In this Chicago hospital, a colour per floor stimulates different kinds of patients
White, frosty, imposing (for numerous reasons) and giving rise to a ‘help, I’m drowning’ cry of despair: the hospital is one of the last public facilities to remain in its ivory tower, despite all efforts to add an air of cheer and optimism. Human
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