Painting and Architecture

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Painting and Architecture
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PAINTING AND ARCHITECTURE 2
Painting and Architecture
Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital
Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital is a public hospital with state-of-the art facilities. The
complex comprises of numerous buildings that are designed around a central green space. Some
of the elements include 327-bed inpatient hospice, 4 interventional labs, 17 operating rooms, 12
delivery & labor rooms, over 200 exam rooms, an emergency department, and an adult burn
center. Figure 1 below is a photo of the building.
Figure 1: Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital (HOK, 2014)
One of the architectural concepts applicable to Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital is
sustainability. This concept has become very important in modern architecture because it helps in
creating environmentally friendly structures. The basic principle of sustainability is to reduce
water, energy and other resources used throughout the lifecycle of a structure, and also to
minimize environmental impacts of the structure through pollution, emission and component
wastes (Ragheb, El-Shimy, & Ragheb, 2016). This concept is very important in architecture