Tag Hospitals

28-07-2021

16 projects selected for the RIBA International Awards for Excellence 2021

A major modern art museum in Shanghai and a new entrance building and visitor centre to the Museum Island in Berlin, a pedestrian and cycle bridge through the heart of Copenhagen, a beautiful artists’ home in Sri Lanka, a new hospital where the healing power of nature becomes a central element: these are just a few of the sixteen architectures selected for the RIBA International Awards for Excellence 2021, the important biennial awards handed out by the Royal Institute of British Architects. In November, the winner of the RIBA International Prize 2021 will be selected from these sixteen finalist projects.

07-07-2021

JKMM: Hospital Nova in Jyväskylä, city of health

With the aim of putting the patient at the heart of the design, JKMM has created the Hospital Nova in Jyväskylä, following a new model for a healthcare environment and a new floor plan. A large atrium is the landing point for emergencies and provides access to all the various departments. Meanwhile, the in-patient wards are inspired by the concept of a hotel.

21-05-2021

Renzo Piano designs a Pediatric Hospice among the treetops

A treehouse for finding relief amid the magic and natural beauty of the forest is the concept behind the pediatric hospice designed by architect Renzo Piano and his studio, RPBW, for the non-profit association Fondazione Hospice MariaTeresa Chiantore Seràgnoli Onlus. The complex is currently under construction in Bologna, next to Bellaria Hospital, and by 2022 it will be ready to become a Regional Reference Centre for Pediatric Palliative Care in the Region of Emilia Romagna.

07-04-2021

De Kovel Architecten & Studio AAAN: Hospice de Liefde, Rotterdam

De Kapel, the complex located in Rotterdam and protected as a national monument, has become the home of Hospice de Liefde, a centre for the care of terminally ill patients. Commissioned by Stichting Volkskracht Historical Monuments, De Kovel and Studio AAAN renovated and extended the 18th-century farmhouse.

02-04-2021

Vaillo+Irigaray: Expansion of a psychiatric centre in Pamplona

San Francisco Javier Psychiatric Centre’s traditional nineteenth-century hospital layout in Pamplona has been expanded with a new architectural unit in Vaillo+Irigaray’s restoration and expansion project. Vaillo+Irigaray maintain the building’s scale and formal lines while innovating with its structures, combining concrete and glass.

26-03-2021

SRG Partnership’s Knight Cancer Research Building is a LEED Platinum building

The Knight Cancer Research Building (KCRB) at Portland’s Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is a facility for cancer research. The new building designed by SRG Partnership encourages interdisciplinary research and is LEED Platinum certified.

11-12-2020

El Equipo Mazzanti: Expansion of Fundacion Santa Fe hospital in Bogotà

In the Fundacion Santa Fe building in Bogotà, El Equipo Mazzanti proposes a new relationship between hospital interior and exterior. The brick wall, treated as a flexible cloak, lets the city, vegetation and light into patients’ rooms and family members’ waiting areas.

23-10-2020

Energy-efficient biomedical centre in Badalona

An energy-efficient biomedical centre has opened in Badalona, Catalonia