Artistic Environment in Hospital Design

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Hospital environmental Design involves many subjects such as architecture, psychology and praxiology etc. Artworks in hospital broadly improve the environment for patients, staff and visitors. The paper puts forwards that art can considerably promote patients’ recovery, and has positive effect on staff morale and productivity. On the basis of analysis about valid art in hospitals on visuals, auditory and tactile sensation, the paper also discuses how to design artistic environment for different hospital space by using normal artworks such as painting works, live music and sculptures in viewpoint of an architect.

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