Little cities of health, not machines for healing – an urban approach to the design of children’s hospitals

Thinking of hospitals in urban terms not only transforms the way they are experienced once complete but also makes the process of designing them more accessible and engaging for non-experts. The idea of the hospital as a little city is an inclusive vision recognising the full range of its social scope, not just as a place of healing but also work, learning, respite, play and interaction. A single institution embracing many smaller domains, all with their own front door and sense of identity.

Benedict Zucchi Benedict Zucchi