Architecture for Medicine: A Cultural History of the General Hospital and the Medical University of Vienna
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Author: Markus Müller , Stefan Oláh and Ulrike Matzer (eds.)
The Vienna General (AKH) is one of Europe’s largest hospitals. Incorporating the clinics of the Medical University of Vienna, it is also an internationally renowned research institution. The Vienna Central Hospital was founded in 1784, and since then it has continually expanded through the addition of new research and teaching institutes. This title reveals its hidden machinery of facilities through photography from Stefan Oláh.Most Viennese are very familiar with today’s AKH, which has become an indispensable part of the cityscape. But behind its façade lies an immense and largely invisible machinery. The photographer Stefan Oláh was fascinated by these hidden technical and infrastructural facilities. At the invitation of the Medical University of Vienna (MedUni Wien), he spent three years documenting numerous hidden aspects of the Hospital. The result is an aesthetically impressive anamnesis of this institution.In addition, he traces the rich tradition and history of the AKH and the Medical University.
ISBN 9783035627770. Birkhauser Verlag. hb. 248 pages. 150 colour ills. 32 x 24 cm.
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The Vienna General (AKH) is one of Europe’s largest hospitals. Incorporating the clinics of the Medical University of Vienna, it is also an internationally renowned research institution. The Vienna Central Hospital was founded in 1784, and since then it has continually expanded through the addition of new research and teaching institutes. This title reveals its hidden machinery of facilities through photography from Stefan Oláh.Most Viennese are very familiar with today’s AKH, which has become an indispensable part of the cityscape. But behind its façade lies an immense and largely invisible machinery. The photographer Stefan Oláh was fascinated by these hidden technical and infrastructural facilities. At the invitation of the Medical University of Vienna (MedUni Wien), he spent three years documenting numerous hidden aspects of the Hospital. The result is an aesthetically impressive anamnesis of this institution.In addition, he traces the rich tradition and history of the AKH and the Medical University.
ISBN 9783035627770. Birkhauser Verlag. hb. 248 pages. 150 colour ills. 32 x 24 cm.
available