The Maison de l’enfance et de l’adolescence reimagines the hospital as an open, vibrant, and deeply human space. More than a healthcare facility, it blends contemporary architecture, natural light, and cultural programming to create a calming and inclusive environment. At the crossroads of medicine, arts, and science, it breaks down boundaries and turns care into a space for connection, expression, and engagement with the city.
Directed by Alexandre Humbert, Can Beauty Heal Us? is an observant documentary that traces mental-health spaces across Switzerland, Austria and Belgium. Humbert frames architecture as an active collaborator in care, using composed shots of interiors and patient-centred rhythms to probe how design can support—or burden—healing. The film blends interviews and evocative imagery to explore aesthetics, atmosphere and the ethics of therapeutic space, inviting reflection on beauty’s role in recovery and the textures of everyday care.
Followed by a discussion with: Yunni Cho, PhD, Bridge Proof of Concept Fellow ; Alexandre Humbert, designer & director; Patrick Longchamp, architect, co-author of MEA and Rémy Barbe, responsible of Service de Psychiatrie de l’Enfant et de l’Adolescent, MEA – HUG
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