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This photo was taken in Tuscany and was placed in the Ospedale Santa Maria Nuova in Florence, Italy This photo was taken in Kyoto, Japan, and was sent to PCEA Kikuyu Hospital in Kenya, Africa Photographing the beauty of nature around the world is what I do for fun....

Art is defined as the human creation of beautiful or thought provoking works. Nature is the expression and spirit of creation beyond the human influence. Therapeutic Environmental Solutions (TESS) works to create a bridge between the two, using photographic art of...

Designing for the international healthcare market involves more than just a change in time zone. It means understanding a different healthcare system and comprehending the nuances of a different culture, as well. These principles held true—and presented some exciting...

This month, Kaiser Permanente is launching a Global Health and Safety Initiative (GHSI) with a small kick-off meeting in Oakland, California. The Center for Health Design and Health Care Without Harm are partners in this important initiative, along with several other...

In designing the 359,940-square-foot teaching hospital for La Universidad de Los Andes in Santiago, Chile, the international design team addressed the conventional demands of such a project, its site, and a wider set of cultural issues. This included understanding the...

At first glance, you are struck by Sidra Medical and Research Center's incandescent design, one that reflects and even celebrates the Middle Eastern sky—but the academic medical center, now in design, is much more than meets the eye. The all-digital Sidra will be...

Despite significant differences in healthcare delivery models, similar design trends have emerged in the United States and United Kingdom in recent years. In both countries, an increased focus on patient-centered care has led to the design of single-occupancy patient...

“American, and pro-o-o-u-d of it!” So goes the TV commercial for a local Cleveland car dealer who all but trips over the United States flag as he struts about his bright, shiny new car lot. The knee-jerk reaction to this can be twofold: warm commendation from those...

Zeidler Partnership Architects (ZPA) has completed the design of a 340-bed, 600,000-square-foot Diagnostic Imaging and Surgical Procedures hospital—Assuta Medical Center—located in the northern greenbelt of Tel Aviv's high-technology district. It is being constructed...

Located in a growing community in Illinois, Herrin Hospital saw the need to renovate/expand its current facility to accommodate its expanding outpatient programs and increasing patient census. The result consists of a new main entrance, reception area, gift shop,...