building design

The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness

Author: Editorial 2nd September 2021 0 Comments

This book has been written by Emily Anthes. The publishers say: “Modern humans are an indoor species. We spend 90 percent of our time inside, shuttling between homes and offices, schools and stores, restaurants and gyms. And yet, in many ways,…
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a wellbeing society

architecture, books, building design, Emily Anthes, wellbeing

Building for Better Health: How Architecture & Design Can Address the Mental Health Crisis

Author: Editorial 28th July 2021 0 Comments

This article by Aditi Desai appears on the website of the Glasgow Insight into Science & Technology. It begins: “The term ‘psych ward’ calls to mind grim, often uncomfortable, images: from the stereotypical “deranged” mental patient who is dangerously violent to…
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a coherent system

Aditi Desai, architecture, Banner-University Medical Center South, building design, Clients & Patients, Glasgow Insight into Science & Technology, in-patients, Scrivner Center for Mental Health & Addiction Services