For many young patients, healthcare environments are more than treatment spaces; they are where they are born, where they return throughout childhood, and where they grow up. Humanising this experience requires a paradigm shift from the hospital conceived as a machine for treatment to a more contextual approach, not just as a place of healing but also work, learning, respite, play and interaction. These spaces must be adaptable and inclusive, able to flex with changing models of care while also responding to the unique needs of each patient population, community, and clinical program.
Through a series of real-world examples, these presentations will show how viewing hospitals through an urban lens makes the process of designing them more accessible and engaging for non-experts and recognises the full range of the hospital’s civic scope whilst integrating thoughtful design strategies can be applied across a range of pediatric care touchpoints, from hospitals to outpatient clinics, to create environments that support healing, continuity, and emotional wellbeing.
- Date:November 27, 2025
- Time:4:15 pm
- Event:Protected: Improving Child and Youth Care & Navigating Capital Costs
