%0 Journal Article %T Modular construction.  An opportunity for existing  buildings of polish health service? %A Łukasik, Marta %J Housing Environment %V 2015 %N 14/2015 %P 148-157 %K hospital, health service, modular construction, prefabrication %@ 1731-2442 %D 2016 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/srodowisko-mieszkaniowe/article/modular-construction-an-opportunity-for-existing-buildings-of-polish-health-service %X The author discusses terminology of a module and modularity in architecture, particularly focusing on hospital architecture. She also comments on funding of Polish health service’s construction. Additionally, she analyses typology of hospitals and its references to modularity and standardisation. The author also investigates container construction and presents some examples from Europe and Poland.