by Jennifer Silvis | Dec 1, 2020 | Trends
BREAKING THROUGH 2020 FINALIST Concept: Bubbles of Hope Firm: HDR Team representatives: Alex Chen, architectural designer; Chris DePalma, project architect; Insung Hwang, architectural designer; Paul Daniel, lighting designer; and Ying Luo, architectural intern The...
by Jennifer Silvis | Dec 1, 2020 | Trends
BREAKING THROUGH 2020 FINALIST Concept: G.I.S.M.O. (Guidance for the Impaired Sensory Monitor and Operator) Firm: Perkins Eastman Team representatives: Erica Parker, associate; Ariela Lenetsky, associate; Yi Xu, architectural designer; James Liu, architectural...
by Jennifer Silvis | Dec 1, 2020 | Trends
BREAKING THROUGH 2020 FINALIST Concept: Fare2Care Firm: SmithGroup Team representatives: Y Pham, interior designer; Kenta Kamei, architectural and urban designer; Satish Atkari, associate, architectural designer; TJ Howells, architectural designer; and Stephen Parker,...
by Jennifer Silvis | Dec 1, 2020 | Trends
BREAKING THROUGH 2020 WINNER Concept: Farm to Pharm Firm: HGA Team representatives: Amy Douma, vice president, design principal; Alanna Carter, vice president, practice group leader Minneapolis, principal; and Timothy Shortreed, intern architect The challenge: Each...
by Jennifer Silvis | Dec 1, 2020 | Trends
After eight months of refining and evolving concept statements first submitted in March, four teams took to the Zoom stage during November’s HCD Virtual event to present the final iterations of their submissions to Healthcare Design’s Breaking Through conceptual...
by Tracey Walker | Dec 1, 2020 | News
A new inpatient and emergency tower is being planned for Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU (CHoR; Richmond, Va.), according to an article in RVA Hub. The 16-story project, which will connect to CHoR’s outpatient children’s pavilion, will house a Level 1 pediatric...
by Tracey Walker | Dec 1, 2020 | News
MercyOne (Clive, Iowa) and Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.) are nearing completion of Clive Behavioral Health in Clive, according to an article in the Business Record. The 100-bed, 82,138-square-foot facility will offer behavioral health services for...
by Tracey Walker | Dec 1, 2020 | Trends
I know we’re all breathing a collective sigh of relief as this year ends, filled with anticipation for what’s to come. And while 2020 didn’t go as planned, it nudged us to remember the things that really matter—both those we never knew how much we’d miss and the ones...
by Tracey Walker | Dec 1, 2020 | Trends
Unfamiliar sights, sounds, and smells can have a direct impact on human health and behavior, as explained in Cornell University professor Gary Evans’ seminal book “Environmental Stress.” A growing body of research examining the effects of sensory stress reveals that...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 30, 2020 | News
MidMichigan Health (Midland, Mich.) has opened a new $30 million heart and vascular center. The 170,700-square-foot center consolidates all MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland’s heart and vascular physician offices and specialty clinics in one location. The center...
