Iranian Sustainable Building Scientific Association International Journal of Urban Management and Energy Sustainability 2538-1628 4 1 2022 01 01 Analytical framework in designing the landscape of psychiatric hospital (Case study: Razi Therapeutic Psychiatric Center) 79 90 704711 10.22034/jumes.2023.1999670.1132 EN Parsa Torabizadeh Department of Urban Planning and Design, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Mehrnoush Hassanzadeh Department of Urban Planning and Design, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Nazanin Roshani Department of Urban Planning and Design, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Nima Mouhebati Department of Urban Planning and Design, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2023 01 05 Psychiatric hospitals are forgotten elements in cities, that are considered as a dark part<br />of the city, and even the connection with the hospital and its patients, is seen as taboo.<br />The design of hospitals is significant in general, but the design of a mental hospital is<br />especially crucial due to the prevailing attitudes of society towards hospitals and the<br />fear of the presence of patients. Patients with mental illness have been exiled behind<br />the walls of the hospital for years, and they are far from their normal daily lives. During<br />the day, they do not see a view other than the hard concrete walls of the hospital. In<br />this article, in order to achieve a framework for designing the landscape of mental<br />hospitals, the methodology involved qualitative methods by using the descriptive<br />phenomenological research method and a semi-structured in-depth interview with<br />patients. Then, a focus group consisting of the hospital’s medical staff discussed the<br />topic of the research. To analyse the interview texts, we used Colaizzi’s seven-step<br />method, which led to the formation of 164 codes, 31 subthemes, and 9 main themes<br />shaping the main framework. The results and findings of this research report indicate<br />that social and cultural aspects of the design of the mental hospital environment are<br />essential and effective in the patient’s treatment process. For future studies, utilization<br />of an interdisciplinary team consisting of social scientists, engineers, architects, and<br />building scientists may serve to facilitate the production of research that enhances<br />comprehension within the respective domain. https://www.ijumes.com/article_704711_65233138be5eaf02732459805ab29c48.pdf