After some months of waiting, anticipating, and hand wrangling, President Obama's Healthcare Reform Bill was finally passed into law earlier this year, leading all corners of the healthcare industry to finally exhale and get on with the business of making America well...
Nine miles on foot; constant alertness, concentration, and preparedness for the unexpected; endurance and determination to fight fatigue; and ability to handle demanding terrain and any emergency that might arise. These could be the challenges facing a competitive...
© Warren Lieb Hampton Regional Medical Center: 2008 image of new hospital concave-shaped front façade and arcade, front door entrance canopy, drop-off to the right, and outdoor dining area to the left. Patient bedrooms are on curved floor above with family lounges at...
One of the fascinations of Architecture is its wedding of aesthetic aspirations with the most mundane practicalities. Architects want their buildings to connect with viewers viscerally and, in the case of healthcare facilities, with healing effect. But users'...
The dual themes of this month's issue-patient room innovation and healthcare reform-highlight the million dollar question on everyone's mind: “What impact will healthcare reform have on facility design and construction?” It's been talked about at almost every meeting...
Photography by Agi Studio Photography by Agi Studio When facility planners and designers think about healthcare accessibility, they often think about providing accessible parking spaces and restrooms; level or ramped building entrances; walkways, waiting areas and...
The Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) recognizes more than 150 accredited Interior Design graduate and undergraduate programs in the United States. Accredited architecture programs within the U.S. number more than 120 through the National Architectural...
Rubber flooring system Mondo Idea rubber flooring system from Mondo features embedded patterns with complementing colors and designs developed for specific environments. Mondo Idea also helps to reduce the sound of foot traffic, and minimize foot fatigue without...
As some of you might recall, I made a plea in my March 2010 column for more postoccupancy evaluation stories, making the point that such stories give readers invaluable information on what worked and what didn't work in a facility, warts and all. As any history...
For designers, costs, economies, and expertise are playing a larger role in the healthcare industry. In a competitive market, healthcare leaders are more and more selective about hiring design professionals. Healthcare designers can help clients make the right...
Just over a year ago, our Perkins+Will DC office was awarded a new corporate project: the new Perkins+Will DC office. And in just seven days, approximately 90 employees will pack up and shift over a couple of blocks into an open studio targeting LEED Platinum. As a...
There was a recent blog post on Reed Construction Data by Mark Mergenschroer entitled, “BIM Requires a TEAM Approach!” in which Mergenschroer discusses his interactions with BIM users at various presentations. He paints a rather distressing picture of members of the...
