You have full text access to this contentA Sense of Coherence: Supporting the Healing Process

• Autores: Giuseppe Boscherini
• Localización: Architectural design, ISSN 0003-8504, Vol. 87, Nº. 2 (March/April 2017), 2017 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Special Issue: Design for Health: Sustainable Approaches to Therapeutic Architecture), págs. 108-113
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Can patient recovery be actively aided by a well-designed hospital setting? The evidence is that it can. Drawing on sociologist Aaron Antonovsky's concept of salutogenesis, architect, industrial and interior designer Giuseppe Boscherini argues that an environment which balances calming reassurance with constructive stimulation can help instil the positive mindset that people need in order to overcome illness. Referring to buildings by practices he has worked for, and a student project he has led, he shows how light, sound, texture and colour can all contribute to health-giving architecture.