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      Few individuals have influenced modern hospital practice and physical design as did Florence Nightingale (1820-1910). A pioneer in epidemiology, nursing, and hospital administration, she advocated concepts in hospital design which permeate healthcare architecture to this day. In the bicentennial year we remember Florence Nightingale as founder of the nursing profession, but most…

“May you live in interesting times,” goes the Chinese curse. Quite an understatement, don’t you think?   I came across a blog this week by Blair Inns @blairenns that really struck a chord with me. So, have taken the liberty to edit it so that it relates to built environment professional with some of my…

The Government calculates the value of woodlands to the UK economy IT OFFICIAL, woodlands provide a value of £5.3b per year to the UK economy according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS) report ‘Woodland natural capital account, UK:2020’ which looked at the various benefits of existing woodlands and calculated the benefits the equivalent boost…