Death and rebirth in Chicago: the Du Sable High School Urban Ecology Sanctuary
| Author(s): |
Paul Alt
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| Medium: | journal article |
| Language(s): | English |
| Published in: | arq: Architectural Research Quarterly, December 1999, n. 4, v. 3 |
| Page(s): | 321-334 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s1359135500002220 |
| Abstract: |
Healing gardens have been widely used in healthcare settings, but rarely to heal the psychological illnesses of youth in inner-city neighbourhoods who have lost friends and family to violent deaths. The Urban Ecology Sanctuary in a courtyard of Du Sable High School in Chicago serves as a model of what such a garden might be like, providing places in which young people can reflect upon their loss, regain a sense of purpose, and reconnect to the natural world. This Sanctuary shows how architecture and landscape architecture can buffer the worst effects of social disruption. |
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