Architectural Medicine – Why not Call it Healthy Building?

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Why not Call it Healthy Building? Since Architectural Medicine has been in existence, there have been some questions as to the naming of Architectural Medicine, and questions as to why it’s not just called Healthy Building. This is an excellent question, and this article discusses this from our perspective. As the topics of Health in…

On Health and Architecture – Ben van Berkel

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On Health and Architecture – Ben van Berkel   In this talk, Ben van Berkel asks the question, “How can Architecture affect our health on multiple levels?” He discusses the importance of Architecture and its overall impact on three levels on Physical, Social and Psychological Health.   From Youtube Description: Architects need to answer the changing…