Some stigma and misunderstanding still surrounds behavioral healthcare facilities within the architecture field. Stephen Parker advocates for humanizing psychiatric spaces through intentional design choices that promote dignity, starting with patient autonomy and agency.
Dignity-Driven Design
Kimberly McMurray: Making a Difference for Patients Through the Design of the Built Environment
In this interview, Kimberly McMurray, principal at BHFC examines the ways evidence-based design can drive the changes behavioral healthcare needs during these troubling times and beyond.