Location: Blue Theatre

This session shares the journey of The Brook at Langdon Hospital, an inpatient facility for adults with a learning disability and/or autism, from early concept design through to completion. The presentation explores how a strong project brief, getting the right people round the table, meaningful co-production and a sensory-informed approach helped shape an environment that feels… Read more »

Stakeholder engagement in architectural projects is often treated as a tick-box consultation exercise rather than a designed process. The result can be unrepresentative input, avoidable design risk, and missed opportunities to improve wellbeing outcomes. This session sets out a practical, repeatable approach for designers and project teams to plan and deliver engagement that is genuinely… Read more »

The presentation will focus on how we have started a complex journey in realising a shared vision and ambitious plans driven by a unique collaboration between an NHS Foundation Trust, the oldest university in the English-speaking work, and a philanthropist. This presentation will follow on from “Engaging the Vision for the New Warneford Park”, the… Read more »

Is the ‘tyranny of the pretty’ in danger of shifting our focus away from achieving value and measurable health outcomes in healthcare design? ‘Biophilic’ design is an architectural concept that aims to integrate natural elements and systems into the built environment to strengthen human connection with nature. We believe that there is growing evidence that… Read more »

This conference presentation will launch the latest publication from the Design with People in Mind series, Dignity by Design. The presentation will bring to life some of the key aspects of the new publication. We will explore the conceptual proposition that dignity is a mental health issue that is rarely considered in the design process… Read more »