by HCD Guest Author | Apr 17, 2011 | News
What is the relationship between the stairway and efficiency? Inverse? As technological advances produced elevators, we quickly relegated the stairs to the mostly infrequent (albeit vitally important) function of emergency egress. Who uses staircases anyway? Elevators...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 17, 2011 | News
In schools and colleges across America, and around the world, there are students ready to learn, in need of mentors, and entering the workforce they decided to passionately pursue. But are they really connecting their onscreen skill with what the real world or a real...
by Jennifer Silvis | Apr 13, 2011 | News
After attending several educational sessions last month at the ASHE PDC Summit in Tampa, Florida, it occurred to me that there was no escaping the “E-word”—efficiency.In every facet of the healthcare construction and engineering industry, it’s...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 12, 2011 | News
We all know the stories from our own personal experiences: friends and families who have received the best and worst of healthcare delivery. The wait times were long. The staff was rude. The patient near us went nuts—aggravating well-intentioned caregivers while...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 11, 2011 | News
In my last post, I discussed the design differences between adult and pediatric radiology units and how these differences impact children patient outcomes. The same may be said for other specialized pediatric units, such as emergency departments. While the basic ER...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 11, 2011 | News
Authors Hank Adams, AIA, and Chuck Armstrong, AIA, from the new Parkland Hospital design team of HDR + Corgan, share the process their team went through to create the facility's master plan in HEALTHCARE DESIGN's four-part online exclusive series. The design...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 10, 2011 | News
When I was doing my undergraduate work in architecture, we had a senior class studio at CAL that required us to construct a cardboard city in the courtyard of Wurster Hall. Each student was assigned a 4’ X 4’ square in which we were to design and construct the perfect...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 6, 2011 | News
While World Health Day is not exactly the sort of “holiday” that one generally celebrates, it is still worthy of attention none the less. The brainchild of theWorld Health Organzation (WHO), World Health Day was established in 1950 and is held on April 7...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 6, 2011 | News
Authors Hank Adams, AIA, and Chuck Armstrong, AIA, from the new Parkland Hospital design team of HDR + Corgan, share the process their team went through to create the facility's master plan in HEALTHCARE DESIGN's four-part online exclusive series. The design...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 6, 2011 | News
National Architecture Week gets underway April 10-16, 2011. It is a time to call attention to and publicize the many ways in which architects contribute to society and the importance of design. The event is celebrated around the general anniversary of the founding of...
