Jan. 28 – Italian architects Gianfranco Carrara and Stefano Capolongo are taking part in the third edition of the international conference “Architecture & Healthcare at the 21st Century,” scheduled for tomorrow (9am-6pm) at the Department of Architecture and Urbanism of the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion), in Haifa. The event – in English – is organized by the Department in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in the city. “The meeting – explains a note by the Institute – represents a unique opportunity to establish a dialogue between academics, professionals and policymakers in the health sector, bringing together companies active in the fields of architecture, design, medicine, social sciences, healthcare and hi-tech.” Ferrara (former Professor of Technical Architecture at La Sapienza) will give a lecture on “Small new hospitals in African developing countries,” while Capolongo (Secretary General of CNETO – the National Center for Construction And Hospital Techniques) will talk about “Flexibility in healthcare facilities.”
