Wayfinding for Health Care: Best Practices for Today's Facilities
The visual impact and correctness of a well thought-out graphics and wayfinding presentation can be critical in an effort to humanize an environment that is, by nature, a cold institutional space. . . . Mr. Cooper has created a framework and approach that a facility or design team can utilize in the design process. Designers will be able to look to these guidelines and examples as not only a baseline approach but as a springboard to propel them to more imaginative and creative solutions. --Christopher Upton, AIA, FAAMA, Director of Healthcare Planning, Kirksey, Houston...shows graphically the importance and functionality of signage and wayfinding in hospitals and on health care campuses. It offers a systematic approach to implementing a consistent wayfinding program that can improve both efficiencies and facility image. Here is a wealth of hard-to-find information in a single, coherent source from one of the most experienced design professionals in health care. --J. David Mullins, AIA, ACHA, Director of Healthcare Consulting and Program Management, Boyken International, AtlantaMr. Cooper has created a framework and approach that a facility or design team can utilize in the design process. Designers will be able to look to these guidelines and examples as not only a baseline approach but as a springboard to propel them to more imaginative and creative solutions. --Christopher Upton, AIA, FAAMA, Director of Healthcare Planning, Kirksey, Houston