Innovations in Hospice Architecture

by Verderber; Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780415327138
• ISBN10: 041532713X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-03-07
• Publisher: Taylor & Franci

Summary

"The book presents an overview of the historical origins of the contemporary hospice, the diverse variations on the basic premise of hospice care and a series of exemplary case studies from around the world, including Japan, Canada, Europe, Australia, the United States, Great Britain and Taiwan. The case studies are individually presented and comparatively analyzed, and prognostications for the future of hospice architecture are discussed in the concluding section."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Ben Refuerzo is a Professor in the Department of Architecture at The University of California, Los Angeles, USA. Stephen Verderber is a Professor at the School of Architecture, and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Health Systems Management at Tulane University, New Orleans, USA.

Table of Contents

Illustration credits	ix
Preface and acknowledgements	xi
Introduction	1	(6)
Part 1 A HISTORY OF HOSPICE	7	(32)
An architectural history of hospice	9	(20)
On dying, nature, and the machine	29	(10)
Part 2 DESIGNING HOSPICE	39	(54)
Recent trends	41	(18)
Designing for palliative care	59	(34)
Part 3 CASE STUDIES	93	(88)
Case studies	95	(86)
References and notes	181	(12)
Index	193