Therapeutic Environments: Architecture and Alzheimer’s Krueger Vertical Studio, Spring 2007 Clement, Alex Health facilities Personal care homes Illness Homes for the aged Nursing homes Mental disorders The studio considered Alzheimer's disease and its consequences for patient, family and professional caregivers. Our perspective was that the disease happens, not only to individuals, but within a social network. Its impact is widespread. Therefore, in crafting a response to the disease, many avenues are open and the role that the design professions play in mitigating the effects of the disease must be broadly constructed. Alzheimer's is a disease with causes uncertain and cures unknown. We researched the therapeutic consequences of the physical environment and developed design solutions that could improve the quality of life across the social context. While cures remain a distant hope, environmental interventions may be one of the best options to offer immediate help. An important aspect of the studio was research into the nature of the disease, its impact on the patient, family and caregivers and the formulation a detailed architectural program that responding to changing conditions and capabilities. The studio designed a sixty-bed long-term care facility in suburban Memphis Spring 2007 School of Architecture. (Troy, NY: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 2007) Krueger, Ted Images Digital Jpeg2000 Memphis, Tennessee, USA 2007 Spring semester Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Therapeutic Environments: Architecture and Alzheimer’s
Krueger Vertical Studio, Spring 2007
Clement, Alex
Health facilities
Personal care homes
Illness
Homes for the aged
Nursing homes
Mental disorders
The studio considered Alzheimer's disease and its consequences for patient, family and professional caregivers. Our perspective was that the disease happens, not only to individuals, but within a social network. Its impact is widespread. Therefore, in crafting a response to the disease, many avenues are open and the role that the design professions play in mitigating the effects of the disease must be broadly constructed. Alzheimer's is a disease with causes uncertain and cures unknown. We researched the therapeutic consequences of the physical environment and developed design solutions that could improve the quality of life across the social context. While cures remain a distant hope, environmental interventions may be one of the best options to offer immediate help. An important aspect of the studio was research into the nature of the disease, its impact on the patient, family and caregivers and the formulation a detailed architectural program that responding to changing conditions and capabilities. The studio designed a sixty-bed long-term care facility in suburban Memphis
Spring 2007
School of Architecture. (Troy, NY: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 2007)
Krueger, Ted
Images
Digital
Jpeg2000
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
2007 Spring semester
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY