In the 1850s, London’s Soho neighborhood was a thick layer cake of tenements separated only by narrow footpaths, a prime breeding ground, it turned out, for the 1854 cholera outbreak. One young London ...

Hospitals are large, complex institutions housing innumerable units, sections and visitor destinations. And in the United States alone, diversity is increasing within most locales, making it difficult ...

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Soldiers assigned to the 531st Hospital Center build shelving at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, where a temporary medical station has been constructed to aid efforts combating the ...

What sets children's hospital design apart from its more traditional counterpart? Care for children is different than it is for adults; "it just is," says one provider. Not only do you have the unique ...

Endless corridors that seem to lead nowhere. Poorly marked entrances. Multiple elevator banks and incomprehensible signs. Hospitals are realizing they have a design problem as patients and visitors ...