In times of demographic change and a growing number of hospital patients, the German healthcare system is under a great deal of strain and the architecture must be able to handle it. But what is health anyway? And what does it mean to not be ill? Insights from psychology can contribute to the collective perception of health. Ms. Abel took this clarification as her starting point and went on to explain in her lecture which factors play a role for our health. She then attempted to transfer these to the context of architecture: can architecture promote good health and if so, how?30.10. Alexandra Abel: »Architektur+Gesundheit« (»Architecture+Health«)</h1>

In times of demographic change and a growing number of hospital patients, the German healthcare system is under a great deal of strain and the architecture must be able to handle it. But what is health anyway? And what does it mean to not be ill? Insights from psychology can contribute to the collective perception of health. Ms. Abel took this clarification as her starting point and went on to explain in her lecture which factors play a role for our health. She then attempted to transfer these to the context of architecture: can architecture promote good health and if so, how?
 
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About Alexandra Abel:
Alexandra Abel studied philosophy, German, and psychology at the University of Heidelberg. As an architectural psychologist, she specialises in the perception and mediation of built environments and the relationship between architecture and health. She teaches at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and publishes papers in the field of architectural psychology.
 
Funded within the »Ästhetik der heilsamen Orte« (»Aesthetics of healing places«) project as part of the Bauhaus.Semester.

Time:
Tuesday, 30 October 2018
7 pm
 
Venue:
Van de Velde Workshop, Room HP05
Geschwister-Scholl-Strasse 7
99423 Weimar
Germany

Ästhetik der heilsamen Orte« (»Aesthetics of healing places«) is an interdisciplinary research project directed by Gabriel Dörner and offered as part of the Bauhaus.Semester. During the course, creative positions on the architecture of recovery will be discussed and presented at the end of the semester in the »Winterwerkschau« (»Winter Work Show«). Numerous other guests will be involved in the event and hold public lectures. 

Upcoming events:
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