Architectural design studios have increasingly diversified their themes in response to changing societal needs. This reflects the growing focus on interdisciplinary collaboration and social responsibility in architectural education. Drug addiction, a global and multidimensional issue, highlights the importance of rehabilitation as a key response. Within this context, a third-year design studio at Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University explored how architecture can support recovery and reintegration through therapeutic spatial approaches. Emphasizing architecture’s healing potential, the studio adopted a user-centered and interdisciplinary methodology. Student projects addressed nature-based metaphors, sensory experience, and social adaptation to promote holistic healing in architectural design.
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