Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

Dilani, A., 2001. Design and Health-The Therapeutic Benefits of Design. svenskbyggtjanst.

Discusses latest research findings and information about the most recent approaches to healthcare design. Not just caring for and improving the structure, but also strengthening health processes.

Kirklin, Deborah and Ruth Richardson., 2003. The Healing Environment, Without and Within. London, England: The Royal College of Physicians.

Looks at the partnerships between patients, artists, clinicians, architects, and managers and how those relationships can enhance patient-centered care.

Malkin, J., 1982. The Design of Medical and Dental Facilities. New York, NY: Van Nostrsand Reinhold Company.

Recognizes medical facilities as one of the fasting growing commodities of the architectural marketplace. Discusses the psychology behind the doctor’s office and medical building- its more than just knowledge about architecture or interior design.

Marberry, S., 1997. Healthcare Design. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, INC.

Looks at assessing the basic elements that create a quality healthcare facility. Covering materials, space planning, furnishings, and lighting.

Prasad, S., 2008. Changing Hospital Architecture. London, England: RIBA Publishing.

Discusses how hospital has morphed through the years. Specifically looks at three areas: post-war history of British hospitals, early inception stages of hosptals, and analysis of changing context and financing construction.

Purves, G., 2002. Healthy Living Centres. Oxford: Architectural Press.

Explores the process of designing buildings for primary healthcare. Achieving successful design through healthy living and good work relationships.

Trant, K. 2003. Just What the Doctor Ordered. The Architects' Journal: The Home of British Architecture. 1 December 2009. http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/home/just-what-the-doctor ordered/146970.article.

Trant discusses the coming together of many different professions; medical planners, doctors, architects, designers, and how important it is for them to create environments that make a difference to the value of good design, to the environment patients heal in, to the recovery of the patient, and the performance of the nursing staff.