HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 educational session: 2030 Nanotechnology in Hospitals: Is the Future Smaller? Presenter: Angela Burke, March, Sc, Dip Arch, Miss, NBBJ Architects In Angela Burke’s presentation, she attempted to conclude whether or not, with the emergence of...
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HCD.09: What HCD.09 attendees were looking forward to
At HCD.09, I am most looking forward to… The individual speakers and sessions - 19.05% The hospital tours - 9.52% The chance to network with my peers - 23.81% All of the above - 19.05% Other (please specify in comments) - 28.57% COMMENTS - I'm not going this year...
Have electronic health records changed what you do?
As electronic health records become more prevalent in hospitals, do you have to build extra space for IT hardware for support?
Yes – 57.89%
No – 26.32%
We always build shell space for such expansion – 15.79%
Reminder to consider the patient experience
I recently had a tooth extracted at my dentist, and the experience had every potential to be catastrophic. Having someone digging around in my mouth on a Wednesday morning with a full day of work awaiting me after the procedure, does not set the stage for a relaxing...
Enabling Patients Through Information
As healthcare designers, we focus on creating functional and aesthetically appealing interiors that facilitate the healing process. But how can we also design spaces that enable patients to research information and make informed choices regarding their healthcare?...
HCD.09: Architectural Showcase Award Ceremony
As an extension of the 2009 HEALTHCARE DESIGN Architectural Showcase, after Michael Graves’ keynote address, Editor-in-Chief Todd Hutlock formally awarded the Citations of Merit from the September issue showcase. Accepting the award on behalf of NBBJ for The Cleveland...
HCD.09 keynote address: Michael Graves
Last night, Michael Graves officially kicked off HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 with his powerful keynote address. The story of Graves is well documented: A successful architect and designer who was struck by a terrible illness and paralyzed from the waist down, Graves...
Rx for pharmacy spaces: A user-centered approch
“Lick, stick, and pour”-common words used to envision the work of pharmacists-white-coated men and women toiling away in the dispensing pharmacy in the hospital basement or behind the counter of a community pharmacy, counting out pills and affixing labels for...
2009 Jury
2009 Jury for Categories A (Built, Less than $25 million), B (Built, More than $25 million), and C (Unbuilt) Stephen Yundt, AIA, ACHA CO ARCHITECTS Los Angeles, California Jury Chair Stephen Yundt, AIA, ACHA, has served as a specialist in healthcare planning and...
Developing the ideal healthcare environment
Our country's aging population will have increasingly demanding healthcare needs in the coming decades, and healthcare organizations are preparing for the onslaught. Rapidly developing technologies and environmental policies are enabling and helping to define new...
A little light reading
Apair of interesting new books made their way to my mailbox in the last month, each highlighting a different side to the healthcare design industry and thus drawing some intriguing questions to mind as to how the subjects work together and, more significantly, what...
Peter O. Kohler Pavilion, Oregon Health & Science University Portland, Oregon Perkins+Will
Category: Category B: Built, More than $25 million (construction cost) Project: Peter O. Kohler Pavilion Owner: Oregon Health & Science University Project Location: Portland, Oregon Architect: Perkins+Will JV or associate architect: Petersen Kohlberg &...











