| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
Campbell, Elizabeth Ann
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| URN |
etd-07222005-183257 |
| Title |
Therapeutic Architecture:
Housing for People with Dementia
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| Degree |
Master of Architecture |
| Department |
Architecture |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Emmons, Paul F. |
Committee Chair |
| Holt, Jaan |
Committee Member |
| Piedmont-Palladino, Susan C. |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- Alzheimer's disease
- dementia
- elderly
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| Date of Defense |
2005-05-11 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
An environment strongly influences the behavior of individuals with dementia. A well designed physical environment can maintain and enhance the ability to function and improve quality of life. My thesis uses a residential environment for people suffering from dementia as the basis for therapeutic intervention. Understanding the physical and psychological effects of architecture on a person with dementia is an important tool in slowing the progression and effects of the disease. The competence of an individual can effect how he or she experiences a space and can make them respond more intensively to the immediate environment. Building orientation, color, lighting, and access to nature can affect the psyche of a resident and can help stabilize and reduce the effects of the disease.
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