by Jennifer Silvis | May 2, 2013 | News
The idea: Located on the seventh floor of the University of Minnesota Medical Center’s Riverside East Building, the Child/Adolescent Mental Health program at the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital faced a number of space challenges.To...
by Anne DiNardo | May 1, 2013 | News
Behavioral health centers have come a long way from the days when security and durability governed their design. A lot of those changes come from better design principles in general, such as improved access to natural light, amenities that empower and stimulate...
by Kristin D. Zeit | May 1, 2013 | News
It’s pretty common now to hear about the efforts healthcare providers and designers are making to ensure their facilities both reflect and contribute to the communities outside their doors. But it was only when I started reading through all the articles for our...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Apr 30, 2013 | News
At a time when “improving patient outcomes” is the first thing off anyone’s lips regarding the ultimate goal in designing healthcare facilities, the work of MASS Design Group (Boston) stands out as an extreme example of that goal in practice.Michael...
by Jennifer Silvis | Apr 30, 2013 | News
We know the “silver tsunami” is brewing—millions of baby boomers are growing older each day, requiring a sharp look by the healthcare industry at large at how their needs will be met in coming years.A few facts that came out of this year’s...
by Anne DiNardo | Apr 30, 2013 | News
University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital opened the doors to a relocated and renovated behavioral health unit in Minneapolis, in November 2012. The design team at BWBR worked with the staff at Amplatz to create a space that better aligned with the...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Apr 29, 2013 | News
At a time when “improving patient outcomes” is the first thing off anyone’s lips regarding the ultimate goal in designing healthcare facilities, the work of MASS Design Group (Boston) stands out as an extreme example of that goal in practice.Michael...
by Anne DiNardo | Apr 29, 2013 | News
In a recent article in The New York Times by Benedict Carey, “Expert on Mental Illness Reveals Her Own Fight,” Dr. Marsha M. Linehan of the University of Washington, talks about the first time she was admitted to the Institute of Living, in 1961, at...
by Jennifer Silvis | Apr 26, 2013 | News
Wayfinding is an inescapable component of healthcare design. And if you think it’s all about signage, there are at least two designers who’d likely tell you you’re dead wrong.Chris Bowles, senior graphic designer, and Marisabel Marratt, associate and...
by Anne DiNardo | Apr 26, 2013 | News
Anyone who’s been through the construction process has heard the words “moisture mitigation.” While it’s not new, concern over the issue has grown over the last 10 years.One reason is condensed construction timelines, which mean most projects...
