Designing public spaces in hospitals / Nicoletta Setola and Sabrina Borgianni

By:

Setola, Nicoletta

Contributor(s):

Borgianni, Sabrina

Language: English Publication details: Routledge, 2016.Description: xxi, 281 pISBN:

9781138857209

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

725.51 SET-D

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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB K-1	Non Fiction	725.51 SET-D (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Rec. by Ankit Kumar		010653

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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.

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