Author: Lindsey Rowles
Healthcare Design Magazine: 5 Ways Healthcare Design Must Change
Healthcare Design Magazine recently had an article on their blog written by Dennis Kaiser of Perkins Will wherein he talks about the healthcare design industry and 5 things that must change, especially in light of the Affordable Care Act. Below are the five ways he believes healthcare design must change: Provide care efficiently and […]
New Parkland Hospital, Dallas County
The New Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas is opening on August 20th. Replacing the existing facility which was built in 1957, it is 2.1 million square feet and is expected to have 30,000 people passing through its doors each day. There are 862 beds and cost $1.33 billion to build. Below are some photos from […]
WAN Awards Healthcare Winner: St. Charles Bend Cancer Center
WorldArchitectureNews.com recently held their 2015 Architecture Awards. The St. Charles Bend Cancer Center in Bend, Oregon won the Healthcare division. Below is the article and a few pictures from their website. To read it in its entirety and view all of the pictures, click here. Designed as a user-centric and regionally-focused facility, the new St. […]
Park Nicollet’s Family Birthing Center
In St. Louis Park, Minnesota, they have recently renovated the Park Nicollet’s Family Birthing Center on the Methodist Hospital campus. The original building was built in 1957 and required complicated renovations in order to appeal to new parents. The new center improved the triage, labor/delivery/recovery (LDR), antepartum, postpartum, special care nursery, and c-section rooms. In addition, […]
University of Florida Health Jacksonville
The area of North Jacksonville, Florida has a new option for medical care. Previously underserved, the new University of Florida Health Jacksonville has changed that. The facility, which opened in March, includes two hospital floors with imaging, surgery, support services, and a 28-bed emergency department (ED), as well as four floors of physician office space. […]
The Next Generation Of Data Visualization
The images and information here were originally published on the HealthcareDesignMagazine.com blog. The article was authored by Christine Guzzo Vickery. The image above was provided by HGA Architects and Engineers. To see the original, click here. Designers have often relied on visualization tools to test and refine design ideas. Now with the rapid advancements in technology and […]
Fact Sheet: The Benefits of Daylighting
Daylighting is the practice of placing windows or other openings and reflective surfaces so that during the day natural light provides effective internal lighting. Particular attention is given to daylighting while designing a building when the aim is to maximize visual comfort or to reduce energy use. Below is a fact sheet showing the benefits […]