Archinect - News 2024-12-22T09:02:41-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150060253/disorientation-can-be-its-own-kind-of-decadence Disorientation, can be its own kind of decadence Nam Henderson 2018-04-16T20:52:00-04:00 >2018-04-16T20:52:14-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/tx/txql3wc27tj3two6.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Latches that wouldn&rsquo;t catch on doctors&rsquo; lab-coat sleeves replaced ordinary doorknobs, plywood wardrobes were raised off the floor for easier cleaning...radiant heat panels in the ceiling minimized drafts and balconies were oriented for optimal sun exposure. Other Modernist sanatoriums include the Klinik Clavadel in Davos, Josef Hoffmann&rsquo;s Purkersdorf Sanatorium outside of Vienna and Jan Duiker and Bernard Bijvoet&rsquo;s Sanatorium Zonnestraal</p></em><br /><br /><p>Alice Gregory, with a paean to sanatoriums. Plus, a review of contemporary, historical and Modernist, spa culture.<br></p>