Healthcare Design
Published on 21. October 1996
Book
Hardback
340 pages
978-0-471-13349-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book covers fundamental issues in healthcare design. It provides basic information and resources for planning, designing, and furnishing cost-effective, efficient, patient-friendly facilities. It covers everything from site visits to floor coverings and provides an overview of the elements essential to creating physical environments that enhance the quality of healthcare delivery.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
16pp colour insert
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
907 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-13349-0 (9780471133490)
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Person
About the editor SARA O. MARBERRY is Editor of AEsclepius, the official newsletter of The Center for Health Design, and the former editor in chief of Contract magazine. Building on over fifteen years of experience in the interior design industry, she leads her own consulting firm, which provides writing and public relations services to the commercial design industry. A frequent moderator and lecturer, she serves as Director of Communications for The Center for Health Design. She has written and edited a number of books, including The Power of Color: Creating Healthy Interior Spaces, which she coauthored, and Color in the Office: Design Trends from 1950--1990 and Beyond.
Content
DESIGN.; Site Visits (C. Zimring, et al.).; Programming (R. Cama).; Code Busting and Code Reinvention (B. Geddis).; Creative, Cost--Effective Design Strategies (K. Trimmer).; Implementation (B. Perkins).; Design Evaluation (M. Shepley).; PRODUCTS.; Ceilings (J. Mathis).; Furniture (T. Duffy).; Carpet (R. Radke).; Lighting (J. Horton).; Textiles (M. Gurian).; Wallcovering/Surface Design (P. Rodemann).; HUMAN NEEDS.; Designing for the Senses (W. Ruga).; Creating Nontoxic, Health--Enhancing Environments (A. Fuston & K. Nadel).; Therapeutic Effects of Landscape Architecture (J. Burnett).; Wayfinding (J. Carpman & M. Grant).; Appendices.; Index.