the therapeutic benefits of landscape in architectural design Jiang, Shan (Commercial artist) creator author. text bibliography enk 2022 monographic eng

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185 pages, 24 cm. "Adopting an evidence-based approach, this book uses two state-of-the-art experimental studies to explore nature's therapeutic benefits in healthcare environments, emphasizing how windows and transparent spaces can strengthen people-nature interactions. High-quality, supportive, and patient-centred healthcare environments are a key priority for healthcare designers worldwide, with ageing populations creating a demand for remodelled and updated facilities. The first study demonstrates individual psychophysiological responses, moods, and preferences in simulated hospital waiting areas with different levels of visual access to nature through windows, while the second experiment uses cutting-edge immersive virtual reality techniques to explore how gardens and nature views impact people's spatial cognition, wayfinding behaviors, and experience when navigating hospitals. Through these studies and discussions drawing on architectural theory and history, the book highlights the important benefits of having access to nature from hospital interiors. This concise volume will appeal to academics and designers interested in therapeutic landscapes and healthcare architecture"-- Shan Jiang. Includes bibliographical references and index. Architecture Health aspects Health facilities Design and construction Nature Therapeutic use RA967 .J53 2022 725.52 J53 2022 Jiang, Shan. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 (DLC) 2021046778 9780367641054 9780367641078 2021046777 DLC 211113 20240523055703.0 22309819 eng