Designing for Health: Architectural Progress of Lithuanian Tuberculosis Sanatoriums in the 1920s and 1930s

At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, to isolate and treat people suffering from tuberculosis, special sanatorium buildings began to be built in various countries. In the case of Lithuania, more serious care of tuberculosis patients began in the period of independence, during the 1920s and 1930s, when the matter was taken care of by various institutions and voluntary societies operating in the country. As a result, several tuberculosis sanatoriums were established in the country, and a number of design projects of sanatorium buildings were developed. The article aims to present the architectural development of implemented and unimplemented tuberculosis sanatorium buildings and the peculiarities of their designs in Lithuania during the 1920s and 1930s. It is assumed that despite the difficulties in the design and construction of these buildings, in most cases, their architecture was shaped by the pursuit of continuous progress, which was influenced by the latest stylistic trends and the need of functionality to meet the treatment requirements of patients suffering from tuberculosis.