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Healthy Brains, Healthy Cities

WebWhat is a “healthy brain”? Sandra Chapman (SC): A healthy brain is one that allows us to thrive, not just to survive in our daily lives. It’s what allows us to make life …

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Parks, Cities, and Mental Health

WebAt the Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health, Director Layla McCay works closely with designers, planners, and scientists who are actively interested in …

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Crown Sky Garden Van Alen Institute

WebSituated in the heart of downtown Chicago, the Crown Sky Garden is a sanctuary for patients, families, doctors and administrators within the 23-story Ann & Robert H. Lurie …

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Van Alen Institute

WebAt the Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health, Director Layla McCay works closely with designers, planners, and scientists who are actively interested in creating cities that …

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Restorative Cities: Designing Cities to Support Mental …

WebJoanna Frank is the Founding President & CEO of the Center for Active Design (CfAD), where she advances design and development practices to foster healthy …

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Van Alen Institute

WebVan Alen Institute helps create equitable cities through inclusive design. In an equitable city, every person is civically engaged, regardless of income or personal …

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Emergency Contact: New Ideas for Neighborhood Mental …

WebHealth & NYC, the Van Alen fall program festival held Nov. 11 – 13, Emergency Contact is a one-day flash competition that challenges interdisciplinary teams to design practical …

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Happier by Design

WebThis intervention was a response to challenges set out by Shore to Core, a design and research competition launched by Van Alen Institute, along with the City of …

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Happier by Design Van Alen Institute

WebHappier by Design, the winning research project of our Shore to Core competition, Happier by Design, was a collaborative team comprised of Happy City, the …

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Improving Well-Being in the City, Starting with Understanding

WebRichardson, a senior director at Control Group and professor of philosophy at Pratt Institute, was speaking to a crowd gathered at ISSUE Project Room as part of Van …

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Crown Sky Garden

WebCrown Sky Garden. Image: Mikyoung Kim Design. Situated in the heart of downtown Chicago, the Crown Sky Garden is a sanctuary for patients, families, doctors …

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Building for the Most Vulnerable

WebDown syndrome is the most common form of genetic cognitive disability. It is characterized in part by atypical development of the prefrontal cortex, often producing …

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Roderick King Van Alen Institute

WebRoderick King is CEO of the Florida Institute for Health Innovation and assistant dean of public health education at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, where he is …

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Neighborhoods Now : Resources and Design Recommendations

WebNeighborhoods Now Initiative Shares Design Recommendations and Resources to Aid NYC Communities’ Reopening. Swath of new resources available to …

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Center for Design and Health, University of Virginia

WebChurchill famously said, ‘we shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us.‘ (1948).Our research captures how the world shapes our health and wellbeing, how we …

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Andrew Brown Van Alen Institute

WebAndrew Brown is a researcher trained in empirical analysis of programs and public policy. At Van Alen, Andrew oversees projects that explore the relationship between mental well …

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