SANDRA RUTH DANIEL

REG. NO : 13AR57

ARCHITECTURAL DISSERTATION TOPIC

TOPIC 1 : HEALING THROUGH ARCHITECTURE

AIM :

TO EXPLORE ABOUT THE HEALING SPACES IN ARCHITECTURE THAT

SUPPORTS THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE PATIENTS AND CARE
GIVERS IN A HEALTH CENTRE.

OBJECTIVE OF STUDY :

THE STUDY EXAMINES HOW ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN OF SPACE

CAN PROMOTE THE HEALING PROCESS.

HOW CAN ARCHITECTURE HEAL A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ILLNESS ?

HOWERVER A BUILDING ITSELF CANNOT HEAL A PERSONS ILLNESS.

BUT IT CAN CREATE A HEALING ENVIRONMENT THAT CAN ENHANCE
THE PROCESS OF HEALING.

SCOPE :

STUDY

HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY DURING PHYSICAL/MENTAL ILLNESS

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CURING AND HEALING

HOW CAN SPACES OPERATE AS ACTIVE INGREDIENTS IN THE

HEALING PROCESS TO MAXIMIZE THE BODYS HEALING POTENTIAL ?

WHAT IS HOLISTIC HEALING

WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF HEALING ARCHITECTURE

WHAT IS STRESS

WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANCE OF DESIGNING WITH PATIENT IN MIND?

THEORY OF SUPPORTIVE DESIGN FOR HEALING PROCESS

PASSIVE VS ACTIVE COPING STRATEGIES

THE FOUR SENSES MIND MAP

WHAT ARE THE PLANNING PARAMETERS IN HEALING ARCHITECTURE

NATURE AS ANATURAL HEALER IN ARCHITECTURE

WHAT IS A HEALING GARDEN

THE HISTORY OF OUTDOOR SPACES IN HEALTH CARE CENTRES AND

WHY HEALING GARDENS HAVE RECENTLY BECOME AN IMPORTANT
FACTOR TO PROMOTE RECOVERY OF THE PATIENTS

ANALYSIS

THE CURRENT SCENARIO OF HEALTH CARE CENTRES IN INDIA

WHAT ARE THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN BE MADE TO PROMOTE

THE HEALING PROCECSS

THE CASE STUDY OF PIAMO SANITORIUM, ALVAR AALTO

THE CASE STUDY OF MAGGIE CENTRES

THE CASE STUDY OF NATIONAL CANCER INSTITURE, PUTRAJAYA

METHODOLOGY

STAGE : 1

REASON FOR STUDY AND A BRIEF SCENARIO ABOUT THE CURRENT

HEALTH CARE CENTRES

NEED FOR HEALING

HOW ARCHITECTURE CAN PROMOTE THE HEALING PROCESS

STAGE : 2

HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY AND STRESS DURING ILLNESS

PLANNING PARAMETERS FOR EFFECTIVE HEALING

ELEMENTS OF HEALING ARCHITECTURE

LITERATURE/LIVE CASE STUDIES RELATED TO STUDY

STAGE :3

NATURE AS A NATURAL HAELER IN ARCHITECTURE

HISTIRY OF OTTDOOR SPACES FOR HEALING IN HEALTH CARE

CENTERS

HEALING AND THERAPEUTIC GARDENS

THE FOUR SENSES MIND MAP

LITERATURE/LIVE CASE STUDIES RELATED TO STUDY

STAGE : 4

DESIGN STRATEGIES AND CONCEPTS FOR HEALING THROUGH

ARCHITECTURE

INTERFERNCE AND IMPLICATIONS

CONCLUSION.

THE STUDY CONCLUDES WITH THE FACT THAT,

ARCHITURE CAN GIVE HOPE FOR

LIVING