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Architectural wholeness and its place in psychiatric healthcare
Mini Dissertation (MArch (Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/99931 Architectural wholeness and its place in psychiatric healthcare Prinsloo, Johan davidnyoka7@gmail.com Nyoka, David UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Wholeness Sacred Good Rehabilitation Architecture Mini Dissertation (MArch (Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2024. In The Nature of Order mathematician turned architect Christopher Alexander presents a comprehensive theory of architecture that intertwines science, philosophy, and art to articulate a vision of design grounded in the timeless and universal principles of life and beauty. He argues that the quality of the built environment profoundly impacts human well-being and proposes a new way of creating spaces that foster harmony and vitality through patterns, wholeness, and the pursuit of ‘living structure’. This study aims to explore that theory and put into practice the design principles developed by Christopher Alexander and investigate its usefulness in dealing with the design of psychiatric health care centres. The study makes use of the ‘research by design’ methodology created by Rob Roggema to ultimately present a set of informed design principles that give agency to the building to become more than a shell for psychiatric practice but an active participant in the rehabilitation efforts laid out by the psychiatric healthcare fields. The research revealed a strong link between the physical environment and the quality of rehabilitation. Architecture MArch (Prof) Unrestricted Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities 2024-12-12T09:50:42Z 2024-12-12T09:50:42Z 2025-04 2024-06-28 Mini Dissertation * A2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/99931 10.25403/UPresearchdata.27330732 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Wholeness Sacred Good Rehabilitation Architecture Architectural wholeness and its place in psychiatric healthcare |
| title | Architectural wholeness and its place in psychiatric healthcare |
| title_full | Architectural wholeness and its place in psychiatric healthcare |
| title_fullStr | Architectural wholeness and its place in psychiatric healthcare |
| title_full_unstemmed | Architectural wholeness and its place in psychiatric healthcare |
| title_short | Architectural wholeness and its place in psychiatric healthcare |
| title_sort | architectural wholeness and its place in psychiatric healthcare |
| topic | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Wholeness Sacred Good Rehabilitation Architecture |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/99931 |