The knowledge community dedicated to designing a healthier society and a more sustainable planet
Healthcare facilities, hospitals, small cities in enclosed spaces; people working, people recovering; babies being born, people dying. Is it really possible to build a place that supports all these different activities? Mai-Britt Beldam explores.
Can healthcare heal our communities and the planet?
The delivery of care in healthcare facilities results in an ever-increasing environmental footprint, which contributes to damaging the health of the community it seeks to serve. This keynote address examines this contradictory connection between healthcare and environmental health, and explores what can be done to realign the relationship in a positive direction.
21st century health district
Healthcare is undergoing significant transformations to address demographic, economic and regulatory changes. In the UK and the USA, the relationship between the medical campus and the city/towns is being reevaluated. This talk shows how health districts can: 1) set, track, evaluate and foster better planning tools for public health, 2) create a framework for a more connected, walkable and adaptable urban environment, and 3) build a platform for collaboration between health-service providers.
Stephanie Williamson, Louisa Desborough
Authoring for advocacy: experiences of writing a design brief on behalf of patients, families and staff at Great Ormond Street Hospital
Diana Anderson, Neil Halpern
Critical care design of tomorrow: how technology fits in
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Alder Hey Children's Hospital
E Prescot Rd, Liverpool L14, UK
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Aabenraa Psychiatric Hospital
Damhaven 12, 7100 Vejle, Denmark
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New Children’s Hospital, Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
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Humber River Hospital
Toronto, ON, Canada
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Shanghai International Hospital
Hongqiaozhen, Minhang, Shanghai, China, 201103
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New QEII Hospital
Howlands, Welwyn Garden City AL7 4RL, UK
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New Karolinska Solna
Stockholmvägen 22, 761 43 Norrtälje, Sweden
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Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and Jurong Community Hospital
1 Jurong East Street 21, Singapore
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Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
1000 Rue Saint-Denis, Montréal, QC H2X, Canada
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Hopewood Park
Sunderland SR2 0NB, UK