Herzog & de Meuron wins contest for Danish forest hospital
News: Herzog & de Meuron has won a competition to design a hospital in a Danish forest, with plans for a building shaped like a four-leaf clover (+ slideshow). More
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Norwegian medical training facility designed "not to look like a hospital"
Movie: in our next exclusive interview from Inside Festival, Per Anders Borgen of Ratio Architects explains how the design team used raw materials to "remove the institutional look" from the interior of a student facility at St. Olav's Hospital in Trondheim, Norway. More
Dyson to build cancer centre after his ward redesign improves baby care
News: British inventor James Dyson has donated £4 million towards building a new cancer centre in Bath, UK, based on the principles underlying his successful redesign of a neonatal ward at the same hospital. More
"We convinced doctors to move to an open-plan wing" - Kristen Whittle and Ron Billard
World Architecture Festival 2012: architects Kristen Whittle and Ron Billard explain how meerkats, fish and open-plan offices for consultants helped provide better care for sick children at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, the winner in the health category at the World Architecture Festival. More
The Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Square box windows provide seating areas at a hospital unit in Bath, UK, for sick and premature babies. More
Pabellón Ave Maria entrance hall by RaichdelRio
Barcelona architects RaichdelRio have designed security desks and a waiting area in a historic former hospital in Barcelona, Spain. More