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- In pictures
- In pictures
Florence Nightingale, Victorian design and the treatment of Covid-19
| Iria Suárez
Discover how the design of Britain’s Nightingale hospitals, set up during the first national lockdown, is based closely on Florence Nightingale’s pioneering ideas for the most effective hospital layout.
- Article
- Article
The art of soundproof design
| Kristin Hohenadel
Too much noise is more than annoying – it has serious negative effects on health and cognitive ability. Find out how designers and architects are mitigating the downsides of sound.
- Article
- Article
Confusion, guilt, and the battle to breastfeed
| Joanna WolfarthRosie Barnes
Most new mums are told that breast is best. But breastfeeding doesn’t always come as easily or naturally as you might imagine.
- Long read
- Long read
The ambivalence of air
| Daisy LafargeCarol Nazatto
Daisy Lafarge investigates the effects of air quality and pressure on body and mind, exploring air as cure, but one with contradictions.