by HCD Guest Author | Oct 11, 2007 | News
As I was slogging through the tedious task of uploading the 300-plus Architectural Showcase project floorplans today, I decided to listen to one of a number of new healthcare design podcasts from the AIA. I listened to the Relationship between Design and Healthcare...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 4, 2007 | News
In a live Webinar October 4, Lola Fritz of PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center in Oregon gave an in-the-trenches overview of the planning and design process for a 1.2 million square-foot replacement hospital that’s system built. Critical in the design...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 30, 2007 | News
Zeidler Partnership Architects (ZPA) has completed the design of a 340-bed, 600,000-square-foot Diagnostic Imaging and Surgical Procedures hospital—Assuta Medical Center—located in the northern greenbelt of Tel Aviv’s high-technology district. It is being...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 30, 2007 | News
This photo was taken in Tuscany and was placed in the Ospedale Santa Maria Nuova in Florence, Italy This photo was taken in Kyoto, Japan, and was sent to PCEA Kikuyu Hospital in Kenya, Africa Photographing the beauty of nature around the world is what I do for fun....
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 30, 2007 | News
In designing the 359,940-square-foot teaching hospital for La Universidad de Los Andes in Santiago, Chile, the international design team addressed the conventional demands of such a project, its site, and a wider set of cultural issues. This included understanding the...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 30, 2007 | News
Lamps with organic contours The Pod Lamp by Studio Lilica is an elegant expression of nature. Made from inherently flame-resistant fabric on a lightweight frame, the organic forms soften light and radiate a feeling of well-being. The lamps are available in more than...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 30, 2007 | News
with a mission and mandate to provide quality healthcare, education, and research to the people of India, the new Tata Medical Centre in Kolkata (Calcutta) will serve the northeastern regions of India, as well as the neighboring countries of Nepal, Bhutan, and...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 30, 2007 | News
This month, Kaiser Permanente is launching a Global Health and Safety Initiative (GHSI) with a small kick-off meeting in Oakland, California. The Center for Health Design and Health Care Without Harm are partners in this important initiative, along with several other...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 30, 2007 | News
“American, and pro-o-o-u-d of it!” So goes the TV commercial for a local Cleveland car dealer who all but trips over the United States flag as he struts about his bright, shiny new car lot. The knee-jerk reaction to this can be twofold: warm commendation from those...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 30, 2007 | News
“A mind is like a parachute, it only works when it is open.” Today the population of planet Earth is approximately 6.6 billion people. By 2050, the population is projected to be 9.5 billion people. The needs for appropriate health and hospital facilities will be...
