392 Pages
by
Routledge
392 Pages
by
Routledge
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This indispensable reference book captures key recent developments in the rapidly evolving field of sustainable hospital architecture. Today’s architects must provide hospitals which enable high quality care for diverse patient populations in carbon neutral care settings, and this book succinctly considers what needs to be done in order to meet that challenge. The contemporary hospital is viewed... Read more
Part 1: Background 1. Introduction 2. Architecture for Health—A Brief History of Sustainability 3. The Evolving Role of Site, Landscape, and Nature 4. The Evolving Patient Room and PCU 5. The Evolving Role of Memory, Place, and Sustainability 6. Prognostications Part 2: Design 7. Designing for Hospital–Based Care Part 3: Case Studies
Biography
Stephen Verderber is Professor at the School of Architecture, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at Clemson University, US, and is a practicing registered Architect in the US.
