Healing, in its amorphous holism, doesn’t easily translate into a design brief or an architectural program. But a visit to the exhibition Design and Healing: Creative Responses to Epidemics at the ...
Imagine a health care facility where natural light helps lift a patient’s mood, where the art on the wall soothes anxiety, where aromatherapy spreads a sense of serenity, and piano music greets ...
The term "biophilia" understandably conjures images of buildings engulfed by vegetation and integrated into natural landscapes. In modern architectural discourse, the concept has come to be associated ...
Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Image © Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, via Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0 More than sites of treatment, sanatoriums ...
Hospitals have long been places of medical treatment but too often, they’ve lacked the humanity of healing. Cold corridors, sterile lighting, and noise-filled wards have traditionally been accepted as ...