foto (2009) di DJTL http://www.flickr.com/photos/djtl/3178460123/ COMUNITÀ: Gesundheit! Institute http://www.patchadams.org/
FONDATORE: Dr. Patch Adams
LUOGO DI REALIZZAZIONE: nella campagna di Pocahontas County, West Virginia
ANNO REALIZZAZIONE:
1971-1983: un ospedale come Casa. L'Istituto Gesundheit è iniziato con un gruppo di venti amici, tra cui three doctors, who transformed a house into "free Hospital" as a mechanism of health care to rural communities. The hospital is open 24 hours a day dealing with all types of medical problems from birth to death. During his 12 years of history, 15,000 patients were seen and treated. 'S experience had provided the "proof" that it was possible to construct a scale model rural hospital.
1981-1998: bought 321 acres. The complex was so articolaticolato in various infrastructure and volumes characterized by placing a garden area also.
Since 2007, Dr. Patch Adams of the Gesundheit Institute, and members have given lectures at the medical and nursing schools in over 65 countries and five continents, reaching about 150,000 participants per year. 1300 people a year participate in programs such as medical students, volunteers, health care, humanitarian travel and various meetings. In July 2007, the Board Gesundheit launched a campaign to build a new center, positive role model and comprehensive health care.
spatial organization:
the dacha / Yestermorrow was designed by the Design / Build School in Warren Vermont
http://www.yestermorrow.org/
http://www.yestermorrow.org/courses / wbc / commdb.htm
http://www.yestermorrow.org/courses/wbc/sustcomm.htm
On stainable Treehouse Design & Construction
References:
Joel Sternfeld Sweet Earth - Experimental Utopias in America, ed. Steidl - Gottingen, Germany 2006
Patch Adams about Tamera http://www.youtube.com/watchv=xP4lrBzk4hk
Patch Adams (1999) Trailer http: / / www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL1m-zNtWOs
