Taylor and Francis

Taylor and Francis

English

"Environmental design approaches promoting human-centric solutions engender spaces to improve quality of life. Bridging medical and environmental design, Person-Centered Health Care Design introduces a specialty where designers develop knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and disease pathology vis-a-vis designed environments. The book’s coverage of design’s intersections with health offers a significant foundation across various scales. The book presents crosscutting knowledge to designers focused on preventing health conditions, aiding in rehabilitation, or assisting those with altered capacities due to health conditions, and suggests processes for those expanding their professional skills."Dr. Lynne M. Dearborn, AIA, Professor of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "Person-Centered Health Care Design attends to the necessary point that people vary and healthcare conditions are diverse and that wellness involves physical, psychological, emotional health. It follows that healthcare environment solutions must acknowledge and strategically nurture patients where they are in their healing or health management process. Now more than ever, thoughtful, attendant environments are a prescription for people just as drug and therapy regimens are. Person-Centered Health Care Design importantly links medical conditions with built environment interventions that can lend important support to people in a time of great need."Jill Pable, Ph.D., FIDEC, NCIDQ, WELL AP