Design Awards news and information

Healthcare facility design is about far more than creating a modern, attractive building. Maximum functionality for professional staff and an interior environment that's truly conducive to healing have become key priorities in healthcare architecture.
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Kaiser Permanente's Small Hospital, Big Idea Project was an architectural competition and, among its 108 entries, this design is a Modern Healthcare Design Awards Honorable Mention. Architect Felicia Cleper-Borkovi created the design for San Bruno, Calif.-based Aditazz, and says the canopy,...
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Each of the Lurie Children's Hospital's 23 floors features an interactive element—such as this custom-designed fire engine cab—to engage children and promote a healing environment.
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The 11 winning projects in Modern Healthcare's 27th annual Design Awards are highlighted in this photo gallery.
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Sustainable design and construction—as well as ease of facility access for patients and families—were common elements that ran through the entries in our 2012 Design Awards competition.
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The Sheikh Khalifa Medical City combines the facilities of general, pediatric, shown above, and women's hospitals on a campus featuring a “town center” of cafes, stores, prayer rooms and education spaces. Design Awards...
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King Abdullah Specialized Children's Hospital will add a modern “striking element” to an existing campus, says Nick Seierup, a principal and design director with Perkins & Will, the project's architectural firm.
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The new 250-bed hospital's key facilities will include heart and cancer centers, a birthing unit and orthopedics program.
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One judge praised the glass and concrete exterior of the UCLA facility as both “minimalist” and “sophisticated.”
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Piedmont Newnan combines a 136-bed replacement hospital and a 120,000-square-foot medical office building on a 105-acre park-like setting complete with green space and fish pond.
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