About Dr. Zook
Biography
Dr. Julie Zook conducts research and scholarship at the interface of medicine and architecture. She is co-editor of the open-access book, “The Covert Life of Hospital Architecture” (UCL Press), which uses sociospatial analysis to uncover hospital design principles that can improve patient safety, care team collaboration, and corridor system wayfinding. Her work on architecture and medicine also reflects on the historical and contemporary significance of social science to architectural thought and decision-making.
Education
- Ph.D., Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology
- M.Arch. University of Minnesota
- B.A., English Literature, University of Minnesota, Morris
Research and publications
Selected publications
Zook, J. & Bafna, S. (2024) Little worlds gathered: A morphological study of film locations in The Naked City and The Long Goodbye. Proceedings of the 14th Space Syntax Symposium. Space Syntax Network /Sejong University Press, 2693-2714.
Zook, J., Culpepper, R., Worley, J., & Miller, C. (2024). Inpatient corridor visibility and care team communication. Health Environments Research and Design Journal, 17(3), 54–67.
Zook, J. & Sailer, K. (Eds.) (2022). The Covert Life of Hospital Architecture. University College London Press: London. 9781800080881. https://www.uclpress.co.uk/products/178413
Zook, J. (2022). The spatial dimension. In J. Zook & K. Sailer (Eds.), The Covert Life of Hospital Architecture, University College London Press: London. 9781800080881. https://www.uclpress.co.uk/products/178413
Zook, J. & Bafna, S. (2022). The visitor and hospital corridor design. In J. Zook & K. Sailer (Eds.), The Covert Life of Hospital Architecture, University College London Press: London. 9781800080881. https://www.uclpress.co.uk/products/178413