Thinking aloud about palliative care

The author offers some thoughts from the practice of hospice care for children in Belarus, where conditions are different from those in the majority of European countries. There is a brief sketch of the work of the Belarusian Children’s Hospice.     

21世纪的临终关怀医院

本文以临终关怀医院的重要功能组成——“住区”为切入点，结合具体案例，从色彩、空间、环境等方面解析21世纪临终关怀医院的设计。     

Sense-Sensitive Design for the Ageing

When designing retirement housing and socially inclusive urban spaces, there is a great deal of emphasis on mobility and accessibility. Physical decline is, however, only one important dimension of old age. Richard Mazuch , Director of Design Research and Innovation for IBI/Nightingale, an architect with specialist expertise in evidence-based design and healthcare, here describes how architects and designers need to be mindful of how the senses wane with age when designing environments for older people.     

英国临终关怀中心建筑设计解析——以三一临终关怀中心和圣里克斯多弗临终关怀中心为例

临终关怀服务在英国经过近50年的发展已进入相对成熟的阶段.本文结合笔者在英国实地考察的建筑案例,主要从入口空间、公共功能房间、姑息病房以及自然环境四个方面对临终关怀中心建筑设计予以解析,以期为中国的相关设计提供参考.     

我国临终关怀医院设计的人文向度

随着科技的发展,医疗手段的变革,现代医院在设计上更加注重设备的先进性和功能组织上的高效率,却往往因此而忽略了人在医疗环境中的精神感知。死亡,作为人类生命的一部分在现代医院设计中不但得不到体现,反而遭到了隐藏和排斥．尤其是临终病人这一群体的特殊需求始终被现代社会所忽视,特别是在中国。本文初步讨论了中外哲学死亡观,西方医院的发展历程以及国外优秀案例分析,希望能给中国的临终医院设计领域带来一些启发。     

休斯顿临终关怀院花园

临终关怀对于正在步人老龄化社会的中国意义重大,临终关怀花园有着鲜明的特点与功能,在临终关怀运动中发挥着重要作用.美国休斯顿临终关怀院花园是一座经过专业设计、建设实施并得到很好维护的临终关怀花园.对休斯顿临终关怀院花园的介绍与研究,有助于加深对临终关怀花园这一特殊类型的康复性景观的认识,可以为中国该类型景观的发展提供借鉴.     

Interconnected Approaches to Sustainable Architecture

Is minimising the negative effects of human activity on people and the planet enough, or can we aim even higher? Guest-Editor Terri Peters introduces the concept of superarchitecture: architecture that is not merely sustainable, but offers positive benefits for both human wellbeing and the environment. As demonstrated by the three international case studies she presents, it is applicable not only to healthcare architecture, but also to the spaces in which we live and work, and the wider urban realm. At its heart is a deep connection with nature.