Project Summary Project Completion Date: June 2008Owner/Client: University of California, Los Angeles Executive Architect: Perkins+Will (Eric Van Aukee, AIA, LEED AP, Managing Principal; Gabrielle A. Bullock, AIA, NOMA, LEED AP, Principal, Project Manager; Jean Mah,...
I love words. I have for a very long time. As a kid, trips to the library held a certain kind of wonderment for me. Rows and rows of neatly aligned books just there for the taking with the show of a card, and that distinctive sound of the date-stamp on the card that...
Managing the many details involved in the logistics of building of multiyear, complex healthcare construction project presents a host of challenges for any construction management team. Preconstruction services, incorporating the use of Building Information Modeling...
Jan Marion, owner and founder of H. Marion Framing Studio, understands that green design involves more than just meeting the latest industry standards. “First and foremost, the design must look good. It's like if you're eating health food; it's got to taste good first...
It is one thing to have a traditional multispecialty hospital. It is quite another to have a multispecialty unit. But that is what the LifeBridge Health System's Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, achieved recently when it assembled the various specialty parts of...
At first glance you wouldn't take the building to be: (1) a senior living community or (2) an exemplar of “green” construction. The building, a towering 30-story high-rise in the heart of urban Portland, Oregon, is called Mirabella at South Waterfront. Not only is it...
You may have noticed that our most recent online poll is asking for your preferences—specifically, going forward, would you like the information you get from us to be online only, a mix of online and print, or print only? Needless to say, like every other traditional...
In the coming months, HEALTHCARE DESIGN will feature regular contributions from experts in healthcare architecture and interior design right here in our blog space. In addition to individual posts from our editorial staff and, of course, all of you, we have taken...
One statistic that I find absolutely fascinating is that it is estimated that 10%-12% of every healthcare dollar is spent on all capital improvements, including medical equipment. The rest of that healthcare dollar—roughly 90%—is spent on operational costs. I have...
The 2008 Healthcare Energy Efficiency Indicator report shows that the healthcare industry seems to put a greater importance on many areas of energy efficiency than the overall building industry does. But the study also brings to light areas in which healthcare is...
With the aging population, do you find yourself designing:Comments:- My organization in India is currently considering building an assisted living complex with a thousand living units. - Moving toward higher design with a hospitality flair - In our practice, designing...
Something in the shade of clear may be in order—that is, healthcare facilities that are carbon neutral, water balance, and zero-waste, or that even give back resources to the environment. The challenge calls for buildings that breath, and dedicated teams that dream...
