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Benjamin Russell Hospital For Children: Project Breakdown

May 29, 2013     Shandi Matambanadzo, Associate Editor
Details on the Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children Project—opened August 2012—including costs, design team, and suppliers.
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Children's Hospital Design Grows Up

May 28, 2013     Jennifer Kovacs Silvis, Managing Editor
Children's hospitals across the country are well beyond the primary colors and cartoon themes of years ago, thanks to family-centered designs that are accessible to all ages.
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Culture Creep: How Your Best-Laid Design Plans Get Hijacked Over Time

May 20, 2013     Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
No matter how much research, planning, documentation, and expertise go into the meticulous creation of healthcare spaces, the design of that environment is subject to change once the staff clocks in. As the staff puts its own stamp on your creative vision, pay attention. There are valuable lessons to be learned.
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Rethinking Behavioral Health Center Design

May 1, 2013     Anne DiNardo, Senior Editor
In this Q+A with Don Thomas of BWBR, the principal talks about using design to break down the stigma of mental health, the lessons he’s learned along the way, and why he hopes in 10 years he’ll be working on mental wellness centers.
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PHOTO TOUR: Amplatz Children’s, Mental Health Program

April 30, 2013     Posted by Anne DiNardo, Senior Editor
Take a virtual walk through University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital, Child/Adolescent Mental Health program, opened in November 2012.
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PHOTO TOUR: Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel

April 24, 2013     Posted by Anne DiNardo, Senior Editor
Take a virtual walk through Florida Hospital’s newest unit in Tampa Bay, opened in September 2012.
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Architecture’s Role In Reducing Social Vulnerability

April 23, 2013     Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
Michael Murphy, co-founder of MASS Design Group, explains how the building process is just as important as the building itself in improving not only patient outcomes, but the strength of the community.
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Q&A: Jean Hansen On Healthier Interiors

April 10, 2013     Anne DiNardo, Senior Editor
As a preview to her IIDA Education Day webinar, HDR’s sustainable interiors designer discusses the Healthier Hospital Initiative’s Safer Chemical Challenge, green furniture choices, and where she finds strength in numbers.
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Regard from Nurture by Steelcase—Designed with the Patient in Mind

April 5, 2013    
View this video interview with Margaret Alrutz of Nurture by Steelcase to see more of how Regard has been designed to anticipate the needs of future healthcare environments and improve patient satisfaction.
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Nemours Children's Hospital: Project Breakdown

March 20, 2013     Shandi Matambanadzo, Associate Editor
Details on the Nemours Children's Hospital Project—opened October 2012—including costs, design team, and suppliers.
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