ABSTRACT
Public spaces are places where social life occurs and that preclude healthcare activity. They are the spaces of the city and are characterized by large volumes and sizeable expanses, distinctive lighting, colours, services and furnishings. How can we read and describe these spaces from an architectural point of view? In Chapter 1 we identified the architectural elements that characterize these spaces and that in some way allow us to describe them: the type of place (interior covered squares, porticoes, canopies, atria, hospital streets, courtyards, corridors); architectural characteristics (large volumes, large glass surfaces, natural lighting, interior-exterior views, overhead openings); environmental characteristics (interior and exterior green areas, water, works of art, urban furniture, signs).
