Below are some interesting links to work in the realm of evidence-based
design as it applies to architecture and healthcare design.
Four Levels of Evidence-Based Practice
By D. Kirk Hamilton, FAIA, FACHA
http://www.aia.org/nwsltr_aiaj.cfm?pagename=aiaj_a_20041201_fourlevels
http://www.healthdesign.org/
The Role of the Physical Environment in the Hospital of the 21st Century: A
Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity
Roger Ulrich, Ph.D., Xiaobo Quan, Center for Health Systems and Design,
College of Architecture, Texas A&M University
Craig Zimring, Ph.D., Anjali Joseph, Ruchi Choudhary, College of
Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology
The Center for Health Design, September 2004
Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.healthdesign.org/research/reports/physical_environ.php
Thanks,
Peter
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Peter Scupelli
PhD Candidate in Human-Computer Interaction
Carnegie Mellon University
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