Featured Artists and Inspirations
Good Bye “Plunk Art.”
“Plunk Art” a term coined by a well respected design professional, defines “plunk art” as a practice that occurs when a remodel or new design occurs without the art program in place as part of the original plan and design. When that happens, the art becomes an afterthought in the overall design. Janell Baglien, […]
Children’s Hospital Halloween
Childrens Hospitals are helping kids enjoy Halloween with the help and donations made by Spirit Halloween and those that shop there. Below is a great video on one such hospital that hosted a Halloween parade for over 60 kids. Because many of the children are on restrictive diets and cannot eat candy, nurses treated them […]
Featured Inspiration
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia A pioneer in targeted cancer treatments, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia developed a new therapy for patients with relapsed cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The hospital is also studying a way to treat certain types of lymphoma and neuroblastoma with a single pill. It offered the world’s first proton-beam therapy […]
Family Centered Care
The following design is another great example of a refreshing solution to healthcare’s specific design challenges… Family-Centered Care. Seattle Children’s “Building Hope” project, completed in April 2013, includes a 330,000-square-foot expansion with a focus on family-centered care. Among desired outcomes for the project was a design that would eliminate waiting and maximize visibility. To that […]
Color Splash
Several new thoughtful design approaches have emerged in Healthcare Architectural and Interior Design. Each new approach stands out both for it’s form and function. In Healthcare design there are specific design challenges that must be addressed. Things like patient comfort, family comfort, visibility and nurse and doctor mobility all need to be taken into […]
Latest Advances in Hospital Design: The New Parkland Hospital
Last week Healthcare Design Magazine, American Institute of Architects, Academy of Architecture for Health, and The Center for Healthcare Design hosted a conference in Dallas, bringing more than 125 architects, engineers and designers from around the country to learn about the latest advances in hospital design. Dallas was the chosen location because the conference hosts wanted to […]
Cheery Atmosphere Helps Cancer Patient
“One day all the stress of coping with cancer hit me at once. I dropped onto the edge of my bed and felt my courage and energy desert me. Then I lifted my eyes to the painting on my wall, the ones I had created in the painting group. There was my courage, inspiration, strength, […]