by HCD Guest Author | Sep 30, 2007 | News
It’s 80°F. Looking through the open window, down a steep hillside overgrown with lush green vegetation, the Caribbean Sea stretches out to the horizon. Inside, a gentle breeze keeps the humidity at bay, while a hummingbird alights on a bright yellow hibiscus by...
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
Art is defined as the human creation of beautiful or thought provoking works. Nature is the expression and spirit of creation beyond the human influence. Therapeutic Environmental Solutions (TESS) works to create a bridge between the two, using photographic art of...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 30, 2007 | News
At first glance, you are struck by Sidra Medical and Research Center’s incandescent design, one that reflects and even celebrates the Middle Eastern sky—but the academic medical center, now in design, is much more than meets the eye. The all-digital Sidra will...
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...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 30, 2007 | News
Despite significant differences in healthcare delivery models, similar design trends have emerged in the United States and United Kingdom in recent years. In both countries, an increased focus on patient-centered care has led to the design of single-occupancy patient...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2007 | News
Project category: Remodel/Renovation (completed July 2006) Chief administrator: Evan Lipkis, MD, Managing Partner/Physician, (847) 729-8833 Firm: Proteus Group, (312) 337-7800 Design team: Julie Ford, IIDA, CFM, Principal-in-Charge/Project Manager; Kerri Snook,...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2007 | News
Project category: New construction (completed April 2006) Chief administrator: J. Michael Maynard, Chief Executive Officer, (217) 528-7541 Firm: BSA LifeStructures, (317) 819-2144 Design team: Joseph Mynhier, AIA, Principal-in-Charge; Henry Stellema, Project Designer;...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2007 | News
The new 139-bed Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center, an affiliate of The National Planetree Alliance, lies at the heart of a 120-acre wellness campus in Williamsburg, Virginia. Careful consideration was given to fully integrating its 10 patient-centered...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2007 | News
Designated a Center for Health Design Pebble Project, Affinity Health System’s new 12,000-sq.-ft. pediatric clinic is one of six family clinic prototypes being developed with Flad & Associates. The design of this facility is repeated at multiple sites in the...
