by HCD Guest Author | Jul 31, 2010 | Trends
Project Summary Client: Laguna Honda Hospital Architects: Anshen + Allen; Stantec Architecture Associate Architect, Interior Design: Fougeron Architecture Interior Design: Kai-Yee Woo and Associates Associate Architects: Powell & Partners Architects; Tsang...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 31, 2010 | News
As some of you might recall, I made a plea in my March 2010 column for more postoccupancy evaluation stories, making the point that such stories give readers invaluable information on what worked and what didn’t work in a facility, warts and all. As any history...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 31, 2010 | News
When the 23-story Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago opens in June 2012, it will demonstrate a unique approach to hospital high-rise design. The urban site presented a particular challenge for the design team with a fairly small building...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 31, 2010 | News
One of the fascinations of Architecture is its wedding of aesthetic aspirations with the most mundane practicalities. Architects want their buildings to connect with viewers viscerally and, in the case of healthcare facilities, with healing effect. But users’...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 31, 2010 | News
© Warren Lieb Hampton Regional Medical Center: 2008 image of new hospital concave-shaped front façade and arcade, front door entrance canopy, drop-off to the right, and outdoor dining area to the left. Patient bedrooms are on curved floor above with family lounges at...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 28, 2010 | News
For designers, costs, economies, and expertise are playing a larger role in the healthcare industry. In a competitive market, healthcare leaders are more and more selective about hiring design professionals. Healthcare designers can help clients make the right...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 25, 2010 | News
Just over a year ago, our Perkins+Will DC office was awarded a new corporate project: the new Perkins+Will DC office. And in just seven days, approximately 90 employees will pack up and shift over a couple of blocks into an open studio targeting LEED Platinum. As a...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 21, 2010 | News
There was a recent blog post on Reed Construction Data by Mark Mergenschroer entitled, “BIM Requires a TEAM Approach!” in which Mergenschroer discusses his interactions with BIM users at various presentations. He paints a rather distressing picture of members of the...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 20, 2010 | News
Patient- and family-centered care is an innovative approach to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of healthcare that is grounded in mutually beneficial partnerships among healthcare providers, patients, and families. Patient- and family-centered care applies to...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 14, 2010 | News
Recently, heralded film critic Roger Ebert wrote an editorial for the Chicago Sun-Times titled, “The image of a man you do not see” in which he discusses modern architecture. The article has drawn the ire of many in the architecture field due to its incendiary tone....
