Architect talks of 'restorative design'

In TEDMED talk, architect discusses healthcare's move away from harmful built environments, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website


In a recent TEDMED talk, Robin Guenther, a principal with Perkins+Will and senior adviser to Health Care Without Harm, discussed healthcare's move away from harmful built environments to the growing architectural discipline of “restorative design,” according to an article on the Healthcare Design website.

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September 24, 2014


Topic Area: Architecture


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