Student Research at the Chair of Social and Health Care Buildings and Design

In the ARCH4HEALTH Student Research Lab, students explore diverse questions related to healthcare architecture.

Overview of ARCH4HEALTH

PARA SPORT in Sommer Semester 2024

Olympia Paris 2024 is just around the corner, and the sports fever has taken over the world with the qualification competitions. Since 1960, Para athletes have been competing in the same rhythm as the Olympians in their Games, marking a milestone: achieving equality between Paralympic and Olympic sports, as expressed by Friedhelm Julius Beucher, President of the German "Behindertensportverbands" (DBS).

Teaser Semesterthema Schlaganfall bei Kindern

STROKE IN CHILDHOOD in Winter Semester 23|24

Even though it may seem surprising, even children can be affected by a stroke. Worldwide estimates fluctuate between 1 and 8 new cases per 100,000 children per year. With this incidence, childhood stroke is considered a rare condition. Although it is assumed that children recover better from a stroke than adults, this is often not the case. Most of them have lifelong cognitive, physical and behavioral impairments.

PSYCHE & SPACE in Summer Semester 2023

Mental illnesses are a prevalent issue for many individuals – more than a quarter of the population in Germany will experience them at some point in their lives. The number of outpatient and inpatient treatments is also on the rise, with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbating this trend. While mental illnesses were heavily stigmatized in the past, there's now a growing openness surrounding matters of mental health.

Teaser Semesterthema Leiten und Orientieren

WAYFINDING & ORIENTATION in Winter Semester 22|23

During the Winter Semester 2022|23, within the ARCH4HEALTH Student Research Labs, the requirements for wayfinding and orientation systems were developed. Together with students and teachers from Hülße-Gymnasium in Dresden, the existing orientation challenges within the school building were analyzed.

ARCH4HEALTH im Sommersemster 2022

Das Thema des Sommersemesters lautete Strahlentherapie. Mithilfe von Literaturrecherchen, Analysen von gebauten Beispielen und Erfahrungen von Nutzenden wurden unterschiedliche Themen im Zusammenhang mit der Strahlentherapie bearbeitet. Auf dieser Analysephase aufbauend galt es, anschließend eigene Konzepte zu entwickeln und architektonische Gestaltungsempfehlungen zu erarbeiten.

Ergebnisse aus dem Wintersemester 2021|22

Hier geht es zu den Ergebnissen der studentischen Forschungsprojekte aus dem Wintersemester 2021/22 zum Thema "Architektonische Gestaltung von Notaufnahmen".

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ARCH4HEALTH Student Research Lab

Many research findings confirm the impact of the built environment on human behavior and well-being. Such insights are particularly crucial in healthcare, such as in the construction of hospitals and care facilities, to design user-centered and sustainable buildings. Healthcare construction is a highly dynamic field that must constantly adapt to changing conditions due to medical and technological advancements, societal changes, or currently, the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the Chair of Social and Healthcare Buildings, we have been engaged in research and teaching on the influence of architecture on building users for many years. In our ARCH4HEALTH Student Research Lab, we follow the approach of inquiry-based learning. Students independently conduct research projects on self-selected questions in the field of healthcare design. This familiarizes them with scientific methodologies and generates new knowledge that can inspire practical applications and foster innovations.

This initiative is supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Free State of Saxony as part of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments.