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Healing Gardens: Nature as Therapy in Hospitals
Cortesía de Fundación Cosmos Share Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Whatsapp Mail Or https://www.archdaily.com/972112/healing-gardens-nature-as-therapy-in-hospitals For the Cosmos Foundation, environmental conscience, ecological conservation, and community focus form the foundations of land planning and landscape design within public infrastructure projects. We sat down with the foundation’s project director, Felipe Correa, as well as foundation architects Valentina Schmidt and Consuelo Roldán, as they went in depth on the benefits, objectives, and motivations behind the Healing Gardens initiative. Nature’s Place Within Hospital Infrastructure Throughout the conquest and colonial times, plants held a central place within hospital architecture, especially within sanatoriums specializing in the treatment of tuberculosis and mental illnesses. As time passed, however, natural spaces disappeared…


