OBJECTIVE: To present a comprehensive review of the research literature on the effects of
the architectural designs of mental health facilities on the users. BACKGROUND: Using a …

In recent years, the term 'salutogenic'has become a buzzword for marketing architecture for
health and nursing care. The term was coined to describe a model for socioenvironmental …

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the stark reality of city lockdowns,
mass quarantines and social isolation worldwide. The importance of social isolation and …

This study demonstrates the needs for developing the design of our hospitals to play a
tangible role in the restoration of their patients. The investigative review of research literature …

After decades of being ignored, the concept of beauty, as understood by the non-architect,
has recently been making a comeback in architecture, not so much in the practice itself, as in …

Therapeutic architecture can be described as the people-centered, evidence-based
discipline of the built environment, which aims to identify and support ways of incorporating …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify and discuss opportunities for health
promotion through the workplace environment, adopting a “salutogenic” perspective of …

Background: Previous research indicates that the physical environment of healthcare
facilities plays an important role in the health, well-being, and recovery outcomes of patients …

Following many years of effort of Alan Dilani and the International Academy of Design and
Health (Dilani, 2006, 2008), the term 'salutogenic'has made inroads to hospital design, and it …

This opinion paper posits that there is a misalignment of how the theory of salutogenesis is
defined by scholars and the way that salutogenesis is reflected in architectural practice …