Pompidou Centre that located in Paris, France, was designed by Richard Rogers, Renzo Piano and Sue Rogers. This building established Rogers’s early trademark of exposed services (water, heating ducts, and stairs) on the exterior, leaving the internal spaces uncluttered. The building is now a much admired Parisien landmark, but at the time critics were mixed, some dubbing the “inside-out”...
The National Centre for Tumour Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg designed by Behnisch Architekten is located in Heidelberg, Germany. Here, patients, their relatives and friends, visitors, as well as staff can feel at ease. The new building’s architecture is meant to highlight the character of the NCT, and to create an ideal setting for interdisciplinary work. Its central light-flooded atrium, extending over...
Located in Foshan, China, The First People’s Hospital was designed by HMC Architects. Architecture is playing an enormous part in this transformation – a fact most potently evident in the architecture of the Beijing Olympics. Culturally the stadia represent a high point for the country but socially it is the schools and hospitals which will have the most profound importance. In finding a...
Indian Institute of Advanced Nursing, that located in Chennai, India, was designed by John McAslan + Partners Comprised of two buildings – The Institute for teaching and The Hostel for student accommodation – the IIAN is spread over a five acre site, dotted with indigenous plants and local trees with medicinal properties. These structures are both anchored by individual courtyards and arranged...
Located in Crawley, United Kingdom, Langley Green Hospital was designed by Devereux Architects. The innovative design gains maximum benefit from the semi-urban site. The wards are positioned as pavilions in the outer areas with their distinct dedicated gardens. In the centre, linking three of the wards, is the therapy area which also forms the main circulation spine. A high priority for the hospital...