Dotplot device monitors changes in breast health
Postgraduate students at the Royal College of Art have created a portable tool to help women check their breasts for abnormalities. More
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Ten architecturally impressive hospitals that aim to redefine healthcare
Following The Friendship Hospital in Bangladesh being named the world's best building, we have rounded up 10 other architecturally impressive medical facilities from across the globe. More
Unemori Architects and Teco Architects create "park-like" health and childcare centre
Japanese studios Unemori Architects and Teco Architects have turned a commercial building in Kitakami, Japan, into a health and childcare support centre, adding undulating floors and ceilings. More
Rural hospital in Bangladesh named world's best building by RIBA
The Friendship Hospital in Bangladesh by local architecture studio Kashef Chowdhury/URBANA has been awarded the RIBA International Prize 2021. More
Kyoto University creates mask from ostrich cells that glows when coronavirus is detected
Scientists from Kyoto University have developed a face mask made with ostrich antibodies that glows under ultraviolet light when coronavirus is present. More
i29 creates colour-block interiors for Amsterdam dental clinic
Fresh white treatment rooms are contrasted with khaki-green communal areas inside the Dentista dental clinic in Amsterdam, which has been designed by local studio i29. More
Herzog & de Meuron unveils plectrum-shaped AstraZeneca research centre
Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron has completed The Discovery Centre, a glass-clad facility for research and development designed for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca in Cambridge. More
Matteo Thun and HDR Germany create new wing with "hotel-like" patient rooms for Waldkliniken Eisenberg hospital
Milan-based design studio Matteo Thun & Partners and German architecture firm HDR Germany have designed a hospital in Germany that draws on hospitality design to ensure patients are treated like guests. More
Intricate InstaSwab by OPT Industries was designed to enable better medical testing
Advanced manufacturing company OPT Industries has used computational design techniques to create a medical swab that aims to improve clinical testing during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond. More
Foster + Partners completes hospital with striped facade for University of Pennsylvania
Architecture firm Foster + Partners has designed an inpatient facility for the University of Pennsylvania Health System, which is intended to serve as an example of a "hospital of the future". More
Steven Holl completes "energetic and open" Cofco Cultural and Health Center in Shanghai
Steven Holl Architects has completed a cultural and health centre in Shanghai, comprising a pair of concrete buildings punctured by irregular openings that are set within a landscaped park. More
Steel mesh wraps Nike's LeBron James Innovation Center by Olson Kundig
A full-size basketball court and a 200-metre track are among the spaces found inside a large, metal-clad building designed by US firm Olson Kundig on the Nike campus in Oregon. More
Fabien Roy creates power cut-resilient incubator to protect babies in sub-Saharan Africa from hypothermia
Swiss architect Fabien Roy has designed Robust Nest, an incubator for hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa that functions throughout power cuts and is currently being exhibited as part of Milan design week. More
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Psychologist's office and tranquil garden hidden behind concrete wall in Uruguay
Architects Pedro Livni and Rafael Solano have created a psychologist's office behind a tall concrete wall in Ciudad de la Costa, Uruguay. More
Mirrored cladding reflects gardens surrounding Maggie's Southampton by Amanda Levete
The indoors are "in permanent dialogue with the garden" at the latest Maggie's Centre for cancer care, completed by Amanda Levete's studio AL_A. More
Airtomo is a wearable air purifier designed for use on public transport
Industrial designer Kevin Chiam has created a 3D-printed wearable air purifier that is designed to remove air pollution from around the user using water vapour. More
Echoes app by Cellule shows "the beauty of how the heart can sound"
UK design studio Cellule has worked with medical researchers to produce Echoes, an app that lets users hear the sound and rhythm of their heartbeat. More
Manuel Herz encloses curvilinear hospital in Senegal with lattice brickwork
Swiss studio Manuel Herz Architects has unveiled the curvilinear Maternity and Paediatric Hospital in Tambacounda, Senegal, which is defined by its lattice-like brickwork. More
Glazed fins wrap Seattle’s Rosling Center by Miller Hull Partnership
Shading devices help reduce glare at The Rosling Center, a research facility focused on public health designed by architecture firm The Miller Hull Partnership for the University of Washington. More
Home Pharmacy is an interactive wall hanging infused with essential oils
Home Pharmacy is a plant-themed decorative textile wall hanging that comes with switchable paper petals infused with peppermint and lavender. More