Healthcare 2025 : buildings for the future

Healthcare in Europe is changing. Many countries are introducing reforms, and creating more competition and an open healthcare market. Product pricing is becoming normal; in some cases, such as the Netherlands, capital costs are becoming a component of charges. Experiments with public/private cooperation in healthcare are also becoming commonplace. Alongside reforms to the healthcare system, the health of the world's population is transforming due to changes in lifestyles, increasing prosperity and climate change. In this book the results are presented of the architectural competition 'Healthcare 2025: Building(s) for the Future.' This competition was organized by the Netherlands Board for Healthcare Institutions (het Bouwcollege) to invite architects and students of architecture to develop and sketch ideas for new healthcare arrangements in 2025, to be built in a new city of 160,000 inhabitants that is to arise on (imaginary) new land in the Dutch inland sea IJsselmeer. According to the jury two prize winners succeeded best in translating their ideas into an attractive architectural design for the healthcare facilities. The book presents an overview of the variety of ideas and models for future healthcare that can be found in the 46 entries to the competition, and their spatial translation into architectural design. In a catalogue all entries are presented with panels and texts. The Bouwcollege hopes this book will contribute to innovative thinking about healthcare