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Strong commitment in design is good for dementia, where challenges in memory about time are frequently attended by confusion about space—where I am now, where I was before, where I’m headed next. Memory care facilities that use architecture well depend much less on anti-anxiety drugs for their patients compared to control cases. It’s architecture as mitigation, even treatment. Strong commitments and specificity instead of the good intentions in “multi use.”
✉️Sara Hendren from undefended / undefeatedDesign Is Commitment + Provisionality
Physical environment as tool and treatment.
Josh Beckman