Strong Case for courting tranquillity
Mark Barker of Archival Architects details some successful examples of courtyards and their use in healthcare and other buildings, and presents a personal view on how users can optimise their design.
August 2010, Providing Acute Care Locally - The (Small) Hypermodern Local Acute Hospital Published Autumn 2010
Co-authored by Durrow Management, Medical Architecture and NSW Architects this document provides a review of the challenges and problems faced by the NHS and the acute hospital concept and proposes a new vision.
“Yes, it is possible to provide gold standard acute hospital care in a small local hospital in a cost effective way... it is just difficult and requires a number of NHS conventions to be defied” Andy Black, Durrow
For an initial discussion and further information please contact Mungo Smith: mungo@maap-architects.co.uk
July 2010, RIBA Journal
Efforts to bring greater efficiency to hospital building have seen a move towards more flexible layouts, enabled by plug-in components, for both new and existing healthcare structures. Eleanor Young talks to Mungo Smith and Christopher Shaw about efficiency in healthcare design.
June 2010, Building connect
Medical Architecture Measures BIM and Predicts Fast and Healthy ROI
April 2010, World Health Design
Mind over matter: Stigmatisation and lack of funding have put mental health low on the priority list for many nations. But global initiatives and advances in the design of mental health facilities are beginning to break those barriers. P45 - 47
March 2010, Building
Cordon Sanitaire: How do you make a mental health facility secure without it feeling like a prison? The answer Medical Architecture Architects proposes is to turn the buildings themselves into a perimeter fence.
Febuary 2010, PLACE, South Australia
The redevelopment of the historical Glenside Hospital site will reveal a new model for mental health and substance abuse treatment – vital in the face of ageing mental health infrastructure
January 2010, Psychminded
Both professionals and service users are singing high praises about the new therapeutic and light and airy mental health units springing up around the country. Are they really that good, asks Adam James?
