CONTENTS
1 Preface 6
2 The Early Years 10
3 The Architect and high ranking official 14
4.Health Facilities in Israel
Introduction 21
The Main Functional Divisions of the Hospital 24
The Master Plan 27
Main Entrance Hall and Facilities 33
Hospitalization Services 37
Reception and Admission Department 55
Operating Theatres Wing 57
Radiology Department 75
Laboratory Department 79
Outpatient Clinics 91
Conclusion 97
5The Hospitals and Health Facilities of Zarhy Architects
1. Sheba Medical Center 101
2. Meir Medical Center 161
3. The Safed Government Hospital 177
4. Tel Aviv University-School of Medicine 195
5. The Government Hospital Dimona 201
6. Home for mentally retarded people 210
7. The private Clinics in central Tel Aviv 211
8. Home for autistic children and adults 213
9. Tel Giborim Hospital 217
6 Other Projects of Zarhy Architects
Residential 248
Public and Education 254
Hi-Tech and Science Based Industries 272
Mixed Uses 274
7 Papers
1. The high tech laboratory design architectural
considerations 276
2 The high-tech laboratory - An Israli experience. 280
3. Change of scale in building in Israel 280
4. Science industries 286
5. Comments on Israel architecture and housing 289
6. Professional education in view of expected
social and economic developments 291
7. Residential development in Israel 293
8. Competition for the design of a residential
development summary 295
9. Module beton Israel housing schemes 298
10. Community design responsibility 299
11. Proposal for the 1975 / 78 triennial activities
oftheU.I.A 300
12. On modernization of hospitals in urban areas 301
13. Aspects of the modernization and existing
health and hospitalcare facilities in Israel 303
14. Living environment based on a comprehensive
pre-cast concrete building system 305
15. Planning, building and organization of medical research facilities -
Three developments in Israel 307
16. I he precast concrete industry and
the environment 311
17. The balanced hospital concept 313
18. Future hospital design 314
19. Hospital design in the computer era 317
20. Israel - In view of the W.H.O. strategy
Health for all by the Year 2000" 320
21. Aging and architecture in Israel 325
22. Program and hospital design guidelines
in Israel 328
23. ChaimSheba Medical Center-
The new complex 331
24. "Continuity in hospital design" 332
25. Keynote address 332
26. Welcome address 336
27. The search for architectural identity in Israel -
Personal reflections 337
28. Adapting existing hospitals for the future requirements 340
29. Exchange of knowledge between developed
and developing countries 342
30. Architecture and the information era 343
31. UIA meeting of presidents - Regions I and II 344
32. Changes in techniques, in information and in the building industry in conjunction
with the role of the architect 345
33. The role of the architect 346
34. Architecture for science and hi-tech facilities
in the new millennium 349
35. Hospital master planning in the country's context 351
36. Redesign and updating of existing hospitals 352
37. Location of the high-tech facility campus
within the city 353
38. Science and hi-tech facilities work programme 356
39. The hospital in the city - The Israeli experience 357
40. Architecture for science and high-tech facilities 360
41. Architecture for science and hightech facilities work programme 360
42. Designing for sustainable healthcare facilities -Israeli experience 362
8 Appendix
Projects Chronology 365
Chronological Table 371
Index 374
Bibliography 379