IDEC awards 2012 Fairchild Topical Issues Grant to Candy Carmel-Gilfilen, University of Florida

PRLog (Press Release) - Apr. 9, 2012 - The Interior Design Educators Council announces the 2012 Fairchild Topical Issues Grant to Candy Carmel-Gilfilen at the University of Florida for a project titled “Incorporating Cultural Sensitivity into Healthcare Design.” This grant is funded annually by Fairchild Books and was presented on Wednesday, March 21 during the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Annual Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

In the grant submission, Carmel-Gilfilen explained, “This study will investigate the impact of design on cultural sensitivity by creating a prototype hospital that improves the health of minority populations. The project will emphasize deliverables that address cultural sensitivity, including the design of patient and family areas, and way finding components. Further, design outcomes will respond to disaster relief through the inclusion of specific programmatic elements. Finally, design solutions hold promise for improving the quality of health care for individual patients, communities, and populations.”

The Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) is an international organization with the mission of advancing interior design education, scholarship and service. Founded in 1963, IDEC has over 800 members.  For more information, go online to www.idec.org.

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