AIA Healthcare Awards 2008
CHA Women & Children's Hospital
The current issue of Architecture Week has an article about the AIA National Healthcare Design Awards for 2008. I thought it was interesting that two of the four facilities to get awards were not in North America. The name AIA; "American Institute of Architects" might suggest that they would be from the US. The winners were:
- CHA Women & Children's Hospital near Seoul, South Korea
- Shenzhen Third People's Hospital, in Shenzhen, China
- Peter and Paula Fasseas Cancer Clinic at University Medical Center North, Tuscon, Arizona
- Weill Greenberg Center, Weill Medical College of Cornell University within New York City
The article by Dan Noble, FAIA, FACHA, (which you can read by clicking here) emphasized that all four healthcare facilities incorporated extensive daylight for the benefit of the patients and staff.
For the CHA Women & Children's Hospital (shown above) the look is intended to mimic the trends in high-end shops and spas.
...a softness of natural light, organic elements, and curving forms tempers a sleek building of glass, aluminum, and stainless steel. KMD Architects designed the facility, with associate architect yo2 Architects, to provide uncluttered respite from the surrounding neighborhood's visual noise.
The AIA website has a good article on the awards which you can read by clicking here.
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