Project Summary
Client: Eisenhower Medical Center
Architect: Boulder Associates, Inc. (Curtis Chong, James Lenhart, Juan Ramos, Jessica Claflin, Darci Hernandez)
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Introducing the New and Improved ADA 2010
Perkins+Will/Ken Hayden. This reception desk at the Arlington Free Clinic, Arlington, Virginia, illustrates the different access heights integrated into the design. A dramatic change from the original 1991 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Standards for Accessible...
tgba: Observations
Charlie Munger is vice president of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffet’s right-hand man. His wisdom and insight are built on years of observation of the marketplace, looking for good business organizations that are undervalued and investing in them. In a speech to...
A fruitful partnership: Where philanthropy and healthcare sustainability intersect
Every day people are exposed to a complex mixture of industrial chemicals, some of which are linked to increases in diseases and conditions such as cancers, birth defects, asthma, and infertility. A commitment to a healthy and safe environment requires a closer...
Design for life: Environments beyond the home
Fred donham, Photographer Link Open seating area for interaction and community connection. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the country's elderly population will grow by more than double to 80 million between now and the year 2050. That means roughly one out of...
The Pebble Project: 2010 in review
The Pebble Project in 2010. With the impact of healthcare reform on the industry at-large looming over the United States, The Center for Health Design's Pebble Project remains on track with fulfilling its mission to drive change in healthcare design. In 2010, five...
Reinventing ourselves
Those of you who read this column on a regular basis know that I am a collector of quotes. As I was preparing for our HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10 conference in November, I came across one of my favorites. I hadn't seen it for a while, but as I was reading it, it seemed...
Ushering in the next generation
As announced at the HCD.10 conference in Las Vegas last November, Vendome Group, publishers of HEALTHCARE DESIGN magazine, The Center for Health Design, and Nurture by Steelcase have created a unique opportunity for architecture and design students to participate in a...
Project Watch (PDF opens in a new window)
Middle Tennessee Medical Center Replacement Hospital Murfreesboro, TN This award-winning project is a 286-bed, 555,012-square-foot replacement hospital, located on a 68-acre greenfield site. The project employed IPD, BIM, and Lean processes to complete the job two...
Designing smart
Arriving at the right unit size is a challenge. A greater number of beds in a unit improves staffing efficiencies. However, as hospitals transitioned to all single-patient rooms (2006 guidelines mandate private rooms), a greater number of beds has translated to larger...
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Wood pattern vinyl Wolf-Gordon has re-envisioned its faux wood pattern, Baikal, adding a multilevel, linear emboss, and several new colors to produce, Belem. It is a Vescom + Silver vinyl that's friendly to the environment-both natural and interior. Nordic Ash,...
Are we being too innovative when we select healthcare art?
Designers and clients enjoy selecting artwork. Imagination and creativity are finally given free reign when the art selection committee decides what will be best for their building and community. But can we be too innovative when selecting art? Could we be compromising patient and staff health because we view artwork differently than they do?
According to environmental psychologists, the answer might be “yes.”
