Innovations in Hospice Architecture

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-415-32713-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Format (B × H): 219 mm x 276 mm, Gewicht: 1043 g

Providing much-needed focus on hospice projects in the context of unprecedented rates of societal ageing, this new reference book presents an overview ofmajor recent developmentsin this rapidly evolving building type. The authors present an overview of the historical origins of the contemporary hospice andthe diverse variations on the basic premise of hospice care, and offer a series of case studies of exemplary hospices.
The most innovative work in this area overthe past decade has been in Japan, the US, Canada and the UK, and the authors describe and analyze examplesboth as individual projects andas comparable yet differing approaches. Hospice Architecture will be essential reading for anyone involved inthe planning, design and construction of hospices.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Verderber, Stephen

Refuerzo, Ben J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. An Architectural History of Hospice 2. On Dying, Nature, and the Machine 3. Recent Trends 4. Case Studies 5. Designing for Palliative Care

Über Autor(innen)

Verdeber and Refuerzo founded the practice R-2ARCH/Los Angeles and New Orleans 15 years ago and have completed many architectural research-based design projects and their work has been published widely. Many of their healthcare projects have received national awards.