Designing for Dementia (02-19-10)
Simpson reviews research related to the design of environments for people with dementia, particularly elderly dementia sufferers.
Simpson reviews research related to the design of environments for people with dementia, particularly elderly dementia sufferers.
English, Wilson, and Keller-Olaman have investigated the role of place in the lives of women recovering from breast cancer.
Premature babies who listen to music by Mozart grow faster than children who don’t listen to it.
Bringslimark and her colleagues have reviewed the scientific literature related to the psychological effects of indoor plants.
The ways in which music and nature impact patients can be caught in the conflict between technological and natural therapeutic interventions. This article was originally published in 2009.
Several recent articles have probed the importance of integrating nature into academic design.
Gary Noskin and Lance Peterson examine how infectious diseases are controlled in today's hospitals.
Fax machines, computers, scanners, and printers are all necessary for the way we work today. Unfortunately, such equipment also adds to indoor air pollution—in some cases quite significantly.
Examining previous studies, researcher William Fisk looked at the connection between air quality and the spread of respiratory illness, cases of allergies and asthma, and sick building syndrome.
Tove Fjeld and his associates looked at how plants affected the health of office workers, while Larissa Larsen and her associates examined how indoor plants affected students in an office setting.