Cultural influences on healthcare design. Session Introduction

Introducing the contributions of members of the UIA/PHG at the conference, are highlighted key steps concerning the topic of reconciling the high international design standards of healthcare facilities with different cultural specificities. The increasing sensibility to Human-centered Design topics, sees integrate multiple disciplines through the participation of staff and consumers. The Session Introduction is taking part in one of the four parts of the volume that documents the results of the 35th UIA/PHG International Seminar on Public Healthcare Facilities held in Dalian, China, 23-25 May 2015, as part of the more extensive conference entitled “HEALTH FOR ALL, Cultural, Operational & Technological Influence”, organized by UIA - Public Health Group- and GUPHA - Global University Program in Healthcare Architecture.