When I was young I had to visit the hospital where my father was admitted after a horrific accident. While trying to save a child who suddenly ran across the road, he had a severe road accident. To cut a long story short, my father had to have about 21 operations to repair his broken [...]
What has environment and sustainability got to do with hospital design and construction? In-fact a great deal! Environment and sustainability are not only the 21st century’s new buzz words but have been playing an increasingly bigger and more important role in shaping the world we live in. Businesses are falling over themselves in ranking environment [...]
Sooner or later you will have to face the big question. Is your hospital or clinic Disabled person friendly? In fact very few of the so called well planned medical facilities really delve deep in to design considerations directly affecting disabled people. Generally when someone mentions disabled person, an image of a wheelchair bound person [...]
Designing a hospital is a much more complex and drawn out process than, say, designing a shopping mall or a hotel. To give you an idea of what is involved and the extent of details that have to be encompassed; we will discuss some of the components contributing to the complexity of this process. The [...]