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Healing Environment Design + Analysis Lab
Designing environments for health, dignity, and belonging
Designing environments for health, dignity, and belonging
We envision renewed and resilient built environments as healthy dwelling places that support healing, dignity, and belonging.
About HEDA
The Healing Environment Design + Analysis (HEDA) Lab works at the intersection of environmental design, human health, and advanced technology, translating research into evidence-based design strategies.
Our Mission
Our mission is to investigate how the design and spatial qualities of built environments influence human health and well-being. By combining rigorous spatial analysis with advanced design technologies, including biometric sensing, immersive simulation, and mixed-methods evaluation, we generate actionable evidence to improve healing-centered, inclusive design across healthcare and rehabilitation facilities, hospitality and retail environments, and community and public-service settings.
Healing Design
Healing Design
Health and well-being
Evidence-based design
Human-centered design
Resilient + sustainable future
Design across the lifespan
Equity and vulnerable populations
Design Intelligence
Spatial and behavioral analysis
User experience design
Design technology
Biometric sensing
XR Immersive simulation
Strategic planning and decision support
Learning Innovation
Learning Innovation
Creative design process + methods
AI integration
Digital media + visualization
Immersive + Interactive learning
Experiential learning
241126_Five Star Hotel_Medium_02 - M36.mp4Leveraging physiological data and biometric sensing, we practice evidence-based design to create restorative environments that measurably enhance human health, well-being, and spatial experience.
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