London-based architect Stiliyana Minkovska has designed a trio of undulating birthing chairs called Ultima Thule, which offer women a "sanctuary-like" environment during childbirth. More about Stiliyana Minkovska reimagines hospital maternity wards as "interstellar" spaces
From designing face shields and flat-pack intensive care units to 3D-printing hands-free door levers and converting buildings to hospitals, architects and designers are tackling the coronavirus pandemic. Here are five ways they are helping. More about Five ways architects and designers are helping the fight against coronavirus
Converting convention centres into coronavirus hospitals is the most efficient way to increase intensive-care capacity, according to James Hepburn of architecture and engineering firm BDP, which helped convert London's ExCel centre into the 4,000-bed NHS Nightingale. More about ExCel centre "obvious choice" to convert into coronavirus hospital says BDP
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 about Coronavirus quarantine hospital in Wuhan completes in just nine days
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 about Timber health centre surrounds courtyard of medicinal plants
The government of China is rapidly building a 1,000-bed hospital in Wuhan as part of its efforts to contain and treat patients suspected of contracting coronavirus. More about China building 1,000-bed hospital in 10 days to treat coronavirus
London designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has applied his signature colourful aesthetic to a tiled entrance and reception area for the maternity centre at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. More about Adam Nathaniel Furman brightens up London maternity centre with "flowerburst" mosaic
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 about Stanton Williams "puts science on show" at London research centre for rare child diseases
Architecture and engineering firm Leo A Daly has proposed building "drone-powered" hospitals in hurricane-prone areas, which could continue operating even when roads are closed or destroyed. More about Drone-equipped hospitals could be resilient to disasters
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 about Ridged roofline at Maggie's Cardiff recalls outline of Welsh mountains
Italian architect Renzo Piano is building a major new health facility, the Centre of Excellence in Paediatric Surgery, in Uganda. More about Photos reveal new children's hospital by Renzo Piano under construction in Uganda
White Arkitekter has created a concept for a new mother and baby health unit at the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More about White Arkitekter develops maternity unit concept for hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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 about Snøhetta completes wooden Outdoor Care Retreats at two Norwegian hospitals
Architects Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu have created a prototype stent that adapts to a patient's throat for use after tracheal transplant surgery. More about Tonkin Liu shrinks architectural shell lace structure to create prototype windpipe stent
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 about Maternity facility in rural Uganda is entirely self-sustaining
Architecture studio Alma-nac has built a round-the-clock emergency hospital for pets, which is designed to keep cats and dogs away from each other. More about London animal hospital respects the age-old rivalry between cats and dogs
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 about Arcop arranges Afghan hospital around public and private courtyards
Swiss studio Manuel Herz Architects has unveiled plans to extend Tambacounda Hospital in Senegal, with a snaking building featuring perforated brick walls. More about Manuel Herz Architects plans S-shaped extension to Senegalese hospital
Students from the Parsons School of Design have worked with hospital clothing company Care+Wear to create a patient gown that provides coverage, while also allowing doctors necessary access to the body. More about Parsons students partner with Care + Wear to redesign the hospital gown
American firm Cannon Design has largely avoided right angles while designing this medical facility near San Diego, resulting in a building defined by curvilinear forms and surfaces. More about Cannon Design creates sculptural glass hospital in southern California