Architecturally Famed Hospitals from Around the World

Architecturally Famed Hospitals from Around the World

Modern hospital facilities are structures that combine top-quality healthcare with cutting-edge medical research and technological development. As the functionality of hospitals continues to evolve, so too does hospital design; below, you’ll discover just a few of the most famous and forward-thinking hospitals around the world in terms of building design and architecture.

Rey Juan Carlos Hospital

Located in Madrid, Spain, the Rey Juan Carlos Hospital’s architectural design highlights the use of circular structures to achieve a comforting and pleasing aesthetic in a departure from hospitals with long, narrow corridors. The hospital’s curved pathways and widespread use of windows and skylights culminates in a space meant for both healing and harmony, utilizing the powerful properties of improved mood and mental health to promote patient recovery and physical wellbeing.

Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies

The Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies in Orland, FL, is designed with the architectural and aesthetic benefits of a luxury hotel. This 285-bed women and children’s hospital features a set of striking glass and metal towers meant to provide a more welcoming, spacious, and bright environment for patients and healthcare workers alike. The building’s layout not only boasts pleasurable aesthetics, but is designed to improve the efficiency of occupant movement and the utilization of indoor space as well.

Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children

After opening in 2012, the Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children in Birmingham, AL, was the first hospital in the state to win the LEED Silver certificate for sustainable building design and construction. The building’s architectural design is specifically geared to create a friendly, comforting environment to reduce fear and anxiety in young patients through the use of bright and playful interior spaces, color-coded floors, and soft, rounded interior design and décor.

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