David Theodore, McGill University

Research

architecture computation health medicine science history institutions.hospitals

Latest papers

Kids in the atrium: comparing architectural intentions and children's experiences in a pediatric hospital lobby.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2010

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Architecture, Health, and Computation
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$150,000
Architecture, Health, and Computation
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$200,000
Architectural quality for cultural institutions in Canada: shifting definitions within awards of excellence
SSHRC · 2017 · Co-investigator
$238,127

All 6 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Kids in the atrium: comparing architectural intentions and children's experiences in a pediatric hospital lobby.

Adams A, Theodore D, Goldenberg E, McLaren C, McKeever P

Social science & medicine (1982)2010

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.10.049 PMID: 19962223

Architecture, Health, and Computation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Theodore, David

Keywords: hospitals; health; computation; architecture; evidence-based design; history of medicine; history of computing

$150,000

Architecture, Health, and Computation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Theodore, David

$200,000

Architectural quality for cultural institutions in Canada: shifting definitions within awards of excellence

Co-investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Chupin, Jean-Pierre

Keywords: architectural quality; architectural theory; architectural critique; juried process; cultural institutions; public buildings in Canada; awards of excellence

$238,127

Architecture, Health, and Computation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Theodore, David

Keywords: architecture; medicine; science; history; computation; health; institutions.

$420,000

Encountering Art in Hospitals: A comparative analysis of the forms and perceived functions of commissioned contemporary art in two new Montreal mega-hospitals

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Tembeck, Tamar

Keywords: (1) Contemporary Art; (2) Public Art; (3) Hospital Art; (4) Medical Humanities; (5) Ethnography; (6) Cultural Policy

$58,516

Architecture, Health, and Computation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Theodore, David M

Keywords: architecture; medicine; science; history; computation; health; institutions.

$150,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Annmarie Adams

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2010

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: architecture Dear Professor Theodore, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Kids in the atrium: comparing architectural intentions and children's experiences in a pediatric hospital lobby." (2010), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Architecture, Health, and Computation" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]