September 12, 2008—The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) recently announced the recipients of the AIA National Healthcare Design Awards program. Continuing the AIA’s legacy of celebrating outstanding works of contemporary architects, the new awards program showcases the best of healthcare building design and health design-oriented research, says AIA.
The winners, along with AIA’s description of the projects, are listed below.
Cha Women & Children’s Hospital, Bun Dang GuSeongNam, South Korea
KMD Architects
This new hospital, which is planned to maximize the benefits of natural light while providing access to outdoor areas, is among the first in Korea to offer a full array of advances from the United States such as labor and delivery room, water birthing, and participation by family members in the birthing process that are taken for granted stateside.
The Peter and Paula Fasseas Cancer Clinic at University Medical Center North, Tucson, AZ
CO Architects
Removed from the institutional setting of the acute care hospital, this comprehensive cancer clinic invokes the power of the desert landscape to define it as a place of inspiration and healing.
Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, China
TRO Jung|Brannen
The design team created a hospital that blended traditional Chinese forms with Western technology. The design solution is a campus with a linear spine and a series of narrow buildings that are curved to capture sunlight and channel the winds.
Weill Greenberg Center, New York, NY
Polshek Partnership Architects / Ballinger
Inspired by the tranquility of a spa environment, the design of this world-class facility optimizes the patient experience to promote health and healing and reinforces the institution’s state-of-the-art clinical services.
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