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Timber health centre surrounds courtyard of medicinal plants

February 2, 2020 Jon Astbury 0
Taverny Medical Centre by MAAJ Architectes

MAAJ Architectes placed a cross-shaped courtyard for growing medicinal plants at the heart of a timber-framed health centre in the French town of Taverne. The Taverny Medical Centre brings together several previously disparate healthcare facilities under one roof. Because of the busy road next door MAAJ Architectes, decided to turn the building inwards. The plan of

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Studio Symbiosis proposes Aũra towers to alleviate air pollution in Delhi

January 9, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Aũra air purifying towers by Studio Symbiosis

Studio Symbiosis has designed Aũra air purifying towers for Delhi, India, to help tackle the increasingly dangerous levels of pollution in the city. Described by Studio Symbiosis as “breathing lungs of the city”, the Aũra towers have tapered, twisting forms designed to draw in polluted air and expel it in a purified form. The proposal

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Solar panels form canopy over surgical facility in Uganda

January 2, 2020 India Block 0
Mt Sinai Kyabirwa Surgical Facility by Kliment Halsband Architects

The Mount Sinai Kyabirwa Surgical Facility in Uganda by Kliment Halsband Architects is a self-sustaining facility topped with solar panels. Local labourers built the health facility using materials sourced from the area, including red bricks that form the perforated screen walls that allow for natural ventilation. Red clay was dug up from sites near the building

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Haeckels’ Victorian bathing machine warms up winter seaside dippers

December 23, 2019 Natashah Hitti 0

Skincare brand Haeckels has built a traditional wood-burning sauna on the sands of Margate beach, in a bid to “reacquaint the community” with the health-giving properties of their local waters. Located in the town of Margate on Britain’s southeast coast, the bathing machine is constructed from traditional sauna wood planks, with oak wheels attached to

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Stanton Williams puts work of rare-disease centre on show

November 9, 2019 Jon Astbury 0
Zayed Centre by Stanton Williams

The Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children in London by Stanton Williams features corners and corridors that give a window onto its laboratories. Stanton Williams used glazing to give patients and the public a chance to celebrate the little-seen work of clinicians and researchers. The Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease

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Nike paints Los Angeles running track in pride flag colours

November 1, 2019 Kristine Klein 0
Nike BETRUE Track

Running lanes of a refurbished track at Los Angeles City College are each painted a colour of the rainbow pride flag to advocate for the equality and inclusivity of LGBT+ athletes. Nike unveiled the track on National Coming Out Day on 11 October as part of their Be True campaign. The running field is dedicated

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Natural light fills courtyard of Foster + Partners’ Samson Pavilion in Cleveland

October 29, 2019 Jenna McKnight 0

Glazed walls, a large metal roof and a vast central atrium feature in an academic building designed by architecture firm Foster + Partners for an emerging medical campus in Ohio. The Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion is located just beyond downtown Cleveland. Encompassing 478,000 square feet (44,408 square metres), the educational facility brings medical, dental

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South Korean clinic designed to promote “bond of sympathy” between patients

October 15, 2019 Ali Morris 0
Aeichi Korean Medical Clinic By Seog Be Seog

Seoul studio By Seog Be Seog uses a palette of warm materials and soothing colours to create a feeling of familiarity within the Aeichi Korean Medical Clinic in South Korea. Jun-woong Seog, founder of design studio By Seog Be Seog, wanted to create an interior where patients could feel relaxed and able to talk openly about

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Cameron Clarke proposes introducing mental health facilities to Beijing’s hutongs

September 4, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Close to Home mental health facilities by KADK graduate Cameron Clarke

Cameron Clarke has proposed integrating a series of community healthcare facilities into Beijing’s hutongs to help alleviate China’s mental health crisis. The proposal, named Close to Home, is designed by Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (KADK) graduate Clarke to offer an alternative to the country’s typical mental health clinics that he describes as “large,

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Daniel Libeskind unveils design for Maggie’s Centre in London’s Hampstead

July 18, 2019 India Block 0
Maggie's Centre Hampstead by Daniel Libeskind

Daniel Libeskind is the latest architect to design a Maggie’s cancer care centre, releasing visuals of building covered in angled timber louvres that is set to be built in London. The Maggie’s Centre will be located by the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, north London. Prefabricated wooden louvres will form the facade, angled to provide sun shading

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