Dynamic curving horizontal forms clearly signal the King George V Memorial Hospital as an example of inter-war European Modernism. It is also, however, an expression of the new radical approach to hospital design, which had been heralded by Alvar Aalto's Paimio Sanaitorium in Finland (1929-33). This new spirit emphasized healing through light access to fresh air and sunlight. In the spirit of the Paimio Sanatorium, the King George V Hospital has generous windows, and ready access from the rooms to the continous balconies, which each have a low wall and a see through balustrade wrapped around the front of the buiding. Thos transperencey and openess is immediately communicated at the entry forecourt with a high canopy, circular skylights and curved mullioned windows. These design elements, together with spacious light-filled interiors, aimed to engender a positive atmosphere, which would facilitate a speedy recovery from illness.

From Sydney Architecture -Paul McGillick & Patrick Bingham-Hall 2005