Delegates to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention in New Orleans elected Mickey Jacob, FAIA (AIA Tampa Bay), to serve as the 2012 AIA first vice president/president-elect and 2013 Institute president; Russell A. Davidson, AIA, and Debra S. Kunce, FAIA, each to serve as vice president from 2012 through 2013; and Gabriel Durand-Hollis, FAIA, as the Institute’s treasurer...

Plano, Texas ZGF Architects/PageSoutherlandPage Category: Category B: Built, More than $25 million (construction cost) Project: Children’s Medical Center at Legacy Client: Children’s Medical Center of Dallas Project Location: Plano, Texas Architects: ZGF Architects LLP/PageSoutherlandPage LLP General Contractor: Austin Commercial MEP engineer: PageSoutherlandPage, LLP Structural engineer:...

Despite deep and vocal disagreements over healthcare reform, virtually everyone believes that the current system is not economically sustainable. We are spending too much and getting too little in return. This recognition has spurred healthcare leaders to examine every aspect of hospital operations. But what about the healthcare building itself, the physical environment within which patient care occurs?...

Despite deep and vocal disagreements over healthcare reform, virtually everyone believes that the current system is not economically sustainable. We are spending too much and getting too little in return. This recognition has spurred healthcare leaders to examine every aspect of hospital operations. But what about the healthcare building itself, the physical environment within which patient care occurs?...

A new 38,000-square-foot biopharmaceutical research facility designed by Kornberg Associates | Architects (www.kornberg.com) has transformed an old one-story building into a modern, two-story structure featuring state-of-the-art labs, research offices, and a sophisticated video conferencing room….

Project category: Remodel/Renovation (completed November 2003) Chief administrator: Dennis Egan, President and CEO, (519) 749-4300 Firm: Parkin Architects, Ltd., (416) 467-8000 Design team: Robin Snell, Project Architect; Francy Kralik, Interior Designer; Dawn Anderson, Intern, Interior Designer (Parkin Architects, Ltd.); Richard Dixon, Vice-President, Chief Redevelopment Officer; Kevin Wilson, Project...

Construction is under way for the new 19,776-square-foot Bressi Ranch Medical Plaza, situated on a 1.94-acre property within the master-planned community of Bressi Ranch in Carlsbad, California. Smith Consulting Architects is providing full architectural design services for the two-story structure. Orange County-based UrbanWest is the developer of the $11.4 million project, with oversight being provided...

S. A. Bendheim was recently named a Continuing Education Systems (CES) registered provider by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The company’s first programs for AIA and state credit focus on Decorative Architectural Glasses and Channel Glass Wall Systems. Participation in each one-hour program is free-of-charge and earns industry professionals one Health, Safety and Welfare learning unit...

Every year, as part of our DESIGN coverage, our jurors participate in a roundtable discussion. This year, they met with DESIGN Editor Maureen Hrehocik to comment on the submissions and discuss trends, innovations, and problem areas noticed in the entries. Our panel did an extremely conscientious job judging the entries over two full days in Dallas. All of this year’s Citation of Merit winners...

in Everett, Washington, will open a new $460 million, state-of-the-art medical tower, the largest and most comprehensive building project in the hospital’s 150-year history….