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Design and Architecture

Healing by Design

You don't hear much about design in the healthcare reform debate, but the way a hospital is planned may affect the way you heal. We hear about the "hospital of the future," under construction in the Southland. Plus, advice on scarifying creations for Halloween from Where the Wild Things Are and from two Los Angeles window dressers.

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By Frances Anderton • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read
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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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    Lorie Shoemaker

    Chief Nurse Executive, Palomar Pomerado Health

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    Tom Chessum

    Project Director, CO Architects

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    Ellen Taylor

    Research Consultant, Center for Health Design

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