The Cooper Aerobics Center at Craig Ranch is a world-renowned medical/fitness/wellness center founded and operated by Kenneth Cooper, MD, the inventor of “aerobic exercise.” Completed in 2006, the center is a $15-million, world-class facility, merging the best...
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Piedmont Physicians Group at Atlantic Station [Atlanta, GA]
“Life is complicated enough; your healthcare shouldn't be.” Focusing on the simplicity of plane, line, materials, and subtle touches of color, while maintaining the principles of reduction essential to a modern classic interior, this physician's office achieves...
Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital [Wheaton, IL]
Established in 1972, Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital is located in Wheaton, Illinois, on a four-acre site within the existing 65-acre campus of the Wheaton Franciscan Sisters. Because the demands, codes, and practices for rehabilitation services have grown and...
Carle Spine Institute [Urbana, IL]
The first Center of Excellence of its nature in central Illinois, the Carle Spine Institute consolidated Carle Clinic Association's nonsurgical spine and neck treatment services in a freestanding building on the Carle Foundation Hospital campus. Patients can now...
Orthopaedic & Rheumatology Associates [Bettendorf, IA]
Project category: New construction (completed February 2007) Chief administrator: Bonnie Swanson, Administrative Director, (563) 322-0971 Firm: Gere Dismer Architects, LLC, (309) 786-9910 Design team: Perry W. Gere, AIA, Lead Architect (Gere Dismer Architects, LLC);...
University of New Mexico Cancer Center [Albuquerque, NM]
Raclin-Carmichael Hall [South Bend, IN]
Raclin-Carmichael Hall advances healthcare by combining education and research programs in a shared facility designed for collaboration. Adjacent to the University of Notre Dame campus, the new building strengthens a public-private medical education partnership that...
Peak Drive Medical Office Building [Las Vegas, NV]
As the developer and building owner, Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging—an innovative and successful medical imaging company in Las Vegas—decided to combine its corporate administrative functions from various facilities in the Las Vegas valley into one location....
Modesto Medical Center [Modesto, CA]
Kaiser Permanente's Modesto Medical Center was created as an oasis for healing. This new campus incorporated the desires of Kaiser Permanente for an environmentally sensitive approach to integrated medical services. The campus is divided into four quadrants around a...
St. Joseph Hospital Ambulatory Care Center [Nashua, NH]
The realization of this two-story-plus-basement expansion and renovation project created a modern, yet comforting, healthcare environment for members of the community and the hospital staff. Expanding this 1960s facility brings the latest technology, programming, and...
West Kendall Baptist Hospital [Miami, FL]
Project category: Project in progress (January 2010) Chief administrator: Not yet assigned Firm: MGE Architects, (305) 444-0413 Design team: Pedro A. Goicouria, AIA, Principal-in-Charge; Rolando Conesa, AIA, Designer; Jorge Alonso, Project Manager (MGE Architects);...
University Medical Center—Emergency Department and Patient Tower [Tucson, AZ]
The University Medical Center's new Emergency Department and Patient Tower will prove that healthcare need not be impersonal, but an engaging and vibrant experience. This healing-focused and evidence-based hospital is redefining healthcare in southern Arizona. The...











