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Hospital Design

A Beautiful Retirement Home That Looks Like Minimal Sculpture [Slideshow]

BY Suzanne LaBarre | 04-07-2011 | 4:38 PM | SLIDEHOWS

We’ve seen a lot of old folks’ homes in our day, and their design is always majorly depressing, whether they’re channeling The Golden Girls or the Bates Motel (or worse). Which makes the Residências assistidas em Alcácer ... READ MORE›

Kaiser's Design Challenge: Create a Small, Efficient, Green Hospital

BY Ariel Schwartz | 03-01-2011 | 2:17 PM | ETHONOMICS

Health care provider Kaiser Permanante usually builds sprawling, massive hospital campuses, but that's not necessary in small towns and other communities where Kaiser hopes to expand. So this week, the company launched the "Small ...READ MORE›

Steelcase Reinvents the Hospital Cart for the Health Care Revolution

BY Alissa Walker | 06-16-2010 | 7:10 PM | DESIGN

A new medical cart called Pocket is flexible enough to serve nurses and doctors through both low- and high-tech tasks.READ MORE›

Aeron Chair Apprentice Invents a New Crutch

BY Kaomi Goetz | 06-02-2010 | 9:59 AM | DESIGN

Jeff Weber spotted a design rarity: The market opportunity is massive, and the products out there are terrible.READ MORE›

Starchitecture Helps Heal Cancer Patients

BY Suzanne LaBarre | 05-07-2010 | 8:26 AM | DESIGN

Hospitals are some of the worst buildings around. But plenty of research shows that physical surroundings can improve health. Which is what makes the Maggie's Centre initiative so brilliant.READ MORE›

New Hospital Designs Encourage Greater Privacy, Less Flashing

BY Jill Singer | 03-25-2010 | 2:29 PM | DESIGN

The British Design Council rethinks hospital design from top to...uh...bottom.READ MORE›

Patient Centered Design: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

BY Fast Company Staff | 09-08-2009 | 3:30 PM | ETHONOMICS

In the spring of 2009, the architectural team at Astorino unveiled the new design, thoughtful and creative for the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Featuring the most advanced technology, the iconographic building sits on a hilltop site, visible from far distances in many directions.READ MORE›