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What Florence Nightingale Can Teach Us about Architecture and Health
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What Florence Nightingale Can Teach Us about Architecture and Health

By Steven Lockley on March 18, 2021 Florence Nightingale, late in life. Credit: Getty Images In the late 19th century, Florence Nightingale revolutionized hospital design in what became known as Nightingale wards. The signature innovation of these wards was large windows that allowed cross-ventilation and abundant natural light. Nightingale believed that the light and air quality in a hospital’s...