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cover A Hospital Design Support System

Zhuoran Jia

176 Pages

ISBN 978-94-6518-134-9

Published: 2025-11-08

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  • Hospitals are inherently complex systems, characterized by two distinct dimensions of complexity. First, from a functional perspective, medical procedures inside a hospital are complex. Second, from a spatial and organizational standpoint, hospitals resemble small urban environments, where corridors function as streets and spatial units operate similarly to distinct land uses within a city. This dual-layered complexity underscores the profound impact of hospital layout on users’ visibility...

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