Therapeutic Power of the Maggies Centre - Experience, Design Wellbeing, Where Architecture Meets Neuroscience

This book explores the many ways in which the therapeutic environment of the Maggie's centre is achieved. The book critically evaluates the Maggie's centre as a model to be applied to other healthcare facilities and to architecture in general. It is essential reading for any student or professional working on therapeutic environments.

List of contents

1.Introduction 2. Maggie’s Therapeutic Environment 3. The Maggie’s centre 4.Maggie’s Fundamentals 5.Maggie’s Synergy 6.Maggie’s Phenomenology 7.Maggie’s as a Paradigm and the Future of the Architecture of Care 8.Epilogue

About the author

Caterina Frisone earned her PhD and was Associate Lecturer in Interior Architecture at Oxford Brookes University, UK. She is now the Scientific Director of the Postgraduate programme ‘Master in Architecture and Health’ at the University Iuav of Venice.

Summary

This book explores the many ways in which the therapeutic environment of the Maggie’s centre is achieved. The book critically evaluates the Maggie’s centre as a model to be applied to other healthcare facilities and to architecture in general. It is essential reading for any student or professional working on therapeutic environments.

Product details

• Authors: Caterina Frisone, Caterina (Oxford Brookes University Frisone
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032155265
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3215526-5
• No. of pages: 234
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / General, ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, ARCHITECTURE / Interior Design / General, Professional interior design, ARCHITECTURE / General, ARCHITECTURE / Criticism, ARCHITECTURE / Study & Teaching, ARCHITECTURE / Individual Architects & Firms / Monographs, ARCHITECTURE / Professional Practice, Personal & public health, Neurosciences, Architecture: interior design, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Personal and public health / health education, Theory of architecture, Civil engineering, surveying and building