A Designer’s Mind: Reflections on Architectural Design (Speed of Working: ‘Capturing the Violence of the Idea’) Hussain Varawalla Senior Architect: HOSMAC (India) Private Limited Hospital Planners, Architects & Management Consultants M u m b a I The French designer and architect, Philippe Starck, has a reputation for working extraordinarily quickly. He claims that while travelling […]

Zen and the Art of Healthcare Facility Programming: The Qualitative v/s Quantitative Approach Hospitals can be seen as a model of the “high tech” – “high-touch” organization that evolved during the twentieth century. A notable characteristic of any hospital is the division of information and technology into sub-units (departments), which function autonomously to a greater […]