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HOSPITALS ARE
Sacred Spaces
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How many p
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enter this h
ospital
in a NEUTR
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state of mind?
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What are the most COMMON
emotions here?
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fear
coping with a life thrown into chaos
stress
How should we RESPOND to sucha VULNERABLE state of
mind?
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fear
uncertainty
coping with a life thrown into chaos
stress
Should we build corporate office‐style
health facilities?
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…or high‐tech health
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…or ask patients to pretend
they’re checking
into a hotel?
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INSTEAD, we should build places that address REAL feelings…
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…responding to AUTHENTIC* needs for comfort, hope and
meaning.
* thanks to Joe Pine for exactly the right word!
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Hospitals tend to confront
people with LIFE‐CHANGING
experiences…
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that call for SACRED SPACES…
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EVERYWHERE in the hospital.
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SACRED SPACES are memorable.
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SACRED SPACES connect with nature.
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SACRED SPACES have local meaning.
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SACRED SPACES raise our spirits.
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Farrow Partnership Architects Inc.www.farrowpartnership.com
SACRED SPACES are an economic asset.
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