Kirkbride Plan design

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Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf architectural style
gptkbp:basisFor many 19th-century American asylums
gptkbp:characteristic bat-wing floor plan
central administration building
long, staggered wings
segregation of patients by diagnosis and gender
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:declinedAfter early 20th century
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Thomas_Story_Kirkbride
gptkbp:emphasizes ventilation
natural light
therapeutic environment
gptkbp:focusesOn orderly environment
patient dignity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kirkbride Plan design
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:moral_treatment_movement
gptkbp:introducedIn mid-19th century
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Greystone_Park_Psychiatric_Hospital
gptkb:Danvers_State_Hospital
gptkb:Trans-Allegheny_Lunatic_Asylum
gptkbp:purpose mental asylum design
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Medfield_State_Hospital
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6