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Embracing Nature and Art: The evolution of psychiatric facility design in Vienna and its impact on patient care

2024

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Yunni Cho delivered two lectures as an invited guest lecturer on "The Evolution of Psychiatric Facility Design in Vienna and Its Impact on Patient Care" at the Department for Digital Architecture and Planning at TU Wien on November 15, 2024, and the Karl Landsteiner Institute for Mental Health on November 18, 2024, in Vienna, Austria. These lectures provided a detailed historical overview of psychiatric hospital architecture in Vienna, exploring how design choices have influenced patient care over time. They also addressed current trends and potential future directions in the field, emphasizing the connection between architectural design and mental health care. The presentations were designed for an interdisciplinary audience, contributing to a broader understanding of the evolving role of architecture in mental health care.

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2024

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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/bf184bc6-424a-4257-bb9e-92b4ff554120

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