Campbell, Elizabeth Ann2014-03-142014-03-142005-05-11etd-07222005-183257http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34109An environment strongly influences the behavior of individuals with dementia. A well designed physical environment can maintain and enhance the ability to function and improve quality of life. My thesis uses a residential environment for people suffering from dementia as the basis for therapeutic intervention. Understanding the physical and psychological effects of architecture on a person with dementia is an important tool in slowing the progression and effects of the disease. The competence of an individual can effect how he or she experiences a space and can make them respond more intensively to the immediate environment. Building orientation, color, lighting, and access to nature can affect the psyche of a resident and can help stabilize and reduce the effects of the disease.In CopyrightAlzheimer's diseasedementiaelderlyThesishttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07222005-183257/