Health facility planning and healthcare architecture: the conflict and the advantage in project implementation towards clarifying the role of architects and health facility planners –for better project delivery- the Malaysian experience

The use of effective human resource by virtue of training and experience is implicit for a planned success of any project. In healthcare projects, where capital and operating cost is paramount; implementation time is intensive and lengthy; as well as the stake holders are of varied backgrounds and e...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Nawawi, Norwina, Khalid, Aisyah, Ahmad Shazali, Shafinaz
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	NA Architecture NA1995 Architecture as a profession NA4100 Special classes of buildings R Medicine (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/33302/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/33302/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/33302/2/HEALTH_FACILITY_PLANNING_AND_HEALTHCARE_ARCHITECTURE_FINAL_.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/33302/5/ICUDBE-2013_certs.jpg

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spelling	iium-333022014-05-20T14:50:39Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/33302/ Health facility planning and healthcare architecture: the conflict and the advantage in project implementation towards clarifying the role of architects and health facility planners –for better project delivery- the Malaysian experience Mohd Nawawi, Norwina Khalid, Aisyah Ahmad Shazali, Shafinaz NA Architecture NA1995 Architecture as a profession NA4100 Special classes of buildings R Medicine (General) The use of effective human resource by virtue of training and experience is implicit for a planned success of any project. In healthcare projects, where capital and operating cost is paramount; implementation time is intensive and lengthy; as well as the stake holders are of varied backgrounds and expectations; coordination is very important. Although healthcare projects require a multi-disciplinary participation, the architect, as lead consultant is still the responsible person in whole set-up. The paper thus focuses on the role of architects in healthcare projects and the so-called “medical planner” as the health facility planner in the Malaysian implementation of public healthcare projects, with the objective of reviewing the current practice and proposes a clearer role for the two "professions" towards a betterment of the project as a "green and sustainable working relation". Both qualitative and quantitative method are adopted for this study with primary data collected through interviews, questionnaire and experiences of current and past projects; whilst secondary data collected through content analysis of literatures. The scope of the study is confined to the two roles of the profession i.e. architect and health facility planner. The study limitations are available time and availability of unrestricted documents as evidence. Significance of these findings would be a contribution in deriving and clarifying the respective roles of the two professions for the industry to adopt as consultancy job scope guidelines and responsibility. 2013-11-12 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33302/2/HEALTH_FACILITY_PLANNING_AND_HEALTHCARE_ARCHITECTURE_FINAL_.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33302/5/ICUDBE-2013_certs.jpg Mohd Nawawi, Norwina and Khalid, Aisyah and Ahmad Shazali, Shafinaz (2013) Health facility planning and healthcare architecture: the conflict and the advantage in project implementation towards clarifying the role of architects and health facility planners –for better project delivery- the Malaysian experience. In: International Conference on Universal Design in Built Environment (ICUDBE 2013), 11-12 Nov 2013, Putrajaya International Convention Centre,Putrajaya, Malaysia. (Unpublished) http://kudu2013.blogspot.com/p/in-conjunction-with-30th-iium.html
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spellingShingle	NA Architecture NA1995 Architecture as a profession NA4100 Special classes of buildings R Medicine (General) Mohd Nawawi, Norwina Khalid, Aisyah Ahmad Shazali, Shafinaz Health facility planning and healthcare architecture: the conflict and the advantage in project implementation towards clarifying the role of architects and health facility planners –for better project delivery- the Malaysian experience
description	The use of effective human resource by virtue of training and experience is implicit for a planned success of any project. In healthcare projects, where capital and operating cost is paramount; implementation time is intensive and lengthy; as well as the stake holders are of varied backgrounds and expectations; coordination is very important. Although healthcare projects require a multi-disciplinary participation, the architect, as lead consultant is still the responsible person in whole set-up. The paper thus focuses on the role of architects in healthcare projects and the so-called “medical planner” as the health facility planner in the Malaysian implementation of public healthcare projects, with the objective of reviewing the current practice and proposes a clearer role for the two "professions" towards a betterment of the project as a "green and sustainable working relation". Both qualitative and quantitative method are adopted for this study with primary data collected through interviews, questionnaire and experiences of current and past projects; whilst secondary data collected through content analysis of literatures. The scope of the study is confined to the two roles of the profession i.e. architect and health facility planner. The study limitations are available time and availability of unrestricted documents as evidence. Significance of these findings would be a contribution in deriving and clarifying the respective roles of the two professions for the industry to adopt as consultancy job scope guidelines and responsibility.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mohd Nawawi, Norwina Khalid, Aisyah Ahmad Shazali, Shafinaz
author_facet	Mohd Nawawi, Norwina Khalid, Aisyah Ahmad Shazali, Shafinaz
author_sort	Mohd Nawawi, Norwina
title	Health facility planning and healthcare architecture: the conflict and the advantage in project implementation towards clarifying the role of architects and health facility planners –for better project delivery- the Malaysian experience
title_short	Health facility planning and healthcare architecture: the conflict and the advantage in project implementation towards clarifying the role of architects and health facility planners –for better project delivery- the Malaysian experience
title_full	Health facility planning and healthcare architecture: the conflict and the advantage in project implementation towards clarifying the role of architects and health facility planners –for better project delivery- the Malaysian experience
title_fullStr	Health facility planning and healthcare architecture: the conflict and the advantage in project implementation towards clarifying the role of architects and health facility planners –for better project delivery- the Malaysian experience
title_full_unstemmed	Health facility planning and healthcare architecture: the conflict and the advantage in project implementation towards clarifying the role of architects and health facility planners –for better project delivery- the Malaysian experience
title_sort	health facility planning and healthcare architecture: the conflict and the advantage in project implementation towards clarifying the role of architects and health facility planners –for better project delivery- the malaysian experience
publishDate	2013
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Health facility planning and healthcare architecture: the conflict and the advantage in project implementation towards clarifying the role of architects and health facility planners –for better project delivery- the Malaysian experience

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