Architect Henry Winkelman died at age 83, according to a news release from architecture firm HOK (St. Louis), where he served the majority of his career that spanned more than three decades career.

Winkelman started his career at Houston-based architecture firm Caudill Rowlett Scott before joining HOK, where he was integral in building the firm’s new healthcare practice from 1980 until his retirement as a design principal in 2012.

His project work during those years included the 327-bed Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis; The James, a 1-million-square-foot cancer hospital at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio; and a 2.1-million-square-foot facility for Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

He was a member of the American Institute of Architects (Washington, D.C.) and the American College of Healthcare Architects (Chicago).

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