A drug rehabilitation center for women with children

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dc.contributor.authorHeimbach, Laurie Jo Rankinen
dc.contributor.committeechairBrown, William W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHinrichs, Craigen
dc.contributor.committeememberHunt, Gregory K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHolt, Jaanen
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-23T19:11:15Zen
dc.date.available2015-06-23T19:11:15Zen
dc.date.issued1994en
dc.description.abstractThe design of a drug rehabilitation center for women with children incorporated the treatment theories of therapeutic communities. At the time this center was designed, only two facilities of this type were in use specifically for women. The Washington metropolitan area was in need of such a treatment program for women. Three architectural concepts were studied which were appropriate for this type of facility: threshold, community and natural light. Threshold became a symbol for change. The development of a small community within was the unifying concept for this project. Natural light was developed as an important element which is a healing medicine for the psychological and mental health of a person. Society needs to deal with the problem of drugs and the hold they take on people. It is no longer responsible for us to turn our heads from this affliction. Facilities such as the one developed in this thesis will help mothers overcome their addictions, while obtaining some family cohesion. The children that are able to participate with their mothers will hopefully avoid the same mistakes their own mothers made. One day they may grow up to become responsible, contributing parents and citizens.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Architectureen
dc.format.extentiv, 32 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/53376en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 31225673en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1994.H456en
dc.subject.lcshRehabilitation centers -- Virginia -- Alexandria -- Designs and plansen
dc.subject.lcshTherapeutic communitiesen
dc.subject.lcshWomen -- Drug use -- Treatmenten
dc.subject.lcshAlexandria (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Designs and plansen
dc.titleA drug rehabilitation center for women with childrenen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architectureen

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