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The Architecture of Madness
Insane Asylums in the United States
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In The Architecture of Madness, Carla Yanni tells a compelling story of therapeutic design, from America's earliest purpose-built institutions for the insane to the asylum construction frenzy in the second half of the century.
At the centre of Yanni's inquiry is Dr. Thomas Kirkbride, a Pennsylvania-born Quaker, who in the 1840s devised a novel way to house the mentally diseased that emphasised segregation by severity of illness, ease of treatment and surveillance, and ventilation.
After the Civil War, American architects designed Kirkbride-plan hospitals across the country.
Series: Architecture, Landscape and Amer Culture
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The Architecture of Madness by Carla Yanni explores the relationship between mental health treatment and architectural design in mental asylums from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Reviews commend the book for its insightful analysis of how asylum architecture was intended to influence and reflect moral treatment theories. It is praised for its thorough research and engaging writing, making a compelling case for the impact of environmental design on mental health care.
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ISBN: 9780816649402
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 May 2007
Country: United States
Imprint: University of Minnesota Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 216.0mm
Height: 279.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 256
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