Health

Cannon Design and NEUF Architectes complete massive urban hospital for Montreal

September 20, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

US-based Cannon Design and Canadian studio NEUF Architectes have completed the first phase of high-rise medical facility in Montreal, described as one of the largest healthcare projects in North America. The Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, or University of Montreal Health Centre – referred to as CHUM – covers two full city blocks in

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Cannon Design and NEUF Architectes complete massive urban hospital for Montreal

September 20, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

US-based Cannon Design and Canadian studio NEUF Architectes have completed the first phase of high-rise medical facility in Montreal, described as one of the largest healthcare projects in North America. The Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, or University of Montreal Health Centre – referred to as CHUM – covers two full city blocks in

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Concrete dermatology office by Matt Fajkus overlooks Texas Hill Country

August 23, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

American firm Matt Fajkus Architecture has created a low-lying medical office in central Texas made of concrete and glass, which is intended to provide a soothing atmosphere for patients. The Westlake Dermatology Marble Falls is situated along a major highway in Marble Falls, about an hour’s drive from Austin, and looks toward gentle hills. The pavilion-like, rectangular

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Marlon Blackwell creates Arkansas paediatric clinic with vivid red facade

August 2, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

American firm Marlon Blackwell Architects has created a bright red medical facility for children that is meant to stand apart from its bland, suburban-style neighbours. The Harvey Pediatric Clinic is located on the main commercial corridor in Rogers, a town in northwest Arkansas that is dominated by suburban development. The medical building’s irregular shape and

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OOPEAA builds wood and zinc sauna on the shore of a tiny Finnish island

June 5, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Finnish architecture office OOPEAA has completed a log cabin-style sauna on an island in Helsinki’s archipelago that is topped with a zinc roof incorporating dormer windows. OOPEAA principal Anssi Lassila designed the Lonna Sauna for the Governing Body of Suomenlinna, which oversees activities on a cluster of islands that once formed a sea fortress at the

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Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital combines concrete and brick with colourful details and big windows

May 13, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Sheppard Robson and John Copper Architecture have completed a children’s hospital in Johannesburg, which features brick facades and large windows that allow patients to take in the landscaping. Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital is a 200-bed, eight-theatre paediatric facility serving the children of South Africa. The country’s former president was dedicated to improving medical care for children

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