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Designing public spaces in hospitals / Nicoletta Setola and Sabrina Borgianni

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, NY : Routledge, c2016Description: xx, 281 pages: illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781138857193
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RA 967 .S48 2016
Contents:
List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- List of figure credits -- Introduction -- Part 1: 1. The new spaces of the hospital -- 2. The importance of and interest in public spaces -- 3. A tool for reading and describing public spaces -- Part II. 4. The case studies: an overview -- 5. Visibility -- 6. Accessibility -- 7. Proximity -- 8. Intelligibility -- 9. Relationability -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: Designing Public Spaces in Hospitals illustrates that in addition to their aesthetic function, public spaces in hospitals play a fundamental role concerning people’s satisfaction and experience of health care. The book highlights how spatial properties, such as accessibility, visibility, proximity, and intelligibility affect people’s behavior and interactions in hospital public spaces. Based on the authors’ research, the book includes detailed analysis of three hospitals and criteria that can support the design in circulation areas, arrival and entrance, first point of welcome, reception, and the interface between city and hospital. Illustrated with 150 black and white images.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Architecture General Circulation Architecture GC RA 967 .S48 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000016562

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- List of figure credits -- Introduction -- Part 1: 1. The new spaces of the hospital -- 2. The importance of and interest in public spaces -- 3. A tool for reading and describing public spaces -- Part II. 4. The case studies: an overview -- 5. Visibility -- 6. Accessibility -- 7. Proximity -- 8. Intelligibility -- 9. Relationability -- Bibliography -- Index.

Designing Public Spaces in Hospitals illustrates that in addition to their aesthetic function, public spaces in hospitals play a fundamental role concerning people’s satisfaction and experience of health care. The book highlights how spatial properties, such as accessibility, visibility, proximity, and intelligibility affect people’s behavior and interactions in hospital public spaces. Based on the authors’ research, the book includes detailed analysis of three hospitals and criteria that can support the design in circulation areas, arrival and entrance, first point of welcome, reception, and the interface between city and hospital. Illustrated with 150 black and white images.

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