Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | The author attacks the problem of the architectural design of the psychiatric institution by pointing out that space, together with time, is one of the axes on which behaviour is organized: the personality responds to its environment. On this basis he points out all the facets of personality which can be affected by such concepts as space, territoriality, movement, relationship, and the consequences of spatial arrangement which are simply varying degrees of bipolar behaviour: solitude/community, small group/large group, relaxation/activity, dependence/independence, security/insecurity. The practicalities of architectural design of psychiatric institutions are illustrated by reference to a particular psychiatric hospital. The economic aspect of design is also dealt with briefly. |
