Architect David Ferrer writes a history of Europe that takes a journey through the continent's past through its most representative and groundbreaking constructions, exploring from pleasure to ...

In tandem with the pervasive threat of TB, the curative power of nature promoted by mid-19th-century writers grew into an interpretation of American wilderness areas as therapeutic in the 1870s ...

One of the most iconic examples is Alvar Aalto's Paimio Sanatorium (1933). Aalto's vision was profoundly patient-centered, treating the building itself as a medical instrument.

Alvar and first wife Aino’s design for the sanatorium — a purpose-built tuberculosis facility in western Finland completed in 1933 — is significant particularly for its lighting design: from ...

Established in 1941, Sewri TB Hospital operates with a capacity of 1,000 beds, including 240 beds reserved for multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) patients. With full occupancy year-round, most BMC ...

And reinventing institutions is something the Finns seem to do particularly well. When Paimio Sanatorium, designed by Aino and Alvar Aalto, opened its doors in 1933, it was one of eight newly ...

Tuberculosis (TB) patients require a clean, hygienic environment to recover, yet the TB sanatorium attached to the Government Medical College in Amritsar stands in stark contrast to this basic ...

Past Auction Alvar Aalto Finnish, 1898–1976 Early cantilevered armchair with stepped base, model no. 31, designed for the Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Paimio, 1929–1933 Medium beechwood-veneered moulded ...

While the Tuberculosis Government Hospital in Thoppur established in 1960 continues to be well maintained, the sanatorium has become dilapidated. The staff has also been reduced since 1990.

Paimio didn’t quite achieve its full, original purpose. In the ’60s, it became a general hospital and a rehabilitation centre and is now a design destination, with overnight stays.

At the time Paimio was built, there were almost 4,000 spaces for tuberculosis patients in the country. Private sanatoriums could be luxurious; the Berghotel in Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain (1924) ...