The Lennar Foundation Cancer Center in Irvine, Calif., features design elements inspired by the surrounding landscape and hospitality environments to create a calming space for patients and staff.
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How Research Can Inform Healthcare Real Estate Development
In-depth research can be used to inform strategic new approaches to healthcare real estate development. A case study from Aspect Health and Gensler sheds light on the process.
Is Regenerative Design The Future In Healthcare?
Regenerative design is moving healthcare projects beyond sustainability to an approach that addresses a building’s impact on socio-ecological systems.
Hospitals’ Extraordinary Potential For Improved Energy Efficiency
Healthcare systems should consider innovations in equipment and geothermal systems to increase building efficiency and save money.
Ernest E. Tschannen Eye Institute Serves Vision Impaired With Empathic Design
The 78,500-square-foot outpatient facility at UC Davis Medical Center was driven by empathic design principles to ease the journey of its vision-impaired patient population.
Using Artwork To Alleviate Patient Anxiety
Healthcare organizations offer lessons in transforming floors, walls, and other facility spaces into positive distractions that support healing.
More Research Will Strengthen Healthcare Design Industry
More healthcare design research is needed to continue to raise the bar on building performance.
Building A Cancer Center In An Urban Environment
Allegheny General Hospital tackles a complex site in downtown Pittsburgh to build a new cancer center on its flagship campus.
Bryan Health Merrick Medical Center Refreshes Its Critical Access Hospital
The new hospital in Nebraska, opened in June 2022, is designed to adapt to evolving patient needs and improve clinical adjacencies for department-crossing staff.
Designing For Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment
A new Cognitive Empowerment Center helps identify the best built environment solutions to support people living with declining cognitive function.
Addressing Staff Burnout In Healthcare Design
A new tool from The Center offers strategies to better support employees’ emotional and physical needs at work.
Jackson West Medical Center Doral Campus: Photo Tour
The project delivers access to Jackson’s services closer to where South Florida residents live, work, and play.
