High-rise healing for young cancer patients.
A "teenage penthouse" designed in consultation with patients and nurses with an "inspiring, homely feel", and conceived using "sensitive architecture" to support young people in their fight against cancer, is how architect John McRae of ORMS Architecture Design describes the award-winning new Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) unit at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. Jonathan Baillie reports.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D006801:Humans; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D014852:Wales; D055815:Young Adult