%0 Journal Article %T Examples of strategies of preservation activities in historic complexes of hospital architecture %A Waszczyszyn, Elżbieta %J Technical Transactions %V 2015 %R 10.4467/2353737XCT.15.251.4654 %N Architecture Issue 6-A (9) 2015 %P 251-272 %K historic hospital architecture, preservation problems %@ 0011-4561 %D 2016 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/czasopismo-techniczne/article/examples-of-strategies-of-preservation-activities-in-historic-complexes-of-hospital-architecture %X The paper is an introduction to a broader study, aimed to define the rules of procedure for taking preservation activities in historic hospital architecture. It has, among others, to facilitate the modernization of historic hospitals necessary to carry out in accordance with the requirements set by the legislature, the latest medical technologies and contemporary doctrines and principles of conservation. The article is based on the analysis of the latest solutions implemented in selected hospitals including the historic hospitals in Warsaw, Wroclaw and Lodz. The analysis of proven solutions in conjunction with the collected experiences from other selected projects are the starting material for the definition of a strategy of historic preservation activities in historic hospitals and the development of guidelines assisting in their implementation.