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Concurrent Education Session

SUN-D06: Connection to Nature Is Still the Best Medicine in Contemporary Healthcare

Sunday, October 6, 2024
3:45pm – 5:00pm ET
Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152AB
1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AIA/HSW, AICP, NY/HSW, FL

The role of landscape architects has expanded in healthcare design and conversation around public health as national institutions acknowledge the role nature plays in accelerating healing for patients and providing a healthy environment for staff and families. Speakers share experiences with therapeutic landscapes driving the design of new medical campuses in Massachusetts, Texas, and California.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand the unique nature of healthcare projects, national trends in medical campus upgrades, and the history of ancient gardens related to healing processes.
  • Compare various medical campus planning approaches, including campus expansion, retrofitting, and integration with existing city fabric.
  • Learn about techniques to create therapeutic landscapes in hospitals, as well as design solutions to associated technical challenges.
  • Recognize the importance of bringing nature into healthcare environments through post-occupancy evaluation and landscape stewardship.