by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | News
One would normally think of a nature preserve and a healthcare center as two separate places, with separate functions and goals, but Parrish Healthcare Center in Port St. John, Florida, and architects RTKL were able to pull these two together by creating a safe and...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | News
Twentieth-century thinker and social psychologist Erich Fromm first used the term “biophilia” to describe humans’ love for humanity and nature, our psychological orientation of being attracted to all that is alive and vital. American biologist Edward O. Wilson...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | News
Cleveland gets no respect, no respect at all, as the late Rodney Dangerfield might have said. Widely known as “The Mistake on the Lake” (and variations thereof), the city has been the stuff of jokes since the heyday of vaudeville. The truth is, the city has many...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | Trends
The world economy is moving from a service economy to experience economy. Why? Because an experience economy provides a new source of value. Companies find if they engage their customers in a memorable way, customers come back and pay a premium for the experience they...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | News
Hospitals are among the most important buildings in people’s lives. They are where many of our most profound experiences take place, from the births of children to the deaths of parents to personal struggles with illness or injury. They are the buildings with...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | News
At the HEALTHCARE DESIGN.08 conference in Washington, D.C., there was one section of the exhibit floor that stood out to the HEALTHCARE DESIGN editorial staff more than any other; not because of exceptional or innovative architectural design, but because of the sheer...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | Trends
One of the many perks of being Editor-in-Chief of HEALTHCARE DESIGN is this very space, devoted on a monthly basis to allowing the EIC to discuss any number of topics under the sun, although generally at least somewhat related to the publication and/or the industry as...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | News
The changing of the calendar from one year to the next often inspires personal changes. From simple resolutions to eat less, save more money, or exercise more, to wider lifestyle changes; something about the transition inspires a similar move in many of us. Here at...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | News
Samantha Knoop, the mind behind Park Avenue Photography, knows how it feels to be a new mother. With three children of her own, the photographer has put in her time in birthing wards. And though each moment almost certainly stands as a joyful experience for her...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | Trends
The HEALTHCARE DESIGN.08 conference was yet again another great success. As I write this editorial, I have had some time to exhale from a very busy four days in Washington, D.C. On a selfish level, I love the conference because it is a time to catch up with...
