Modern Hospital: International Planning Practices

Abstract

The architect who specializes in hospitals participates in the planning and construction of the most complex of building types, in which stringent technical and humane design criteria often seem to vie for exclusive attention. Added to this intrinsic difficulty is the problem of clarifying and translating the often vaguely defined, sometimes contradictory needs of the various departments and staff. To arrive at effective design solutions, the architect or planner should have as good a background in the technical workings of a hospital as possible. Glancing at the ambitious table of contents, it would appear thatModern Hospital: International Planning Practicesprovides the architect with a valuable technical reference; the author himself is an architect. Chapters deal with specific areas and departments within the hospital and with more explicit architectural topics. Especially in the chapters on clinical laboratory and radiology services, the book is an interesting primer on functions, procedures, equipment,

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