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Our experience of hospitals and medical clinics is almost wholly determined by their architecture. The spatial and sensory qualities of our surroundings influence how we behave and relate to others, while also affecting our spiritual and physical wellbeing. It is proven that an abundance of daylight...
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John Wiley & Sons,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Profile ;
number 246 Architectural design ; volume 87, number 2 |
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| Summary: |
Our experience of hospitals and medical clinics is almost wholly determined by their architecture. The spatial and sensory qualities of our surroundings influence how we behave and relate to others, while also affecting our spiritual and physical wellbeing. It is proven that an abundance of daylight, access to fresh air and to low-stress uncluttered spaces aids the reduction of anxiety, elevates the mood and improves patients' outcomes. Sustainability is permeating all areas of architecture, and designers are investigating the connections between patient experience, wellbeing and long-term t |
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"March/April 2017." "02:2017"--Spine. |
| Carrier Form: | 136 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9781119162131 (paperback) : 1119162130 (paperback) 9781119162155 (hardback) 1119162157 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | RA967 |
| CLC: | TU246 |
| Call Number: | TU246/D457-1 |
| Contents: |
Interconnected approaches to sustainable architecture / Decoding modern hospitals: an architectural history / Superarchitecture: building for better health / Lean, green and healthy: landscape and health / Salutogenic and biophilic design as therapeutic approaches to sustainable architecture / Environmentally smart design: designing for social wellbeing across the city and in the workplace / Humanist principles, sustaina |