Fernanda Canales creates perforated-brick circular community centre
Architecture studio Fernanda Canales has created a semi-open community centre for the elderly in Mexico, using a circular form and simple materials More
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Herzog & de Meuron unveils Swiss children's hospital that "functions like a town"
A wood-clad acute-care facility modelled on a town forms part of University Children's Hospital, which Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has completed in Zurich. More
Max Núñez Arquitectos creates concrete care home in Chile
Local studio Max Núñez Arquitectos designed this concrete care home in Chile with open interiors to reduce maintenance, create a dialogue with a park and build a sense of community for the elderly inhabitants. More
NBBJ uses "softly curving" buildings for adolescent behavioural health campus
Architecture firm NBBJ has integrated a series of curved buildings into a sloped California site to create an "inclusive, healing environment" for a behavioural health campus for adolescent patients. More
"Garden for the city" forms heart of health centre in Carcavelos
A curving concrete canopy and a public garden animate Carcavelos Health Complex near Lisbon, Portugal, completed by local practices Simão Botlelho, Studio-J and Duoma. More
MIAS references spider anatomy for foyer of Spanish healthcare centre
A radial wooden structure reminiscent of the body of a spider defines this foyer for a therapeutic healthcare centre, completed by architecture studio MIAS in the hills of Catalonia. More
Architects for Gaza creates fragments of demountable clinic for Gaza
Architects for Gaza has displayed sections of an experimental clinic, which it plans to build in Gaza "as soon as there is a gap" in Israeli strikes, at the London Festival of Architecture. More
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NORD Architects designs dementia care centre in Pennsylvania
Copenhagen studio NORD Architects has designed its first project in the United States, a memory care centre in Pennsylvania for elderly patients aimed at creating a welcoming environment to enhance knowledge and care around the disease. More
Steiner Architecture finishes sculptural Clinic in Anif with wood-textured red concrete
Vienna-based studio Steiner Architecture has completed a private clinic in Salzburg, Austria, made from wood-textured red concrete and topped with a serrated roof. More
Studio Libeskind encloses Maggie's Royal Free with slanted walls
Curving walls and windows placed "like notes in a melody" define the latest Maggie's Centre, designed by architecture firm Studio Libeskind for the Royal Free Hospital in London. More
Anastasiia Tempynska designs futuristic interior for laser clinic in Kyiv
Ukrainian designer Anastasiia Tempynska combined futuristic details with fleshy materials that evoke the human body when creating the interior of the 13 Laser clinic and spa in Kyiv. More
Vallet de Martinis Architectes designs assisted housing complex as "extension" of forest
French studio Vallet de Martinis Architectes has created an assisted living complex for the Joffre-Dupuytren Hospital beside a forest in the suburbs of Paris. More
Withings' "thermometer of the future" measures more than just temperature
Health tech company Withings has used the Consumer Electronics Show to unveil its BeamO "multiscope" – a device that allows people to conduct four routine medical checks at home, designed together with Elium Studio. More
Mario Cucinella Architects reveals semicircular hospital rising out of the ground in Cremona
Italian studio Mario Cucinella Architects has unveiled its design for a hospital and health park in Cremona, Italy, which appears to rise out of the ground in concentric rings. More
Smart Aid Kit uses AI to remotely diagnose and manage health conditions
Design studios Map Project Office and Modem have developed a concept for a diagnostics kit backed by artificial intelligence that would allow patients to perform basic triage on themselves. More
Textural metal skin wraps University of Washington building by Miller Hull
US studio The Miller Hull Partnership has completed the Health Sciences Education Building in Seattle, which features corrugated metal cladding and a warm interior that departs from the "hospital-like environments found in most university medical buildings". More
Hands-free IV for disaster zones wins International James Dyson Award
The Golden Capsule – a non-powered, hands-free intravenous device designed by students from Hongik University has won this year's James Dyson Awards International prize. More
Studio Author models Toronto dental clinic on a hotel lounge
Ambient lighting and a waiter-serviced aftercare lounge are among the hotel-informed features that interiors firm Studio Author has incorporated into this dental practice in Toronto to help patients feel more at ease. More
Ingenhoven Architects tops island health resort with Europe's largest thatched roof
Architecture studio Ingenhoven Architects has created a series of buildings topped with large, overhanging thatched roofs for the Lanserhof Sylt health resort on the Germany island of Sylt. More
TSC Architects prioritises garden views for alternative to "scary" dental clinics
Natural materials and large windows overlooking a garden are used to create an atmosphere of warmth and comfort at this dental clinic in Japan, designed by local studio TSC Architects. More