Healthcare Spaces No.2 (Good Idea) (Hardcover)

by Roger Yee (Author) "Just think of the challenges in safeguarding the health of a vast, far-flung and heterogeneous "family" with 298 million members, namely the population of the..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal
The editor of Hospitality and Restaurant Design No. 2 and Corporate Interiors No. 4, Yee has assembled a catalog of 100 medical and fitness facilities recently completed in the United States by 34 top design firms. The photos are glossy, and the text is upbeat. The complete package, however, recalls Stephen Verderber and David Fine's condemnation of "coffee-table books [that] tend to provide scant narrative on planning and design and tend to eschew critical analysis" (Healthcare Architecture in an Era of Radical Transformation, Yale Univ., 2000). Oblivious to the inequitable and chaotic state of our nation's healthcare systems, Yee depicts the healthcare environment as a Shangri-La where pampered consumers exercise "the power of choice" in settings reminiscent of luxury hotels or spas. For a better understanding of current trends, get the Verderber and Fine book. Yee's book is recommended only for healthcare administrators, architects, and design consultants who prefer not to be distracted by the troubling realities of healthcare provision while they ponder color schemes, fabrics, furnishings, and ambience. David Solt‚sz, Cuyahoga Cty. P.L., Parma, OH
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description
Healthcare Spaces is a showcase of impressive new work by some of the leading architects and interior designers serving the nation> '> s health care institutions. More than 50 design firms present 170+ projects with over 650 color images in this 420-page, four-color book.

Health care administrators, physicians, medical planners and their architects and interior designers will find this an excellent way to assess how public and private institutions are coping with the opportunities and challenges of managed care, advances in medical science and technology, aging populations and the drive towards patient-focused care.

In projects ranging from neighborhood clinics, surgery centers and medical offices to replacement hospitals and vast medical campuses, a profound change in the delivery of health care is revealed. America> '> s determination to contain health care costs, for example, is hastening the shift from inpatient care to ambulatory services, specialization to target specific needs of service area populations, and consolidation by independent institutions into regional networks.

Organized alphabetically by design firm, Healthcare Spaces No. 2 is user friendly, with each project indexed for easy reference. In this book, health care professionals as well as architects and interior designers serving public and private health care institutions will find exciting new to approaches to their work.

650 pages 9" x 12" 650 color photos 1-58471-045-4

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 420 pages
• Publisher: Visual Reference Publications (September 7, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584710454
• ISBN-13: 978-1584710455
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.9 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #971,271 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars architects execelent book, April 29, 2008

By	M. Tahir Khalidi "tahir" (Pakistan) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Healthcare Spaces No.3 (Hardcover)

i am an architect and interior designer and i have found this book extremly useful interms of extraordinary elevations of the hospital buildings.i have specifacally purchased this book for the interiors of hospital's different sections and i found so many different themes to design with so many colorful images and views from different angle. it is resource book for designers.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars thank you!, January 21, 2007

By	Masahiro Kobayashi "medical anthropologist" (japan) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

i accepted my purchased book.
i like very beautiful design and interesting contents.
if there is other chance, i'd like to purchase your good books.

thank you.