Understanding the human experience in healthcare planning and design is essential to creating spaces that meet the needs of users, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
Understanding the human experience in healthcare planning and design is essential to creating spaces that meet the needs of users, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website. Identifying the human experience begins in the pre-design stage by evaluating the facility according to satisfaction, well-being and productivity/job performance, the artcle said.
February 18, 2015
Topic Area: Architecture
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