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Healing architecture: daylighting design in hospital environments in Malaysia

The climate in Malaysia is generally hot and humid throughout the year, with abundant daylight. Daylight is required as part of a healthy environment. This paper highlights the role and importance of daylight in the design of hospitals in Malaysia. Focusing on case studies of existing conditions in...

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Main Author: Aripin, Srazali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AWG Publishing, Toronto, Canada 2010
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TH Building construction
TH7700 Illumination. Lighting
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spelling my.iium.irep.39002012-04-05T00:05:59Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/3900/ Healing architecture: daylighting design in hospital environments in Malaysia Aripin, Srazali TH Building construction TH7700 Illumination. Lighting The climate in Malaysia is generally hot and humid throughout the year, with abundant daylight. Daylight is required as part of a healthy environment. This paper highlights the role and importance of daylight in the design of hospitals in Malaysia. Focusing on case studies of existing conditions in public hospital buildings in Malaysia, the author critically examines the design and implementation of lighting and the relationship of lighting to other environmental factors. Previous studies relating to physical environmental factors in hospital buildings that influence health outcomes are also critically reviewed. © 2010 by AWG Publishing, Toronto, Canada. AWG Publishing, Toronto, Canada 2010-06 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/3900/1/healing_architecture__daylighting_design_in_hospital_environments_in_m%27sia.pdf Aripin, Srazali (2010) Healing architecture: daylighting design in hospital environments in Malaysia. Arab World Geographer, 13 (2). pp. 138-149. ISSN 14806800 http://arabworldgeographer.metapress.com/content/hg5mh158g80t1152/
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
building IIUM Library
collection Institutional Repository
continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider International Islamic University Malaysia
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url_provider http://irep.iium.edu.my/
language English
topic TH Building construction
TH7700 Illumination. Lighting
spellingShingle TH Building construction
TH7700 Illumination. Lighting
Aripin, Srazali
Healing architecture: daylighting design in hospital environments in Malaysia
description The climate in Malaysia is generally hot and humid throughout the year, with abundant daylight. Daylight is required as part of a healthy environment. This paper highlights the role and importance of daylight in the design of hospitals in Malaysia. Focusing on case studies of existing conditions in public hospital buildings in Malaysia, the author critically examines the design and implementation of lighting and the relationship of lighting to other environmental factors. Previous studies relating to physical environmental factors in hospital buildings that influence health outcomes are also critically reviewed. © 2010 by AWG Publishing, Toronto, Canada.
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title Healing architecture: daylighting design in hospital environments in Malaysia
title_short Healing architecture: daylighting design in hospital environments in Malaysia
title_full Healing architecture: daylighting design in hospital environments in Malaysia
title_fullStr Healing architecture: daylighting design in hospital environments in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Healing architecture: daylighting design in hospital environments in Malaysia
title_sort healing architecture: daylighting design in hospital environments in malaysia
publisher AWG Publishing, Toronto, Canada
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