Panel Discussion of Therapeuitc Landscape: Conceptual Design for Beth Sholom Courtyards

Start Date

04/05/2017

End Date

04/05/2017

Description

During this session participants will have a chance to explore and discuss the relationship between restorative landscapes and their benefits for older adults. Participants will also have a chance to talk to landscape architecture students from Virginia Tech about their community engaged design project with the Beth Sholom Community and Covenant Woods

Location

Mechanicsville, VA

Distance Learning

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Healthcare & Therapeutic Design

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.0

Learning Outcomes

1. Explore foundational theory about restorative landscapes that promote health and well-being.

2. Explore therapeutic landscape design concepts prepared by Landscape Architecture students at Virginia Tech.

3. Explore the interconnectedness of plants and people and the healing impact of therapeutic landscapes for older adults.

Instructors

C.L. Bohannon, PhD, ASLA; Richard Gibbons, FASLA

Course Codes

Provider

Virginia Chapter of the ASLA

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