METHODOLOGY In an attempt to comprehend what ‘therapeutic spaces’ in terms of a healing environment for cancer patients stand for, the study has been broken down into two sections. The former encompasses research based on universal therapeutic environments while the latter narrows the study to cancer patients and their immaterial requirements. The research in the first section, being a theoretical subject, is qualitative and derived from research papers published by distinguished authorities and studies conducted by established institutions. The second section is quantitative as well as qualitative, comprising data based on interviews conducted personally and derived from news readings along with statistics. It also includes research on the intangible needs of cancer patients and the situation of cancer care facilities in Mumbai. The third section deals with a proposal for the manifestation of the conclusions from previous chapters. Function-based case studies are used to derive a detailed design programme and justify a site for the proposed project.
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