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February 21, 2012 Janet Brown, Contributing Editor
For healthcare facilities, meeting the needs of a community is balanced with the ability to operate for the long term. This requires prioritization, creativity, collaboration, continuous change, and an ethicist at the table.
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February 16, 2012 Debra Levin, EDAC, President and CEO, The Center for Health Design
What role does the built environment play in providing better health outcomes and reducing the cost of care? The Center for Health Design's Debra Levin discusses how the healthcare design industry can take a seat at the table as our nation redefines what the U.S. healthcare system is going to look like moving forward.
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February 14, 2012 Barbara Horwitz-Bennett
Hospitals’ traditional role as medical treatment centers is being redefined, as institutions across the country enhance services to offer their local communities healthy living programs and promote wellness.
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January 24, 2012 Jane Rohde, FIIDA, AIA, AAHID, ACHA, LEED AP
Green Globes or bust!
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January 20, 2012 Todd Hutlock, Editor-in-Chief
The AIA reports big numbers for stalled projects, but what can be done about it?
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January 19, 2012 Shandi Matambanadzo, Associate Editor
The Texas A&M University College of Architecture opened its Spring 2012 Architecture-for-Health Lecture Series on Wednesday, January 18, shining light on the under and uninsured in healthcare.
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January 4, 2012 Todd Hutlock, Editor-in-Chief
What new trends, projects, and other topics are you watching in 2012?
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December 15, 2011 Janet Brown, Contributing Editor
In the December Green Column, Leslie Davis, president of Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC in Pittsburgh, shares her environmental leadership strategy.
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December 2, 2011 Todd Hutlock, Editor-in-Chief
Creative architectural solutions enhance and accentuate the art program at one facility.
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November 21, 2011 Shandi Matambanadzo, Associate Editor
As more EDs look to upgrade their facilities, Donald McKahan, AIA, FACHA, principal, McKahan Planning Group, Frank Zilm, FAIA, AIA, FACHA, president, Frank Zilm Associates, D. Kirk Hamilton, FAIA, FACHA, Associate Professor of Architecture, Texas A&M University take a look at three that are using innovative design concepts and how "bench-testing" will inform future hospital designs.
