ID 445 - Health Care and Institutional Design

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This course is a study of the special requirements needed for the specialty fields of Institutional and Health Care design. The course may include design studio projects relating to medical specialty offices, dental offices or hospitals as well as institutions such as educational facilities. Students refine space planning skills and develop furniture, finishes, fabric, materials and source knowledge with respect to the healthcare/institutional environment. Students review Life Safety, Fire, ANSI, ADA and regional building codes related to their projects. Students may be required to complete team projects.