Environmental Psychology in Healthcare
Lifelong Learning Course
Scientific Coordinator: Francesca Pazzaglia
Date: 11 and 18 April 2026
Goals:
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The course explores the relevant spatial characteristics of healthcare facilities in relation to the underlying psychological needs of all healthcare professionals, hospitalized subjects (inpatients, day hospitals, under treatment, specialist visits), family members and visitors. Transforming healthcare facilities into regenerative environments, using a biophilic approach that re-establishes our vital connection with the natural world to promote less stressful experiences that contribute positively to health recovery processes.
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To provide evidence-based methodologies and tools to design effective health interventions aimed at promoting people's well-being.
Target audience: The course is aimed at designers (architects, engineers, urban planners, surveyors, designers) who deal with hospital design, administrative and managerial figures working in the healthcare sector.
Training methods: The lectures will include both a theoretical part and a more operational part in which participants will be involved in the discussion and reflection of specific cases. Lessons will be complemented by exercises, group and individual work in e-learning mode with the use of free platforms.
Enrolment fee: 300 € per single participant; 1200 € per package (if the purchase is made by a company for five employees);
How to enrolment: connect from 09/03/2026 to 28/03/2026 at the link: https://apex.cca.unipd.it/pls/apex/f?p=308:2:::NO:2:P_MERCHID,P_LANG:419,ITA
For information: corsicatalogo.abitare@unipd.it ; Tel: 3312340072
Course Facilities: Zoom Platform
Teachers:
- University Professors: Francesca Pazzaglia,
- External lecturers: Leonardo Tizi, architect and environmental psychologist and psychotherapist, freelancer
Syllabus:
- Emotional symbolization of healthcare environments;
- Space needs in the different phases of the life cycle;
- Person-Centered Healthcare Design: Environmental Psychology, Evidence-Based Design and Humanization of Care Spaces;
- Orientation and wayfinding in hospitals;
- Environmental stress and environmental regenerativity;
- Biophilia, Biophilic Design and Restorative Design in healthcare.
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