LEARNING OUTCOMES
Basics of healthcare design, levels of care, types of care, patient and family centered care, integrated care. Medical terminology, service flows, understanding of functional programming, clinical planning, and resiliency of systems. Definitions of wellbeing and relationship between health and wellbeing. Concepts of environmental health and how the built environment affects health. Legislation, norms, standards, universal design, evidence based design, age friendly design, sensory approaches to design.
Interdisciplinary group work, presentation skills, pitching, mindfulness, design review skills, self-assessment, professional competency and skillbuilding, research.
Credits: 12
Schedule: 15.09.2021 - 15.12.2021
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Laura Arpiainen
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
This studio is run as a student centered, participatory and collaborative learning experience. Annually changing topics range from e.g. acute and inpatient care and specialist services to outpatient facilities, community health, assisted living, palliative care, rehabilitation and residential care, urban health, environmental health and therapeutic landscapes. Clinical planning, service planning and functional programming are discussed. Some entrepreneurial aspects are included in instruction. Studio topics can be customized to each student s specific interest, background or approach. Working in pairs or teams is possible, also in cross-disciplinary teams (e.g. ARK / MAR / SCI / INT / CS).
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Evaluation is holistic and performance based including attendance, participation, and personal progress rather than purely evaluating design outcomes. Positive criticism and supportive, future focused commentary are used as tools for professional skill building. This class is based on an environment of growth rather than criticism and participants all partake in assessing the progress of the studio. The student, the collective and the instructor are all learners. A significant part of the learning experience is self-assessment and students end the studio with a one-on-one meeting with the professor to discuss their individual performance, feedback and grading after final presentations.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
This studio includes a full design studio workload. The lecture course in Health and Wellbeing Architecture is a mandatory requirement, to be taken concurrently with this course. Attendance in all sessions is mandatory.
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lectures and design studio assignment
Substitutes for Courses
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Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
3 Good Health and Well-being
9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
10 Reduced Inequality
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
17 Partnerships for the Goals
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
laura.arpiainen@aalto.fi
Teaching Period:
2020-2021
(2021, 2022) - No teaching
Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=ARK-E210301
Registration for Courses: Sisu replaces Oodi on 9 August, 2021. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture: https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-in-aalto-arts
Registration via annual studio ballot system only.
- Teacher: Arpiainen Laura