TECHNE 9 (2015): Architecture for health and education
Research and Experimentation

Healing gardens: design processes and realizations of beneficial environments

TECHNE 9 (2015): Architecture for health and education

Published 2015-04-24

Keywords

  • EBD Evidence Based Design,
  • POE Post Occupancy Evaluation,
  • Californian case study,
  • Italian healing gardens

How to Cite

Cooper Marcus, C., & Valente, R. (2015). Healing gardens: design processes and realizations of beneficial environments. TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, (9), 180–190. https://doi.org/10.13128/Techne-16120

Abstract

Having defined the topic and its related management effects in the healthcare environment, this paper reports considerations of specific design processes, including evidence-based design, Integrated Healthcare Strategies, participatory practices and post occupancy evaluation. Landscape of Italian examples follows before a case study of three Californian healing gardens dedicated to cancer patients, linked to a survey of this category of users’ needs in such spaces. Conclusions report the reflection of practical implications deriving from studying North American examples, underlining the opportunity for audit and certification of therapeutic gardens, as well as the chance to export them outside health infrastructures for social needs.

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