Ab Rogers Design harnesses colour for Royal Marsden Maggie's Centre
Ab Rogers Design has built a Maggie's Centre for the Royal Marsden cancer treatment hospital clad in glazed red terracotta and surrounded by a Piet Oudolf-designed garden. More
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Coronavirus quarantine hospital in Wuhan completes in just nine days
A prefabricated hospital with capacity for 1,000 patients has been built in nine days in Wuhan, China, which is the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. More
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Timber health centre surrounds courtyard of medicinal plants
MAAJ Architectes placed a cross-shaped courtyard for growing medicinal plants at the heart of a timber-framed health centre in the French town of Taverne. More
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Studio Symbiosis proposes Aũra towers to alleviate air pollution in Delhi
Studio Symbiosis has designed Aũra air-purifying towers for Delhi, India, to help tackle the increasingly dangerous levels of pollution in the city. More
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Stanton Williams "puts science on show" at London research centre for rare child diseases
The Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children in London by architect Stanton Williams features street-level glazing that allow people walking past to peer into its laboratories. More
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Nike paints Los Angeles running track in pride flag colours
Running lanes of a refurbished track at Los Angeles City College are each painted a colour of the rainbow pride flag to advocate for the equality and inclusivity of LGBT+ athletes. More
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Natural light fills courtyard of Foster + Partners' Samson Pavilion in Cleveland
Glazed walls, a large metal roof and a vast central atrium feature in an academic building designed by architecture firm Foster + Partners for an emerging medical campus in Ohio. More
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Cameron Clarke proposes introducing mental health facilities to Beijing's hutongs
Cameron Clarke has proposed integrating a series of community healthcare facilities into Beijing's hutongs to help alleviate China's mental health crisis. More
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Daniel Libeskind unveils design for Maggie's Centre in London's Hampstead
Daniel Libeskind is the latest architect to design a Maggie's cancer care centre, releasing visuals of building covered in angled timber louvres that is set to be built in London. More
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Lemay Michaud designs minimal Strøm Nordic Spa in Quebec City
Visitors to this spa in Quebec, which was designed by Canadian firm Lemay Michaud, can enjoy views of the Saint Lawrence River from its pools, waterfalls and hot tubs. More
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Foster + Partners reveals New York City boathouse featuring zigzag roof
Foster + Partners has unveiled plans to build a timber boathouse on Manhattan's Harlem River for a non-profit that teaches local teens to row. More
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Benedetta Tagliabue and Patricia Urquiola complete Maggie's Barcelona at Sant Pau Hospital
Benedetta Tagliabue – principal of EMBT – has completed a Maggie's Centre for cancer care at an art nouveau-hospital in Barcelona, with interiors designed by Patricia Urquiola. More
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Ridged roofline at Maggie's Cardiff recalls outline of Welsh mountains
London studio Dow Jones Architects has completed a temporary Maggie's Centre for cancer care in Cardiff with a series of angular roofs clad entirely in weathering steel. More
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Photos reveal new children's hospital by Renzo Piano under construction in Uganda
Italian architect Renzo Piano is building a major new health facility, the Centre of Excellence in Paediatric Surgery, in Uganda. More
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Snøhetta completes wooden Outdoor Care Retreats at two Norwegian hospitals
Two matching elevated cabins have been nestled into a woodland by Snøhetta, to improve the treatment of patients at two of Norway's largest hospitals by immersing them in nature. More
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TBA's vet surgery in Montreal includes exposed bricks and concrete
Industrial finishes "resistant to animal wear and tear" are used across this veterinary clinic, which occupies the ground and basement floors of an extended building in Montreal. More
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Wulf Architekten brightens German disease research centre with Velux skylights
Dezeen promotion: Wulf Architekten has used Velux's modular skylights at a research centre in western Germany, to flood its entrance and oval-shaped laboratory building with natural light. More
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Guillem Carrera's care home in northern Spain encourages residents to socialise
Architect Guillem Carrera has completed an environmentally friendly elderly care home and day centre on a wedge-shaped plot in the Spanish village of Blancafort. More
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Maternity facility in rural Uganda is entirely self-sustaining
HKS Architects and Engineers for Overseas Development have built a maternity unit in Uganda, using local materials, skills and technology to create a sustainable facility. More
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Arcop arranges Afghan hospital around public and private courtyards
This hospital nestled in a valley in Afghanistan's central highlands features a sequence of courtyards intended to "foster healing and well-being" that become increasingly more private within the complex. More
