Is it possible to design for normal childhood development? Can
an implemented landscape actually influence a child through the
stages of development, both physically and psychologically? If
this is true, and I believe it is, how do these findings impact
the designs of early childhood care facilities? This project
seeks to answer these questions by creating a sensitive planned
orphanage and thus contribute to the ongoing examination of how
good planning and good design can enhance the overall quality of
early childhood care, education and overall enrichment? project
examines the stages of normal childhood development, the
developmental milestones and tasks of those stages, theories
related to human development, and the dimensions of supportive
environments. It also examines existing orphanage and treatment
facilities that are sensitive in their designed environments to
the developmental needs of children. A series of design
recommendations based upon the knowledge gained from the
research into theory and the e