Long before COVID-19 made the public aware of the importance of good air ventilation, designers have been concerned with how physical environments affect people’s well-being and mental health. In the ...

You don't hear much about design in the healthcare reform debate, but the way a hospital is planned may affect the way you heal. We hear about the "hospital of the future," under construction in the ...

As spiritual and emotional healing become more important to patients, caregivers, family and community, so have what are often called "therapeutic distractions." These design features of health-care ...