Why schools of architecture should be more like architectural fi rms—and vice versa
Education is not the filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire. —William Butler Yeats Since…
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Getting in step with kids
Project Summary Project Name: Claire Tow Pediatric Day Hospital Architecture: Granary Associates Project Team: John J. Cummiskey, Principal-in-Charge;…
News April 30Pragmatic strategies for green design in healthcare
Some of the most spectacular hospitals ever conceived were built more than 80 years ago for treating tuberculosis.…
News April 30Interior design: Not ‘just colors' anymore
The biggest trends in healthcare are the biggest trends in healthcare interior design: patient safety, wireless technology, and…
News April 30Beyond the universal patient room
The healthcare environment, physically and operationally, is in a constant state of transformation—learning from the “recent past” and…
News April 30Introducing the Mid-Patient
“What? How can you even suggest that we need additional beds! We are only operating at 65% occupancy.…
News April 30Beyond the architecture: Lesson 2 From the Experience Economy
Lesson 2: Make the Experience Personal “The Experience Architecture Forum at Harvard,” the notice read to my as…
News April 30Curbing the costs of a new medical offi ce building
As the operating costs of medical office buildings (MOBs) continue to rise, creating an efficient MOB can help…
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In 1991 I began creating what I call Solar Spectrum Environmental Artworks, using prisms and mirrors to harness…
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