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Comprehensive manual Hospitals as a building typehave undergone a substantial evolution in the past years. Changes inhealthcare, the impact of evidence-based medicine and aspects ofhealthcare economics (such as the clustering of diagnostic procedures inspecialized clinics) pose new and different challenges for thedesigner. Private healthcare facilities herald the paradigm change fromthe large functional building complex to a design-conscious healthinstitution with luxury hotel features. Health centers more devoted toprevention rather than cure have been another important trend. Thispublication explains the principles and requirements for the planning ofhospitals and other health facilities. An international case studysection documents 40 best-practice projects in six categories: generalhospitals, children's hospitals, specialized clinics, outpatient clinicsand health centers as well as rehabilitation clinics. With contributions by Dr. Colette Niemeijer, Guru Manja, Prof. Dr. Tom Guthknecht, Prof. Peter Luscuere Valuable source of information for hospital administrators as clients Innovative and future-oriented concepts and designs