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A 'J^treat Centre for "Whole, 'Health
symbiotic relationship with its context to be mood-enhancing.
Our environment, of which architecture is only a part, is the frameworkthat
subtly confines, organizes and stimulates our daily lives. Buildings are not
just objects, but a dialogue of spatial relationships that create place.
Buildings are also boundaries in space where the quality of the boundary
directly influences the quality of the space. Architecture is both the built
element and the space it defines.(Fig.7) It can stimulate health and life by
grounding us to, and including us in, a nurturing, whole environment.
Fig. 7 Figure-ground drawing. Architecture
is both built element and the space
it defines.
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