Contexts: The Work of Hodder + Partners Contexts: The Work of Hodder + Partners brings together contributions from architectural writers academics and journalists to review the buildings culture and philosophy of Hodder Associates (now Hodder + Partners) founded in 1992. Including high-quality colour images of both the practice's own work and the influences on it this book will follow the themes of placemaking humanisation the influence of Arne Jacobsen and the essence of 'northerness' to place the practice's influence in context. A vital contribution to the history of one the UK's most important architectural practices Hodder + Partners. GBP 30.00 1
Health Tech Rebooting Society's Software Hardware and Mindset Health Tech: Rebooting Society's Software Hardware and Mindset fulfills the need for actionable insight on what’s truly driving change and how to become a changemaker not just affected by it. The book introduces anybody who wishes to understand how global healthcare will change in the next decade to the key technologies social dynamics and systemic shifts that are shaping the future. Healthcare futurist investor and entrepreneur Trond Arne Undheim describes the complex history of public health why it’s so complicated and what the major challenges are right now. He includes a discussion of COVID why it happened the cultural factors that have slowed down traditional public health measures and how innovation can help. He also discusses what is happening in health systems around the world as a result of the pandemic. The book explores certain health tech measures tools (basic medical devices gradually being upgraded and digitally enhanced) processes and innovations that are already working well along with others that are in their infancy such as AI wearables robotics sensors and digital therapeutics. The book describes the movers and shakers in the healthcare system of the future from startups to patient and service providers as well as the health challenges of our time including pandemics aging preventive healthcare and much more. The book concludes with a look at how health tech may bring about the biggest opportunity to transform healthcare for decades to come. | Health Tech Rebooting Society's Software Hardware and Mindset GBP 27.99 1