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The Integrated Operating Room
Integrated operating rooms (I-ORs), when optimally designed, can lessen the complexity of the most complicated environment in the…
News November 1The Rise of the Creative Class
Richard Florida’s book, The Rise of the Creative Class, develops the idea that people in their middle and…
News November 1Beyond traditional treatment: Establishing art as therapy
I couldn’t understand why an important hospital like Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis would hang abstract art…
News November 1The fallacy of ‘revenue-generating’ space
All my recent healthcare clients have declared a desire to focus their capital expenditures on “revenue-generating” space, meaning…
News November 1In appreciation of lean processes
In this age of super-size budget reductions and bariatric-size facility expansions, hospitals are increasingly looking to Lean processes.…
News November 1A Specialty Directory for the Healthcare Design Field
Introduction In addition to the largest peer-reviewed healthcare design showcase yet published, HealthCare DESIGN offers the Specialty Directory.…
News November 1Lessons from Singapore
Known for its modern architecture, manicured landscaping, and business friendly climate, Singapore, a country roughly three times the…
News September 30Preserving Tradition, Ensuring the Future
The size, scale, and exterior materials respond to the wider campus and urban context to provide a recognizable…
News September 30A heart hospital for the U.K.
It was a watershed moment for hospital design in the United Kingdom in 1992 when the British government…
News September 30