Τhe aim of this book is to give a working knowledge on the area of healing environments to students of architecture since there is no substitute for expertise and experience. The terms 'healing' & 'therapeutic' are complicated and extremely broad and refer to procedures that support the notion/concept of 'well-being'.

Aspects as «Design got right can transform people's lives,» or «Design got wrong can be just a catastrophe» are well accepted today not only from architects but also from politicians and the public.

Patterns of care are changing. Most of the environment built specifically for health-care is often too unsuitable for ordinary people. The provision of hospitals is highly regulated and the users have specific needs. On the other hand, hospitals today can rent hospital space for the office-like or hotel-like parts of the healing process. But also the neighborhood has become a setting for care...