title: Healthcare architecture in metamorphosis--observations in Hong Kong's heuristic experience.
abstract: Healthcare Architecture in Hong Kong is in an on-going process of metamorphosis in response to the social, economical and technological developments in the territory. In the process of transformation, universal problems like obsolescence, growth and expansion, and advances in science and technology as well as problems unique to Hong Kong like population growth, scarcity in land supply and high density development all call for special solutions. With the turn of the century, new forces of change have also begun to take shape, and in anticipation of the hyper-turbulent changes ahead, we need to shift our paradigm to allow revolutionary new perspectives and innovate, shape and create the future healing space which is sustainable, adaptable, flexible and humane.
authors.affiliation: Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: D001108:Architecture / Q000639:trends*; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D004780:Environment, Controlled; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006723:Hong Kong; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital; D008961:Models, Structural; D011157:Population Dynamics; D017149:Private Sector; D017150:Public Sector