Respite Park: Changing Therapy With Community and Architecture
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Abstract
Architecture can be a driving force of change
within communities. Through a new kind of public
park with therapeutic experience pavilions based
on community interaction and integration, as well
as innovative architectural design. This thesis
explores the creation of spaces that allow for a
further push for a general acceptance of cognitive
behavior therapy in culture. Through researching
what methods of cognitive behavioral therapy are
wildly successful, combining that with research on
innovative sensory architectural techniques and
interactive art Installations to create perspective
altering experiences. In which, for visitors, the
physical and emotional distance required for self-reflection
is created. The intent is to provide a place
where cognitive behavioral therapy can be more
easily approached while eliminating a common
negative stigma behind seeking help when it is
needed.