Today I visited my grandfather at one of many Warsaw's hospitals. It has been some time since I was in a hospital at all but I still hate going there even as a visitor. I know those are places where people get healed and stuff but there is just something in them that makes me want to leave as soon as I enter. For me there are two main factors that trigger that reaction in my case. First is the appearance of a hospitals themselves and don't get me wrong. I know that there is big effort to modernise them and make them look better but for now most of them doesn't look like a place you would like to be in. The second thing for me is atmosphere. It's just so overwhelming and tense that it makes me feel really uncomfortable. Especially on the ward with old people. It makes me very sad to see some of them without any hope and just sadly laying in beds with no vision of better tomorrow. I don't know if all people feel likewise but I though it is kind of interesting that the place we go to to take care of our health can be a place we fear and avoid so much.
“ The skyline of London has been redrawn by this building. It has awoken the enthusiasm for European architectural innovation.” - Nengjun Luo, CTBUH 2013 Awards Juror, CITIC Heye Investment This week I want to take you far from american buildings I wrote about in past two weeks. Actually around 7 hours by plane and 5900 km from the white house. I am talking of course about the incredible and beautiful Shard, the skyscraper standing in London. It is as high as 306 metres and it is in fact the tallest building in the UK, 4th in the Europe and 96th in the entire world. Even though it isn't the tallest or the biggest it is very unique with its design. Unlike no other building it's made to look like a shard of glass what makes it very futuristic and impressive. It owns this to a man named Renzo Piano who was the design architect working to create its unusual form and shape. It is located in the super modern part of London. The construction ended in July 2012 but It w...
It's not surprising that we feel bad in hospitals. Take into account the amount of pain, suffering, fear and other negative emotions that these places accumulate.There is no way they can be pleasant, even if modernised. And there are people who have to work there.
OdpowiedzUsuńYes, hospital is a place full of suffering, but we should look for a hope of recovery here, rather than pain or near death. It's easy for me to say, but what else can we do to make us feel more comfortable there?
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