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Change of Hospital Architecture in Korea since 1945

  • JOURNAL OF THE KOREA INSTITUTE OF HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE
  • Abbr : KIHA
  • 2014, 20(4), pp.91-100
  • DOI : 10.15682/jkiha.2014.20.4.91
  • Publisher : Korea Institute Of Healthcare Architecture
  • Research Area : Engineering > Architectural Engineering
  • Published : November 30, 2014

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ABSTRACT

Purpose : The purpose of this paper is to analyze the characteristics of hospital architectureconstructed in each periods and identify the changing process of hospital architecture in Koreasince 1945. Methods : Literature review was conducted while the data of hospitals had beencollected and the subject of investigation were selected. The important point of analysis is aboutdesign conception, site plan, block plan and hospital form. Results : The characteristics of hospitalarchitecture are identified in each periods. Developed by private sector, hospitals have enlargedtheir beds and sizes under the competitive environments. In terms of size and external shape,vertical form has become a dominant scene of hospital forms in Korea. Among the dominance oftower-on podium, various block plans have been adopted with hospital streets. Also a few casesof horizontal disintegrated form was introduced. Implications : This paper could be the basic datato organize the history of Korean Hospital Architecture, and insufficient data should besupplemented continuously.

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