Hospitals and medical facilities: construction and design manual /
Construction and design manual
editor, Philipp Meuser ; scientific advisor, Franz Labryga ; further contributions, Klaus Bergdolt, Klaus R. Bürger, Linus Hofrichter, Hartmut Nickel, Lekshmy Parameswaran, Peter Pawlik, Jeroen Raijmakers, Wolf Dirk Rauh, Christoph Schirmer, and Álvaro Valera Sosa
- Second revised and expanded edition
- 439 p: illustrations (chiefly color), graphs (some color), plans (some color), portraits ; 29 cm
Edition statement and place of publication from colophon, page 440 "This 'Construction and Design Manual' combines the titles 'Hospitals and health centres' (2011) and 'Medical facilities' (2011)."--Page 440
Includes bibliographical references and "Index of architects and designers"
This 'Construction and Design Manual' showcases all aspects of planning hospitals, medical practices, and pharmacies. Around 50 projects are presented in their entirety, accompanied by large photographs, true to scale floor plans, and coloured diagrams. The volume also features scientific contributions concerning methods of planning and questions of design. Additional essays on architectural history and typological classifications make this 440-page textbook an indispensable reference work for everyone with an interest in hospital architecture and healthcare design. Featuring: Construction data, planning parameters, and regulations for hospitals and medical facilities ; True to scale floor plans for different building types, and scientific comments
9783869226743 3869226749
Hospital architecture--Germany--Pictorial works Hospital architecture--Europe--Pictorial works Health facilities--Design and construction--Pictorial works Architecture, Modern--21st century Hospital Design and Construction.