More than 200 speakers and over 500 participants met at the Groningen University Hospital (Netherlands) from 1 to 3 June to exchange information about current and future projects in the fields of health, architecture and urban development.

Prof. Christine Nickl-Weller had been invited to speak in the “Strategies for the Ultimate Children’s Hospital” session. Prof. Nickl-Weller’s speech, which was delivered by Stefanie Matthys, presented the opportunities and challenges in the design of children’s hospitals. She presented the Nickl & Partner Architekten projects at the Innsbruck Children’s Heart Centre and the Kaiser-Franz-Josef Hospital in Vienna, as well as the design for the new Haunersches Children’s Hospital in Munich.