What spaces and architectures do people need to get healthy? How do healthcare buildings of the future take into account and meet the needs of people who are ill? The structural change in the German health care system requires new, sustainable architectural concepts that are derived from a deeper understanding of human nature on the one hand and a new understanding of architecture on the other.
The book combines empirical findings of Modern Architectural Psychology with a novel understanding of architectural aesthetics and quality to create a design methodology that focuses on the patient's experience. "Architecture as a second body" becomes the most important shell of a fearing soul in the sick body.
The synthesis of exploratory and evidence-based design sets out to break through outdated structures and requirements in hospital design while initiating change in university teaching. The book is a basis for argumentation for committed medical professionals, a reference book for architects interested in science, and a textbook for students of architecture and psychology.