The Architecture of Hospitals [Turtleback]

Abram de Swaan (Author), Charles Jencks (Author), Stephen Verderber (Author), Aaron Betsky (Author), Cor Wagenaar (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2006

What makes the difference between sickness and health? What factors spark recovery and discourage deterioration? The idea that the architecture of a hospital contributes to a patient's well-being dates back to the eighteenth century, and has influenced health care facility design ever since. Recent French and German examples suggest that good architecture can contribute to an agreeable, orderly, and well-maintained environment. American evidence-based design recently compared the effects of various spatial factors and provided, for the first time, indisputable evidence of architecture's positive influence. The Architecture of Hospitals considers both that kind of influence and the position of the hospital as a public, representative building with special societal functions--an ideal vehicle for progressive design. This richly illustrated book includes, along with essays and in-depth historical studies, a selection of groundbreaking new designs.

Product Details

• Turtleback: 512 pages
• Publisher: NAi Publishers (March 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9056624644
• ISBN-13: 978-9056624644
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,200,249 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting information, poor presentation., May 9, 2009

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It has been a struggle to get very far in this book because the formatting is so poor. It is entirely style over substance. Typefaces are low contrast, thin, small, generally illegible. I guess this all started in the Nineties with books like S,M,L,XL. It's gone too far.