How is healthcare architecture changing as artificial intelligence, automation, and societal transformation redefine the hospital as we know it?
If cities succeed in becoming truly “healthy,” will they need fewer hospitals – and who takes responsibility for the urban spaces left behind?
How must architecture and spatial organisation respond when digital infrastructures, robotics, and data-driven systems demand new levels of flexibility, transparency, and security?
What does healthcare look like without walls? Can models such as Hospital at Home, virtual wards, and networked care environments be equitable, climate-resilient, and digitally integrated at the same time? And how can especially children’s hospitals developed through public–private partnerships foster innovation through new economic models?
Symposium
March 13, 2026
9am-6pm
Akademie der Künste
Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin
Get-Together
March 12, 2026
6-10pm
Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik (ZK/U)
Siemensstraße 27, 10551 Berlin
Conference Language: German & English (live translation)
SPEAKERS
OUR VISION
The “Health Care of the Future” symposium is grounded in the belief that architecture and urban planning play a vital role in shaping better healthcare – not only in treatment, but also in prevention and health promotion.
The built environment has a profound influence on physical, mental, and social well-being, as well as on the efficiency, safety, and resilience of healthcare facilities. Architecture is therefore more than infrastructure: it is an active agent in healing and care.
To safeguard health and well-being, architecture and urban development must be conceived as integral parts of the healthcare system and planned in close dialogue with all stakeholders across the sector.
Since 2006, the symposium has brought together over 200 international stakeholders, decision-makers, researchers, and visionaries from architecture, healthcare, science, industry, and policy. Together we identify challenges, share innovations, and shape shared goals for the future.
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