Comparative Analysis of Historical Hospitals an‎d Their Implications for Contemporary Architectural Design

10/4/2026 12:00:00 AM

Throughout history, hospitals have functioned not only as spaces for physical healing but also as reflections of the cultural, religious, scientific, an‎d social perspectives of their time. This study aims to conduct a comparative analysis of prominent historical examples of hospitals worldwide, examining the evolution of form, spatial organization, an‎d underlying concepts in their design. By studying more than fifty historical hospitals from different periods — ranging from Islamic hospitals of the Middle Ages to European Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassical, an‎d Modern hospitals — recurring patterns have been identified that can serve as a foundation for designing contemporary hospitals. The outcome of this research is presented in the form of a general hospital with one hundred beds, which seeks to integrate effective historical principles with the functional, human, an‎d climatic requirements of contemporary architecture.

معماري بيمارستان , تاريخچه بيمارستان‌ها , تاريخ تحول بيمارستان‌ها

Hospital Architecture , History of Hospitals , Evolution of Hospitals

Newsha Farahmand

Dr Seyyed Abbas Agha Yazdanfar