In Austin, A New University Medical Center Stays True to its Motto: Rethink Everything
The design of this new Austin, Texas, medical training facility encourages academic excellence with spaces for collaboration.
Hospitals
Architects on How the Profession Can Design Inclusive Healthcare Facilities
Metropolis's latest Think Tank event, held at the Boston offices of HDR, addressed how architecture and design professionals can design for humanity.
This New Clinic in New York Leverages the Tools of Hospitality Design to "Feel Human"
The recently opened NewYork-Presbyterian David H. Koch Center foregrounds the patient experience, with light-filled spaces and a wealth of amenities.
New Philadelphia Hospital Is "Better Than Most Hotels"
The project exemplifies the healthcare industry’s turn toward hospitality, here evident in a series of community spaces, landscaped gardens, and even a fireplace.
HMC Architects: Improving Delivery to Improve Healthcare
HMC Architects reflect on how contractor-integrated design is reviving the healthcare industry.
Data and Intuition: How Architects Use Analytics to Make Hospitals Better
Data Visualization Helps Architects Make Better Hospitals.
Navigating the Health-Care Trends of the 21st Century
As part of the Metropolis Think Tank series, Susan S. Szenasy talks to HKS, Inc., Kaiser Permanente, and Children’s Medical Center of Dallas about the shifts occurring in the health-care industry.
With Acrovyn, Wall Art Gets a Digital Dimension
White, sterile walls are typical of hospitals; so to brighten interiors, artists are commissioned to help give facilities a pop of color and personality. Hand-painted murals or vinyl wallpaper rejuvenate what would be austere or even dreary backdrops to patient…
What Happened to Patient-Centered Design?
Metropolis's editor-in-chief questions how we can connect healthcare design and nature
This Patient Room of the Future Is Unapologetically Modern
A comprehensive, ongoing research effort, involving architects, designers, health-care professionals, and more than 30 manufacturers, has resulted in Patient Room 2020.
A Culture of Caring
Designing hospitals in the global marketplace requires the ability to blend state-of-the-art solutions with a sensitivity to local customs, rituals, and religions.
