MindSet

Feimer, Whitney

dc.contributor.author	Feimer, Whitney
dc.description.abstract	Society utilizes space as a tool to distance its most challenging and difficult citizens. In examining the question, “How can architecture influence the re-establishment of psychiatric stability in the mentally ill?”, the understanding of spacial issues and how the users interact with the space can better the understanding of psychiatric facilities and the environment. Once the interaction is understood, the challenge of creating spaces that better addresses the user's needs can be applied as a solution to the situation. The premise of this dissertation is to explore the relationship between architecture, the space that architecture creates, the manner in which the mentally ill interact and react to space defined environments, and the impact of space on the treatment of the mentally ill. The need for psychiatric facilities has not decreased. South Dakota currently houses a state psychiatric facility on the eastern side of the state. To better accomodate the state's patients and the surrounding area, this thesis proposes a satellite facility in Rapid City, on the western side. Research conducted will support the theoretical premise and unifying idea in a quantitative and qualitative manner.	en_US
dc.publisher	North Dakota State University	en_US
dc.rights	NDSU Policy 190.6.2
dc.title	MindSet	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
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dc.date.accessioned	2013-05-10T17:20:12Z
dc.date.available	2013-05-10T17:20:12Z
dc.date.issued	2013
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10365/22869
dc.subject	Psychiatric hospitals.
dc.subject	Mental health facilities.
dc.subject	Hospital architecture.
dc.subject	Space (Architecture)
dc.subject	Rapid City (S.D.)
dc.subject	South Dakota.
ndsu.degree	Master of Architecture (MArch)
ndsu.college	Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
ndsu.department	Architecture and Landscape Architecture
ndsu.program	Architecture
ndsu.advisor	Vorderbruggen, Joan