Rooms clad in wood and arranged like palm fronds form the heart of Yutjuwala Djwarr Aged Care, designed by Redfern studio Kaunitz Yeung Architecture for the Yolŋu community in the Northern Territory, Australia. More about Kaunitz Yeung Architecture co-designs care facility with Yolŋu elders in Australia
Architecture studio Niall McLaughlin Architects has unveiled its design for a timber-framed Maggie's Centre surrounded by woodland for Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. More about Niall McLaughlin designs timber structure "pinwheeled around lightwell" for Maggie's Cambridge
Danish studio BIG has unveiled its designs for a palliative care centre and hospice in Denmark, set to be built with wood and reclaimed bricks. More about BIG designs hospice in Denmark as "village for life's final days"
For our latest lookbook, we've rounded up seven dental clinics from The Netherlands to Canada with interiors that were designed to make visiting them a more pleasant experience. More about Seven dental clinics that make going to the dentist less scary
Maggie's CEO Laura Lee may have commissioned more starchitects than anyone else. In this interview, she explains the cancer support charity's approach to picking designs for its buildings. More about "Interest in architecture has diminished in the public eye" says Maggie's CEO Laura Lee
Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron has created the Pharma Research and Early Development Centre in Basel, as part of a wider campus it has masterplanned for pharmaceutical company Roche. More about Herzog & de Meuron completes blocky high-rise laboratories in Basel
German studio Batek Architekten has designed the T7.2 dental clinic in Berlin using saturated colours and tactile materials to give the space an "inviting, artful atmosphere". More about Batek Architekten arranges gallery-like dental clinic around acrylic glass cube
A circular healthcare facility designed by American architect Bertrand Goldberg is at risk of demolition in Illinois after being closed for more than 20 years, but is "worth preserving" according to Goldberg's son. More about Cylindrical Bertrand Goldberg building at risk of demolition in Illinois
Danish studio CF Møller Architects has completed Tampere Psychiatric Clinic in Finland with calming spaces that are intended to aid with patient wellbeing. More about CF Møller Architects uses principles of "healing architecture" for Finnish psychiatric clinic
A large winter garden provides "relaxation and respite" for visitors to the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in England, by architecture studios HKS, Cagni Williams and Sonnemann Toon Architects. More about Hospital fronted by large winter garden opens in UK
Architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop has revealed its plans for Jawaher Boston Medical District in Sharjah, which will include healthcare facilities surrounded by a park. More about Renzo Piano Building Workshop unveils "hospital of the future" for Sharjah
Czech architecture studio Čtyřstěn Architekti has completed House for Julia, a children's hospice in Brno designed as a "modern sanctuary" tucked within a large park. More about Čtyřstěn Architekti nestles Czech Republic's first children's hospice into park
Fossil fuel-based polyurethane foam has been a firm favourite in furniture manufacturing for over half a century. Jane Englefield investigates the consequences of this dependable but unsustainable material. More about The "knotty problem" of polyurethane foam
A scalp-cooling wearable for cancer patients and an "autorotating" weather sensor shaped like a maple seed have been announced as the international winners of the 2024 James Dyson Award. More about Anti-hair loss helmet for chemo patients wins 2024 James Dyson Award
Architecture studio Fernanda Canales has created a semi-open community centre for the elderly in Mexico, using a circular form and simple materials More about Fernanda Canales creates perforated-brick circular community centre
A wood-clad acute-care facility modelled on a town forms part of University Children's Hospital, which Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has completed in Zurich. More about Herzog & de Meuron unveils Swiss children's hospital that "functions like a town"
Local studio Max Núñez Arquitectos designed this concrete care home in Chile with open interiors to reduce maintenance, create a dialogue with a park and build a sense of community for the elderly inhabitants. More about Max Núñez Arquitectos creates concrete care home in Chile
Canadian studio Atelier Échelle has overhauled an orthodontic clinic in Montreal to create a "warm and inviting residential atmosphere" with medical equipment positioned among light wood features. More about Atelier Échelle reimagines Montreal dental clinic with residential vibe
Architecture firm NBBJ has integrated a series of curved buildings into a sloped California site to create an "inclusive, healing environment" for a behavioural health campus for adolescent patients. More about NBBJ uses "softly curving" buildings for adolescent behavioural health campus
A curving concrete canopy and a public garden animate Carcavelos Health Complex near Lisbon, Portugal, completed by local practices Simão Botlelho, Studio-J and Duoma. More about "Garden for the city" forms heart of health centre in Carcavelos