Here, the founder of Character Farms, in Richardson, Texas, talks about how after a successful career in advertising he found his calling designing themed interiors for healthcare.
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Natural Wonder
University Hospital HM Nuevo Belen’s natural birth unit in Madrid redefines the hospital birthing experience, earning it IIDA’s first Transformation and Innovation award.
Making Spaces Work for Everyone
Universal design features can enable and empower a diverse population by improving human performance, health and wellness, and social participation.
IIDA Announces Winners Of Annual Healthcare Interior Design Competition
Projects in 13 categories received recognition for excellence in design and furnishings, including Best of Competition winner EwingCole for the Brandywine Valley Specialty Care and Ambulatory Surgery Center.
PHOTO TOUR: Dell Seton Medical Center
The 517,000-square-foot teaching hospital is the centerpiece of a new health district in downtown Austin, Texas, and houses 195 beds with room for inpatient bed and surgical room expansions.
Advancing Safety Standards
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center aims to create a zero-harm environment for patients by creating a highly reliable hospital for its new medical center in Chula Vista, Calif.
Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital Opens Multispecialty Clinic
The 44,000-square-foot facility brings outpatient services together in one location with a building designed to complement the existing campus.
Take 5 With Tony Esposito
The managing principal at TLC Engineering for Architecture shares his thoughts on the impact of USP 800 on facility design, the importance of resiliency projects, and how HCAHPS are driving design decisions.
PHOTO TOUR: Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness
The 300,00-square-foot replacement facility provides its Brampton, Ontario, community with counseling services, clinical treatments, and wellness facilities.
HCD Expo Session: 3 Lessons From Swedish Issaquah Campus
Project team members shared lessons from the greenfield project’s first five years of in operation, including hits and misses in energy conservation, universal room design, and on-site amenity spaces.
Face Time: Robert Timperio
Here, EW Howell Construction’s vice president, healthcare division, talks about maintaining project schedules, keeping up with changing technology, and motivating his team to look for creative project solutions.
HCD Expo Keynote: Aim To Deliver Delicious Experiences
During the opening keynote presentation at the 2017 HCD Expo, futurist Nicholas Webb called on healthcare organization to step up and deliver experience-driven settings that exceed consumers’ expectations.
