Materialities of Care: Encountering Health and Illness Through Artefacts and Architecture (Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs) delves into the role of material culture within health and social care settings. The book explores everyday objects, dress, furniture, and architecture to make visible the often mundane yet crucial aspects of care practices. It examines material interactions across a diverse range of spaces, including hospitals, hospices, care homes, museums, domestic environments, and community areas such as shops and tenement stairwells. The text also addresses both fleeting moments of care and structured routines that shape bodies and materials. By focusing on the ongoing, emergent, and processual nature of practice, the book highlights the complex interrelations between materials and care in various contexts. Contributions from leading international scholars provide insights into methodological approaches for capturing the material and sensory dimensions of health and social care encounters.