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State of the U.S. healthcare building and design industry

added 2011-06-26

Many feel that the healthcare building and design industry was born in 1988, when The Center for Health Design’s (CHD) founders convened the First Symposium on Health Care Interior Design at the La Costa Spa & Resort in Carlsbad, California. It was the first time that healthcare executives, design and construction professionals, product manufacturers, and related professionals (about 500

Bringing Rejuvenation to the Renovation

added 2011-06-26

Lemons had worked with the Rapides Regional Medical Center on previous projects and was asked to take a look and see what she could do to attract people to its women's and children's hospital, rather than to the competing facility. An interior renovation was presented as the most suitable solution, says Linda S. Marzialo, AIA, ACHA, president and CEO, GTG. “It was a very cost-effective

Interior innovations for 21st century hospitals

added 2011-06-26

With the Healthcare Reform Bill signed into law, hospital and medical-center administrators are scrutinizing design and construction budgets with renewed attention to the bottom line. For healthcare architects and their clients, however, this doesn’t mean a return to cold ceramic walls and stark fluorescent lighting, or inexpensive yet toxic asbestos in flooring and ceiling tiles. Nor do such

LEO A DALY Opens Doors to Permanent Denver Location

added 2011-06-26

, one of the 10 largest architecture, planning, engineering, interior design, and program management firms in the United States, is now permanently located at 2000 South Colorado Boulevard, Annex, Suite 300 in Denver, Colorado. The firm opened an office in a temporary location in August 2007. LEO A DALY currently employs more than 1,100 architects, planners, engineers and interior designers in 25

Design for healing

added 2011-06-26

What art offers is space—a certain breathing room for the spirit.

—John Updike

Imagine a state-of-the-art healthcare facility guided by principles of design that promote wellness, comfort, and healing. That’s exactly what Kaiser Permanente did when they envisioned their new full service hospital in Panorama City, California.

The new medical center features contemporary

ETC Building & Design Hires Five Senior Level Staffers

added 2011-05-26

 announced the expansion of its architecture
and building divisions with the hiring of five senior level staffers. These key additions will help the company meet the increasing demands of its fast-expanding client base. Each of the new hires brings decades of experience to the ETC team. The hires include:

David E. Keiser, AIA, ACHA, EDAC, Healthcare Architect

Inspiration is contagious | Articles & Archives | Articles …

added 2011-05-26

There’s something about being in the company of smart, creative, spirited people that energizes me and inspires me to dream bigger dreams and aspire to greater achievements in my own life. I know that sounds corny but it’s true.

Such was the case when I recently traveled to Greenville, South Carolina, for DESIGN’s 2011 competition, sponsored by Long-Term Living, The Society

Rhode Island Architectural Firms Form Strategic Alliance

added 2011-04-26

Two Rhode Island-based architectural firms, the Robinson Green Beretta Corp. (RGB Architects) and New England Medical Design (n|e|m|d architects inc.) recently formed a strategic alliance to expand their portfolio of services for design in the public, private, federal health, medical, educational, and science sectors.

For 18 years, n|e|m|d

Egypt’s Mubarak transferred to military hospital – NYPOST.com

added 2011-04-17

Mubarak has been hospitalized since reportedly suffering heart problems during questioning this week….

Economical solutions for a luxury look | Articles & Archives …

added 2011-04-04

Beautiful surroundings contribute to a positive and healthy atmosphere in any setting. The perception of quality in long-term care communities is directly related to the appearance of its interior spaces, which is why architecture and interior design are assuming an increasingly significant role in the evolution of today’s long-term care facilities. Visual aesthetics are the key to reinforcing