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Movements in architecture 02 | 2011 A hospital in the country by TMK Architekten More autonomy for the patient ­ interview with C. F. Møller Architects Modern care concept in Schwabing, Munich Cancer center in Heidelberg by Behnisch Architekten » Editorial Christine Nickl-Weller and Hans Nickl are experts in health care buildings and are teaching at professorial level at German universities. To the point: The patient of the future pulse in conversation with Christine Nickl-Weller and Hans Nickl, Nickl & Partner We are currently undergoing demographic change. What effect has this already had on architecture? A lot has changed in terms of the care of the elderly. We don't have old people's homes anymore, but assisted living, then there are the homes for dementia patients, institutions purely offering care and hospices. In the hospital sector too a great deal has changed. Essentially, people's awareness has changed. Patients are increasingly selecting the hospital they wish to be treated at. So the competition for patients has begun? Exactly. And it'll get stronger. I mean, when someone has been paying in their whole life ­ and healthcare is expensive ­ he has a right to get what he wants. This can also include the desire to go to a café or bank on the hospital grounds. That's right. Patients want to find a pleasant atmosphere on entering a hospital, one that can take their minds off their illness. It should certainly not be like falling into a black hole and feeling helpless. I consider a hotel also to be beyond the typical hospital atmosphere of old, when we automatically associated hospitals with the caustic smell of disinfectant. Seeking to create a pleasant home environment in hospitals has become the standard today. In this issue of puls we ask German architects Patients are increasingly frowning upon a clinical atmosphere. They would much rather have bright, friendly surroundings. But that doesn't apply to all areas. Someone who has just had an accident, for instance, wants to see the medical equipment, which reassures him or her that they are in good hands. Does the term "patient hotel" mean anything to you? how they want to live in old age. Most of them say they would like to stay at home. And you? I'd tend to agree. Which is why the "assisted living" sector is so important for us. For instance, we built a residential complex for silver-agers in Landsberg am Lech. There residents can stay in their apartments for a relatively long time and at the same time are safe in the knowledge that they have access to medical care. This, or something similar, is what we would imagine in later life. pulse 02 | 2011 02 Off to the patient hotel > p. 04 Safety, comfort and energy efficiency in your own four walls > p. 10 A hospital in the country > p. 14 care home places close to the Englischer Garten > p. 24 Get well soon > p. 30 "How am I going to live in old age?" > p. 34 More autonomy for the patient > p. 36 P...