Postgraduate Course in Healing Gardens Design Online

Postgraduate Course in Healing Gardens Design Online

ONLINE

Training course

Healing Design, or 'therapeutic design', is an approach that integrates the design of spaces with the aim of improving the psychophysical health of the people who inhabit them. This growing area of design is based on the realisation that the surrounding environment can significantly influence the state of health and emotional well-being through the design of open spaces, the use of relaxing colours and the presence of natural elements. 

The application of this approach is not limited to healthcare facilities, but extends to offices, schools, public and residential spaces. 

It is a way of conceiving spaces holistically, i.e. not only in their functionality and comfort, but also and above all in their ability to transmit tranquillity, reducing anxiety and stress and promoting a general sense of well-being.

The Healing Gardens design course is a unique opportunity for those who wish to combine their passion for landscape design with the therapeutic power of nature. This course aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the key principles in therapeutic garden design, with an emphasis on Healing Gardens, where the beauty of design is fused with the healing power of nature.

What you will learn

The objective of the course is to provide students with a comprehensive and in-depth overview of green spaces designed for human physical and mental health. It also aims to provide the necessary skills for the design and implementation of such spaces. In this context, the concept of 'Healing Design' emerges as an innovative and fundamental response to promote health and well-being through the built environment.

Programme

ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY AND ECOTHERAPY

  • Man and nature: contextual and historical relationships and variations
  • Ecosophy and deep ecology
  • Environmental psychology and ecopsychology: "the greening of psychotherapy".
  • Evolutionary theories of reference for the design of healing gardens and therapeutic gardens
  • The different degrees of interaction with nature.
  • Healing gardens: the hierarchical framework
  • Activities and 'therapeutic spaces': strands of research
  • Methodological approach to design
  • The language of space
  • User needs
  • User analysis; scientific research applied to the design of the garden for psychiatry at the Michele e Pietro Ferrero Hospital in Verduno. (Natalia Fumagalli - University of Milan Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Department - Production, Territory, Agroenergy)
  • The ecotherapy model
  • The environmental qualities and design criteria of a healing garden
  • The research project of a 'restorative garden' in Milan

DESIGN CRITERIA

  • Green Wellness: International Scientific Theories
  • Design Guidelines
  • Case Study: Three Italian Healing Gardens

FOCUS ON HORTICULTURAL THERAPY

  • historical background
  • benefits of the activity
  • fields of application
  • case histories of work with hardship/disability

Workshop The therapeutic power of nature "The Bioenergetic Landscapes in the design of Healing Gardens'.

  • The origins of our biological need for greenery and nature
  • Overview of some of the causes of the increase in stress and the progressive departure from nature and its consequences
  • Biophilia and the scientific evidence on the action and usefulness of nature for health and psychophysical, emotional and social well-being
  • The Bioenergetic Landscapes technique in the design and realisation of green spaces dedicated to well-being and psycho-physical reconnection in nature
  • Examples of applications of the technique in Healing Gardens and in indoor spaces created by the author.

Job opportunities

The growing recognition of the importance of Healing Design has opened up new and promising professional opportunities:

Wellness designers, specialising in the design of residential, commercial and public environments, focusing on physical and mental well-being.

Health architects, specialising in the design of health and community facilities, ensuring an environment conducive to healing and comfort.

Wellness landscapers, specialising in the design of green spaces that promote relaxation and well-being.

 

Phases of the course

Preparatory phase: texts + online platform

Online classroom phase: 24 hours of online lessons, 8 meetings of 3 hours, every Monday and Wednesday

Project Work Phase

Facilitations

Possibility of financing the registration fee, CV video production, CV editing and updating for dissemination to companies in the sector at the end of the training course in the candidate's preferred region.

How to apply

Fill out the information request form and we will contact you within a few days. In the selection of candidates the scholastic CV, work experience and motivational letter will be considered. It is possible and advisable to send a portfolio of previous works. The examining commission, considering these elements, will communicate the result of the selection and the admission to the Course by filling the application form.

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Sviluppo Europa s.r.l.
Via Albricci, 9 - 20122 Milan
P.I. 10282190965
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Province Register Office. chamber of commerce Milan Monza Brianza Lodi
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REA number MI-2519496
Share Capital 10,000

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