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Latest Advances in Hospital Design: The New Parkland Hospital
Last week Healthcare Design Magazine, American Institute of Architects, Academy of Architecture for Health, and The Center for Healthcare Design hosted a conference in Dallas, bringing more than 125 architects, engineers and designers from around the country to learn about the latest advances in hospital design. Dallas was the chosen location because the conference hosts wanted to […]
Cheery Atmosphere Helps Cancer Patient
“One day all the stress of coping with cancer hit me at once. I dropped onto the edge of my bed and felt my courage and energy desert me. Then I lifted my eyes to the painting on my wall, the ones I had created in the painting group. There was my courage, inspiration, strength, […]
Art Benefits Health
“An increase amount of natural substances that are beneficial to your health are produced in your body when you’re exposed to music and other forms of art…” – National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health agree: “Scientists are finding that the arts can benefit both your mental and physical health. Current research is following a […]
Daylighting: It’s not just for executives any more
Northern Nevada Business Weekly presents the following article in this week’s news. To see the abbreviated article online click here. August 12, 2013 Daylighting is the practice of placing windows and reflective surfaces so that natural daylight provides effective internal lighting and views of the outdoors into a space. Humans are affected both psychologically and physiologically […]
Patient Room 2020 – The Hospital Room of the Future
Good design may revolutionize healthcare industry, & improve outcomes Earlier this month, a team of architects and designers introduced “Patient Room 2020”. This product uses “smart design” to revolutionize healthcare the way it’s done for electronics and aircrafts. Background: In 2006, NXT Health received a Department of Defense grant to help produce “the hospital room of […]
Inspirations
Inspirational Quotes: “Little as we know about the way in which we are affected by form, by color and light, we do know this: They have an actual physical effect.” – Florence Nightingale No matter how busy we get, it is important to enjoy nature and to have rest and relaxation with good friends and […]
Hospitals, Kids and Color
It’s no surprise that kids crave color. But why? Ongoing psychological studies suggest that color selection can influence mood and behavior, stimulate the brain and body and even affect one’s health. Marilyn Read, an associate professor of design and human environment at Oregon State University, believes that children’s attraction to color in general goes far […]