New Urban Asylum: Addressing Increasing Demand of Mental Health Tourism in Japan

‘Tokyo Compression’ – Michael Wolf – Introduction – This thesis attempts to respond on the issue of imbalance resource distribution between foreign mental healthcare seekers and local stakeholders brought by Medical Tourism – especially newly-introduced Mental Health Tourism. It aims to mediate

Architecture as Contemporary Asylum

  “I’ve always seen architecture as a healing art, not just as a beautification art.”- James Polshek Most of urban dwellers in developed Asian cities suffer from mental disorder. They are caged by the repetitive mode of space and trapped