A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Changing Health Needs: Victoria Nurses’ Home, 1927–1933
The reconstruction of the Victoria Nurses’ Home (1927–1933) was to perpetuate the glory of Queen Victoria and provide more accommodation for nurses in Shanghai’s international settlement. Designed by German architect Rudolf Hamburger, this building is located in Shanghai’s western district, which was considered a country with fresh air and light to overcome health problems caused by the urbanization of Shanghai. For functional reasons, it exhibits a modern style that differs from the surrounding hospitals. The architect created a healthy environment by regulating the body’s relationship to Shanghai’s semi-tropical climate through the organization of nurses’ units, windows, terraces, and a verandah. The building’s design process reflects how different people’s ideas about health, from hospitals’ supervisors, nurses, and health officials, are influenced by existing technologies, the local climate, body experiences, and popular fashions.
Changing Health Needs: Victoria Nurses’ Home, 1927–1933
The reconstruction of the Victoria Nurses’ Home (1927–1933) was to perpetuate the glory of Queen Victoria and provide more accommodation for nurses in Shanghai’s international settlement. Designed by German architect Rudolf Hamburger, this building is located in Shanghai’s western district, which was considered a country with fresh air and light to overcome health problems caused by the urbanization of Shanghai. For functional reasons, it exhibits a modern style that differs from the surrounding hospitals. The architect created a healthy environment by regulating the body’s relationship to Shanghai’s semi-tropical climate through the organization of nurses’ units, windows, terraces, and a verandah. The building’s design process reflects how different people’s ideas about health, from hospitals’ supervisors, nurses, and health officials, are influenced by existing technologies, the local climate, body experiences, and popular fashions.
Changing Health Needs: Victoria Nurses’ Home, 1927–1933
Sustainable Development Goals Series
Hasan, Arif (editor) / Benimana, Christian (editor) / Ramsgaard Thomsen, Mette (editor) / Tamke, Martin (editor) / Lu, Di (author)
World Congress of Architects ; 2023 ; Copenhagen, Denmark
2023-09-13
18 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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