by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2010 | News
John Pangrazio FAIA, FACHA NBBJ Seattle, Washington Jury Chair John Pangrazio is widely regarded as one of the country’s leaders in healthcare architecture. He is recognized among healthcare architects for the breadth of his understanding of the issues affecting...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2010 | News
August’s Showcase feature, “Full-Service Lifecare” (p. 74), featuring Laguna Honda Hospital, brought back memories for me, and reiterated a paradox of healthcare design, i.e., how a niche field can lead the way to better design overall. The word “hospital” is...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2010 | Trends
Hurricane Earl played havoc with most of the eastern seaboard this past Labor Day weekend. It would have been convenient to stay on vacation for a few more days or leave the recreational boat in the water over the holiday weekend, but the threat of the force of nature...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2010 | News
Hospitals are noisy and stressful places. Most exceed the World Health Organization standards in average noise levels. A recent study showed that hospitals are getting noisier each year, with a growing cacophony of people, alarms, machines, and clattering carts. 1...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2010 | News
IMAGES PROVIDED BY HKS, INC. Use of nature is a great way of creating a campus that is more than just healthcare. Walking trails can provide a respite for families with children or relatives in the hospital. Hospitality design intertwined with healthcare architecture...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2010 | News
James Steinkamp Park Ridge, Illinois OWP/P | Cannon Design Category: Category A: Built, Less than $25 million (construction cost) Project: Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Center for Advanced Care Client: Advocate Health Care Project Location: Park Ridge, Illinois...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2010 | News
Robert Canfield Plano, Texas ZGF Architects/PageSoutherlandPage Category: Category B: Built, More than $25 million (construction cost) Project: Children’s Medical Center at Legacy Client: Children’s Medical Center of Dallas Project Location: Plano, Texas...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2010 | News
Water-based acrylic-alkyd coatings ProMar 200 and ProClassic Waterbased Acrylic-Alkyd coatings from Sherwin Williams offer application and finish of an alkyd coating, non-yellowing properties of an acrylic coating, and low-VOC content. ProClassic is a coating choice...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2010 | News
The fog snaked in from my starboard side, growing ominously until it swallowed all visual reference. I was kayaking alone across a large expanse of open water to a remote island on Lake Superior. Loaded with supplies and camera gear, I was prepared for three days of...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2010 | News
Durham, North Carolina Duda/Paine Architects Category: Category A: Built, Less than $25 million (construction cost) Project: Duke Integrative Medicine (Duke IM) Client: Duke University Health System Project Location: Durham, North Carolina Architect: Duda/Paine...
