Critical Design Factors for Wayfinding in Hospital Environment in Nigeria

Subject Areas : Urban Design

Salawu Ahmed ¹ , Isa Muhammad ² , . Lilian Emechebe ³ , Jonan Lembi ⁴

1 - Ph.D. Candidates, Department of Architecture, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger S‌tate, Nigeria.
2 - Ph.D., Department of Architecture, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger S‌tate, Nigeria.
3 - Ph.D. Candidates, Department of Architecture, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger S‌tate, Nigeria.
4 - Ph.D. Candidates, Department of Architecture, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger S‌tate, Nigeria.

Received: 2020-10-01 Accepted : 2021-03-19 Published : 2021-07-01

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