212 Pages
by
Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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Primary Care Centres explores the process of planning and designing buildings for frontline medical practice. Taking as a starting point the concept that good design contributes directly to healthy living, the book shows beneficial effects that a good design brief can bring to the staff, patients and visitors of health care facilities. It outlines principles for designs that are both practical... Read more
Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Executive summary -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 An outline review of the main issues (including a summary of the approach to designing health buildings) -- Chapter 3 International comparisons -- Chapter 4 Political framework -- Chapter 5 Approach to briefing -- Chapter 6 Design development/measurement of design quality -- Chapter 7 Holistic care -- Chapter 8 Art in health -- Chapter 9 Case studies -- Chapter 10 The next steps -- Bibliography -- Further reading -- Acronyms -- Appendix A: Colour images -- Index.
Biography
Purves, Geoffrey
