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Medical care cannot be separated from the buildings in which it is delivered. The quality of space in such buildings affects the outcome of medical care, and architectural design is thus an important part of the healing process. This article explores the relation between spatial design and healing by focusing on recent developments in the design of hospitals in the United States.

The number of U.S. hospitals grew steadily from 6125 in 1945 to 7174 in 1974, an increase of 17 percent.¹ Since 1975, however, there has been a continuous decline in numbers, to 6467 in 1993, while the average . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA 30303

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