
Rise of the Modern Hospital
An Architectural History of Health and Healing, 1870-1940
Hardcover
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Praise For Rise of the Modern Hospital: An Architectural History of Health and Healing, 1870-1940…
—Annmarie Adams, author of Medicine by Design: The Architect and the Modern Hospital, 1893–1943
“In her meticulously researched history of modern American hospitals, Kisacky examines the frequently elusive purposes and consequences of architectural design. Forged at the confluence of shifting medical requirements and broader cultural, civic, and economic values, her hospitals mirror in form and function the collective understanding of human well-being.” —Guenter B. Risse, author of Mending Bodies, Saving Souls: A History of Hospitals
"A major contribution to healthcare design both for the clear documentation of a critical period in the architectural evolution of our field and for pointing to questions regarding the balance of patients needs, efficiency, and building topologies that we continue to wrestle with today. Anyone working in the planning and design of hospitals, particularly younger professionals who may be engaged in this field for the first time, will find value in its publication." —Health Environments Research & Design Journal
"...a major addition to the small but growing literature on the history of modern hospital design. In arguing that the modernity of architecture cannot be understood in terms of its appearance alone, Rise of the Modern Hospital convincingly makes the case for more inclusive and nuanced kinds of architectural history." —Social History of Medicine
“A basic reference for anyone starting to research the topic of health and architecture, particularly thanks to its very rich and complete bibliographical references and a brilliant bibliographic essay.” —Technology and Culture
“Rise of the Modern Hospital is an excellent scholarly resource on the development of a pivotal building type during a dynamic period, especially relevant given our renewed interest in the ways that health and architecture interact.” —Journal of the Society for Architectural Historians
University of Pittsburgh Press, 9780822944614, 456pp.
Publication Date: January 28, 2017