June 23, 2011 Brad E. Davis, MLA, RLA
Background
This article discusses the key findings of a post-occupancy evaluation (POE) of a unique hospital garden designed and constructed on an existing rooftop. Evaluation of the design process, user perceptions, and maintenance since the inception of the garden in 1995 reveals issues relevant...
February 15, 2011 Caroline E. Brown, DEd, CNS, WHNP and Laurie Ecoff, PhD, RN, NEA-BC
Introduction
The Institute of Medicine (IOM, 2000, 2001) and The Joint Commission (2009) have identified threats to quality healthcare within health delivery systems stemming from both processes and the environment. Medical error and hospital-acquired infection threaten patients' health...
April 30, 2009 Victor Regnier, FAIA
The Role of the Outdoors in Residential Environments for Aging, 2005, Susan Rodiek and Benyamin Schwarz (Eds.), Haworth Press, Binghamton, NY (Copublished simultaneously as Journal of Housing for the Elderly, 19(3/4).
September 30, 2008 Jody Rosenblatt Naderi, MLA, RLA and Woo-Hwa Shin, PhD Candidate
Background
The intention of this design project was to identify landscape design principles and features that encourage restorative spatial experiences of renewal for nursing staff at St. Joseph's Regional Health Care Center in Bryan, Texas, and to develop a landscape architectural design...
January 1, 2008 Debajyoti Pati, PhD, MASA, AIIA, Tom E. Harvey Jr., AIA, FACHA, MPH, and Paul Barach, MD, MPH
Acknowledgments: This study would not have been feasible without the valuable contributions of D. J. Feather, Pam Black, Taylor Sommers, and Elena Morales at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. We acknowledge the assistance provided to us by Dr. Craig Zimring at the Georgia Institute of...
