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Nature 451, 889-890 (21 February 2008) | doi:10.1038/451889a; Published online 20 February 2008

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Architectural healing

D. Kirk Hamilton1

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A detailed history explores the symbiosis of modern scientific medicine and hospital design.

BOOK REVIEWEDMedicine by Design: The Architect and the Modern Hospital, 1893–1943

by AnnMarie Adams

University of Minnesota Press: 2008. 240 pp. $82.50

The twentieth century saw the beginnings of modern scientific medicine and a shift in hospital architecture. Did good design catalyse medical progress during this period, or did medical practice dictate what was built?