In Singapore, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital uses nature "as a partner in the healing process." Patients look out over green roofs, an urban garden, a waterfall and fish ponds. Remarkably, the hospital also acts as a community center, drawing outside visitors to its natural beauty. Timothy Beatley of the University of Virginia writes that "this place makes me hopeful because it shows how health care facilities can be designed to include nature," adding that "my gut feeling is that this building does heal."
