  48. Erasmus MC Hospital and Education Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands EGM architects; KAAN Architecten 204
  49. Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Frank Gehry 210
  50. Surgical Clinic La Croix-Rousse Lyon, France Atelier Christian de Portzamparc 212
  51. Milstein Family Heart Center NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York, New York, USA Pei Cobb Freed & Partners 216
  52. National Center for Tumor Diseases Heidelberg, Germany Behnisch Architekten 220
  53. Institut Imagine Paris, France Ateliers Jean Nouvel; Valero Gadan Architectes 224
  54. Cancer Centre at Guy’s London, UK Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners 228
  55. Ruukki Health Clinic Ruukki, Finland alt Arkkitehdit; Architecture O¸ce Karsikas 232
  56. Municipal Healthcare Centers San Blas, Usera, Villaverde Madrid, Spain Estudio Entresitio 234
  57. UCLA Outpatient Surgery and Medical Office Building Santa Monica, California, USA Michael W. Folonis Architects 238
  58. New QEII Hospital Welwyn Garden City, UK Penoyre & Prasad 240
  59. Outpatient Clinic Hospital-Asilo of Granollers Granollers, Spain Pinearq 242
  60. Maggie’s Centre West London London, UK Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners 248
  61. Maggie’s Centre Gartnavel Glasgow, UK OMA 250
  62. Gheskio Cholera Treatment Center Port-au-Prince, Haiti MASS Design Group 252
  63. Cancer Counseling Center Livsrum, Denmark EFFEKT Arkitekter 254
  64. Healthcare Center for Cancer Patients Copenhagen, Denmark Nord Architects 258
  65. Rehabilitation Center Groot Klimmendaal Arnhem, the Netherlands Koen van Velsen Architects 262
  66. Anti-Aging Life Center Chaum Seoul, South Korea KMD Architects 266
  67. The Authors 268
  68. Index of Places 268
  69. Index of Names 270
  70. Illustration Credits 271
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035611250-019

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter 1
  2. Principles of the Hospital Building 5
  3. Selection of Projects 6
  4. Preface 8
  5. Introduction 9
  6. Paradigm Change? The Perspective of the Patient 12
  7. Healthcare as a Public Service 15
  8. The Business Case for Hospitals 19
  9. Changing Healthcare Needs 22
  10. Distribution of Healthcare Facilities: Centralization, Decentralization and the Network Hospital 23
  11. The Design of Hospitals: Care Pathways 27
  12. Processes and Spaces: the Example of the Maternity Department 32
  13. Evidence-Based Design for Healing Environments 37
  14. The Building Type and its Emergence 42
  15. Zoning and Traffic System 52
  16. Arrival and Entrance Noor Mens 58
  17. Public Spaces in and Around the Hospital: Streets, Squares, Patios, Waiting Areas, Healing Gardens 61
  18. Wayfinding: Signage and Orientation Systems 65
  19. Planning: an Integral Approach 67
  20. Outpatient Department 69
  21. Inpatient Wards 75
  22. Diagnostic Imaging 83
  23. Operating Theater and Recovery Area 85
  24. Intensive Care Unit 100
  25. Emergency Department 108
  26. Laboratory Department 111
  27. Circle Bath Bath, UK Foster + Partners 118
  28. Butaro District Hospital Butaro, Rwanda MASS Design Group 122
  29. Private Hospital Villeneuve d’Ascq Lille, France Jean-Philippe Pargade Architectes 124
  30. Extension Kolding Hospital Kolding, Denmark Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects 128
  31. AZ Groeninge Kortrijk, Belgium Baumschlager Eberle Architekten 130
  32. Zaans Medisch Centrum Zaandam, the Netherlands Mecanoo 134
  33. Hôpital Riviera-Chablais Rennaz, Switzerland Groupe-6; GD architectes 140
  34. Medisch Spectrum Twente Enschede, the Netherlands IAA Architecten 142
  35. Rey Juan Carlos Hospital Madrid, Spain Rafael de La-Hoz 148
  36. Meander Medisch Centrum Amersfoort, the Netherlands Atelier PRO architekten 152
  37. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates HDR 156
  38. Nemours Children’s Hospital Orlando, Florida, USA Stanley Beaman & Sears 160
  39. Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel Portland, Oregon, USA ZGF Architects 164
  40. Juliana Children’s Hospital The Hague, the Netherlands MVSA Architects 168
  41. Mother-Child and Surgical Center Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital Vienna, Austria Nickl & Partner Architekten 172
  42. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital Chicago, Illinois, USA ZGF Architects 176
  43. Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Australia Billard Leece Partnership; Bates Smart 182
  44. Center for Surgical Medicine University Hospital Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, Germany Heinle, Wischer und Partner 188
  45. St. Olav’s Hospital Trondheim, Norway Nordic – O¸ce of Architecture; Ratio Arkitekter 192
  46. Akershus University Hospital Oslo, Norway C. F. Møller Architects 196
  47. Reconstruction of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital Frankfurt am Main, Germany Nickl & Partner Architekten 200
  48. Erasmus MC Hospital and Education Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands EGM architects; KAAN Architecten 204
  49. Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Frank Gehry 210
  50. Surgical Clinic La Croix-Rousse Lyon, France Atelier Christian de Portzamparc 212
  51. Milstein Family Heart Center NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York, New York, USA Pei Cobb Freed & Partners 216
  52. National Center for Tumor Diseases Heidelberg, Germany Behnisch Architekten 220
  53. Institut Imagine Paris, France Ateliers Jean Nouvel; Valero Gadan Architectes 224
  54. Cancer Centre at Guy’s London, UK Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners 228
  55. Ruukki Health Clinic Ruukki, Finland alt Arkkitehdit; Architecture O¸ce Karsikas 232
  56. Municipal Healthcare Centers San Blas, Usera, Villaverde Madrid, Spain Estudio Entresitio 234
  57. UCLA Outpatient Surgery and Medical Office Building Santa Monica, California, USA Michael W. Folonis Architects 238
  58. New QEII Hospital Welwyn Garden City, UK Penoyre & Prasad 240
  59. Outpatient Clinic Hospital-Asilo of Granollers Granollers, Spain Pinearq 242
  60. Maggie’s Centre West London London, UK Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners 248
  61. Maggie’s Centre Gartnavel Glasgow, UK OMA 250
  62. Gheskio Cholera Treatment Center Port-au-Prince, Haiti MASS Design Group 252
  63. Cancer Counseling Center Livsrum, Denmark EFFEKT Arkitekter 254
  64. Healthcare Center for Cancer Patients Copenhagen, Denmark Nord Architects 258
  65. Rehabilitation Center Groot Klimmendaal Arnhem, the Netherlands Koen van Velsen Architects 262
  66. Anti-Aging Life Center Chaum Seoul, South Korea KMD Architects 266
  67. The Authors 268
  68. Index of Places 268
  69. Index of Names 270
  70. Illustration Credits 271
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