by HCD Guest Author | Nov 4, 2009 | News
At HCD.09, I am most looking forward to… The individual speakers and sessions – 19.05% The hospital tours – 9.52% The chance to network with my peers – 23.81% All of the above – 19.05% Other (please specify in comments) – 28.57% COMMENTS...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 3, 2009 | News
As healthcare designers, we focus on creating functional and aesthetically appealing interiors that facilitate the healing process. But how can we also design spaces that enable patients to research information and make informed choices regarding their healthcare?...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 2, 2009 | News
Last night, Michael Graves officially kicked off HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 with his powerful keynote address. The story of Graves is well documented: A successful architect and designer who was struck by a terrible illness and paralyzed from the waist down, Graves...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 2, 2009 | News
As an extension of the 2009 HEALTHCARE DESIGN Architectural Showcase, after Michael Graves’ keynote address, Editor-in-Chief Todd Hutlock formally awarded the Citations of Merit from the September issue showcase. Accepting the award on behalf of NBBJ for The Cleveland...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2009 | News
2009 Jury for Categories A (Built, Less than $25 million), B (Built, More than $25 million), and C (Unbuilt) Stephen Yundt, AIA, ACHA CO ARCHITECTS Los Angeles, California Jury Chair Stephen Yundt, AIA, ACHA, has served as a specialist in healthcare planning and...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2009 | News
A recent study found a surprising answer. In an ideal world, a nurse could turn around 360 degrees in one location and see all his or her assigned patients. That was true to an extent in the Nightingale ward layout, which is still prevalent in many countries around...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2009 | News
Anyone who has leafed through an architectural magazine has seen Rion Rizzo’s work. A leading architectural photographer for the past 25 years, Rizzo has photographed restaurants, hotels, office buildings, public forums, and-with increasing frequency during the...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2009 | News
At HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09, I was able to take a tour of the soon-to-open (November 2, 2009), Flad Architects-designed Shands Hospital at the University of Florida. The facility is Phase I of a multi-Phase master plan that will eventually boast seven towers. The process...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2009 | News
The AIA Healthcare Awards program showcases the best of healthcare building design and healthcare design-oriented research. Projects exhibit conceptual strengths that solve aesthetic, civic, urban, and social concerns, as well as the requisite functional and...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2009 | Trends
This year has, unfortunately, seen a sea change for the architecture/engineering/construction field, as unemployment grows and postponed and cancelled projects continue to mount in a troubled economy. Adding to the uncertainties for healthcare are the mega-debates...
