Rocker sleeper recliner IoA Healthcare Furniture introduces another first of its kind, the Kangaroo Rocker Sleeper Recliner—the result of IoA's development efforts for patient-room seating that supports the widely embraced principles of family-centered care. The...
As you are reading this, the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Disneyland has just begun. And while a myriad of recent power struggles has tarnished its once-pristine image in the business press, there is no doubt of Disney's place as the harbinger of the...
Behind the heart of every medical facility lies its backbone—its structure. Like a human skeleton, it supports the building and protects the circulation systems within. As structural engineers, our basic function is to create structural systems that respond to a...
Emory University has had a long history of providing quality cancer care, research, and medical training since its clinics first opened in 1937. Unfortunately, cancer remains one of the leading killers of Georgians, and Atlanta is one of the largest cities in the...
As with any new venture, embarking on a major construction project can be exciting, but the excitement is warranted only if the owner understands and is prepared for the risks involved. In the end, the project's success will be determined by how well these risks are...
Forbo's Marmoleum global 2 linoleum comes in an array of colors. It features Topshield dirt- and scuff-resistant water-based finish, which reduces the need for initial maintenance and chemicals, and provides lower cleaning costs and improved long-term appearance....
When Virginia Hospital Center Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery John Garrett, MD, envisioned a replacement cardiac care hospital in the already hospital-rich environs of Washington, D.C., he was looking to break the...
A well-planned and well-executed value-engineering process can improve a project without sacrificing its essential integrity. Here’s how to get the most value out of value engineering.
I collect quotes. I have for years. I started when I was a teenager, filling small books with words of wisdom, pearls of insight, or even lines from movies that moved me to think about the world a little bit differently. Later, when I discovered computers in college,...
Rising like a jungle of verdant flora out of the escalator lobby and above the open mezzanine of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Ambulatory Clinical Building's second floor reception area, a new sculpture burgeons—a myriad of lush, leaflike forms that, although forged...
I recently stumbled across a book in my library, Form Follows Fiasco, by AIA-award–winning architectural critic Peter Blake. Writing during the mid-1970s, Blake discusses “The Fantasy of Purity”—how some of the sleek creations of the International Style, such as Le...
Several doctors might visit a patient in the same hospital, and if they recommend different medications without consulting each other, they might waste the patient's time and money and, worse yet, jeopardize his or her health. A healthcare facility under construction...
