EMBEDDED HEALING POTENTIALS: AN EMBODIED RITUALISTIC EXPERIENCE OF TREATMENT
| dc.contributor.advisor | Tilghman, James W | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Reyes, Christopher Noel | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Architecture | en_US |
| dc.contributor.publisher | Digital Repository at the University of Maryland | en_US |
| dc.contributor.publisher | University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-12T05:39:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-09-12T05:39:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Contemporary design and construction for cancer care and healthcare facilities in general must satisfy a wide range of design criteria elevated to the highest standards of health safety, and welfare. As such, architectural solutions must satisfy sophisticated functional requirements while at the same time designing for experience. Although recent trends in the industry have shifted towards the potential healing facets of the man-made environment, this aspect of design could be improved through specific focus on the ritual created by the procession through spatial sequences. Within the language of architecture, the composition, form, and space can provide moments that promotes peace and tranquility. Within the ritual of receiving treatment for cancer this could help reduce stress and anxiety. If the ritual of treatment is carefully considered within the fabric of a building, spatial sequences can afford an experience that champions healing and is sensitive to the feelings and emotions of those reviewing treatment and the friends, family, and loved ones that support patients on that journey | en_US |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.13016/M29P2W93B | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1903/21228 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject.pqcontrolled | Architecture | en_US |
| dc.title | EMBEDDED HEALING POTENTIALS: AN EMBODIED RITUALISTIC EXPERIENCE OF TREATMENT | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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