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...office building, he simulated a Piranesian cutaway of a coffered Roman temple. His latest creation, on a lobby wall in Boston, is a lyrical evocation of a 19th century crystal pavilion, complete with painted palm trees and an image of tumbling water that blurs into a real fountain...
...most successful programs is New York City's Fountain House, which began 42 years ago as a meeting place for former mental patients. In contrast to the sterile wards and decrepit housing in which so many of the sick have spent most of their lives, the sprawling complex's buildings are tastefully furnished and the grounds beautifully landscaped. Each day about 400 people visit the clubhouse, relieving the isolation that traps so many of the ill. In addition, Fountain House provides shelter for more than 200 people citywide in housing that ranges from small, supervised group homes to individual apartments...
...core of Fountain House, though, is its work program. Members perform almost all the chores at the complex, from tending the gardens to keeping the books. Those who do well are placed in part-time entry-level jobs at some 31 companies, including banks, law firms and ad agencies...
...which patients receive support from their peers. This approach "provides people with a feeling that they can give as well as receive help," says Joe Rogers, president of the city's self-help group Project SHARE. But the impact of the model mental-health programs is far too limited. Fountain House, for example, can accept only 1 out of every 5 people who apply for membership...
...Miami city commission is considering a novel scheme to help defray the operating costs of the city's new Claude and Mildred Pepper Fountain. A machine to be located nearby may charge citizens a rate of $21 an hour to turn on the pump. And, yes, it will accept credit cards...