{"id":118065,"date":"2026-09-17T12:19:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T16:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/?p=118065"},"modified":"2026-09-21T12:12:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T16:12:33","slug":"a-cultural-geography-of-the-va-built-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/a-cultural-geography-of-the-va-built-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"A Cultural Geography of the VA Built Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-17-083404-1.webp\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-17-083404-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-118068\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3225000529313375;width:439px;height:auto\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27976%27%20height%3D%27738%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20976%20738%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27976%27%20height%3D%27738%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-17-083404-1.webp?resize=300,227 300w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-17-083404-1.webp?resize=600,454 600w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-17-083404-1.webp?resize=768,581 768w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-17-083404-1.webp 976w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA Cultural Geography of the VA Built Environment\u201d is an interpretive piece intended for all audiences that examines how Veterans and Federal care for them have shaped VA buildings, structures, and landscapes. It traces the design of VA medical campuses and national cemeteries over time, focusing on the relationship between culture and place from the aftermath of the Civil War to the post-World War II era. The study focuses on the VA built environment (places and spaces created or modified by people), how this reflects the standards of Veteran care, and how Veterans interacted and shaped these facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns118065_a56a8e-31{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns118065_a56a8e-31 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns118065_a56a8e-31 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns118065_a56a8e-31 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns118065_a56a8e-31 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns118065_a56a8e-31 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns118065_a56a8e-31 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns118065_a56a8e-31 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns118065_a56a8e-31 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns118065_a56a8e-31\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn118065_629bbd-f3.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn118065_629bbd-f3.kb-button{padding:var(--kb-btn-padding);margin:var(--kb-btn-margin);box-shadow:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn118065_629bbd-f3.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn118065_629bbd-f3.kb-button:focus{box-shadow:var(--kb-btn-shadow-hover, none);}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn118065_629bbd-f3 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/A_Cultural_Geography_of_the_VA_Built_Environment_Sept2023_2df67a.pdf\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Download the Complete Report (PDF)<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cA Cultural Geography of the VA Built Environment\u201d is an interpretive piece intended for all audiences that examines how veterans and federal care for them have shaped VA buildings, structures, and landscapes. 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