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Opposite Office proposes converting Berlin’s Brandenburg airport into superhospital

April 1, 2020 Kristine Klein 0

Berlin Brandenburg Airport Superhospital by Opposite Office

German studio Opposite Office has proposed creating a temporary Covid-19 superhospital inside Berlin’s unfinished Brandenburg airport during the coronavirus pandemic. Opposite Office founder Benedikt Hartl wrote an open letter to the German minister of health, Jens Spahn, proposing the idea to temporarily transform the unopened, 220,000-square-metre airport. He believes that the project, titled Covid-19 Superhospital

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SheltAir gridshell pods inflate in 8 hours to isolate coronavirus patients

March 31, 2020 Jennifer Hahn 0

SheltAir gridshells can be inflated in 8 hours to isolate coronavirus patients

German architectural engineer Gregory Quinn has developed SheltAir, domed bio-containment pods erected using inflatable cushions that could help coronavirus patients isolate. SheltAir consists of a gridshell of plastic rods, which is assembled flat before being pushed up into its final, domed shape through a pneumatic formwork of inflatables. This blow-up cushion is made of PVC-coated

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AIA task force to offer advice on converting buildings into healthcare facilities

March 27, 2020 Bridget Cogley 0

The American Institute of Architects has launched a task force to consult on how to adapt buildings into healthcare facilities during the coronavirus pandemic. Announced yesterday, the initiative by American Institute of Architects (AIA) was created in response to Covid-19 in the US, which now leads the world in confirmed cases. The task force is

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AIA task force to offer advice on converting buildings into healthcare facilities

March 27, 2020 Bridget Cogley 0

The American Institute of Architects has launched a task force to consult on how to adapt buildings into healthcare facilities during the coronavirus pandemic. Announced yesterday, the initiative by American Institute of Architects (AIA) was created in response to Covid-19 in the US, which now leads the world in confirmed cases. The task force is

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Ab Rogers Design harnesses colour for Royal Marsden Maggie’s Centre

February 17, 2020 India Block 0

Ab Rogers Design has built a Maggie’s Centre for the Royal Marsden cancer treatment hospital clad in glazed red terracotta and surrounded by a Piet Oudolf-designed garden. The centre in Sutton, England, is formed of four inter-connected volumes with large glazed fronts. Maggie’s Centres are cancer treatment centres that provide comfortable and attractive surroundings for

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Coronavirus quarantine hospital in Wuhan completes in just nine days

February 3, 2020 India Block 0

The coronavirus hospital has opened in Wuhan

A prefabricated hospital with capacity for 1,000 patients has been built in nine days in Wuhan, China, which is the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. The Chinese state confirmed yesterday that the first of two quarantine hospitals in Wuhan had completed in just over a week. It will start admitting the first 50 infected

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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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