Autumn 2011

Designings minds

cover art by Katherine Harper

It’s human nature

Green spaces gain ground at treatment facilities… more»

The picture of health

Can art be healing or harmful?… more»

The chicken, the egg and the cubicle farm

When design doesn’t work… more»

When the couch is more than a couch

Do therapists’ offices affect the therapeutic process?… more»

Q&A

This is your brain on architecture… more»

The last word

Demolishing stigma: It takes more than an urban village… more»

note from the editor

Let’s play a word-association game. “Hospital.” What comes to mind? Approachable, calming, inspiring? More likely it’s institutional, drab, depressing… more»

a note from camh

Writing this column from Venice, Italy, seems appropriate for an issue on architecture. It’s one of the most charming cities in the world and one of the most visited… more»

research update

Recent studies from around the world… more»

review

Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals… more»

Event Calendar

Upcoming events and notices… more»

Feedback

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