This course offers a multidisciplinary exploration of the intersection between architectural design and healthcare across global societies. Course discussions, lectures, readings, guest speakers and videos addres topics like healing and therapeutic environments, the history of healthy cities, and the diverse approaches toward healthcare spaces beyond clinics and hospitals. We will use a framework for the dynamic interplay of health and the environment to examine public health issues, health equity, and the ways that diverse approaches to the built environment shape healthy communities. Students will develop analytical tools to understand how diverse societies assess the intricate connection between public health and the environment according to social, economic, and ideological factors. Written assignments and a final project will be part of developing a foundational understanding of this connection and will delve into the multifaceted factors shaping the design of healing environments in several global regions. This is a Global Classrooms course, developed in partnership with the Global Learning Initiatives (GLI) in the Office of International Affairs (OIA) to provide virtual opportunities for global engagement.