by HCD Guest Author | Jun 30, 2005 | News
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...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 30, 2005 | News
No one expected the bamboo to grow so…fast. The shoots were purchased early in the construction phase of the project, and by the time they were ready to be installed in the healing garden on the upper floors, workers had to bend them into the “megavators” for...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 30, 2005 | Trends
Experienced readers of HEALTHCARE DESIGN know that every September we publish what is known as our Architectural Showcase issue, a colorful compendium of the latest and greatest built projects in the acute care realm. This September’s will be a barn burner—a...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 30, 2005 | Trends
What does value engineering mean? Almost everyone in the healthcare design and construction industry has faced the problem of the over-budget project (often the result of having too many wants and too small a wallet). The most common solution is to “value engineer.”...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 30, 2005 | News
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...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 30, 2005 | News
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,...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 30, 2005 | News
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...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 30, 2005 | News
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...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 30, 2005 | News
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...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2005 | Trends
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...
