by Andrea Hardy, AIA, and Scott Ross Steffes, IIDA Wildlife artist Charley Harper once observed, "When I look at a wildlife or nature object, I don't see the feathers in the wings, I just count the wings. I see exciting shapes, color...
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Lease signed on Nevada’s first stand-alone children’s hospital
Photo by Intermountain Health The Las Vegas Sun announced the latest milestone in the design of Intermountain Healthcare's Children's Hospital. The hospital is “one aspect of a comprehensive effort between Intermountain Health and passionate community partners to...
Building Design+Construction: Collaborative Design Approach Feature
Building Design+Construction shared an article by Principal Uma Ramanathan, FAIA, LEED AP. Uma details how our collabortive approach to healthcare design improves outcomes for patients, families, and healthcare workers. By engaging...
Designing for Feedback: How Occupancy Evaluations Shape Better Spaces
by Andrea Hardy, AIA, EDAC, and Natalie Shutt-Banks, AIA Recently, Natalie and I delivered an informative presentation titled “Developing a Qualitative Occupancy Survey That Is Applicable Across Project Types” at the EDRA56 Conference that...
More Than a Hospital: Designing a New Future for Pediatric Care in Nevada
by Michelle Amberson, AIA, ACHA, EDAC As a healthcare architect for nearly two decades, I have specialized in designing healthcare environments that respond not only to clinical requirements but to the broader challenges facing...
All Gender Restrooms: Embracing Change in the Built Environment
by Amanda Vigneau, IIDA, NCIDQ, and Christopher Hillebrand, AIA, LEED AP As architects and designers, we face design challenges rooted in the built environment. Our collaboration with student activities professionals emphasizes the...
Pride in Montrose: A beloved community hub and beacon for inclusivity
by Natalie Thurman, AIA, and Alyssa Hitt, IIDA, NCIDQ, LFA After much anticipation, the new Freed-Montrose Library opened in December 2024 to considerable excitement. As part of the Houston Public Library system, this new facility...
2025 Architizer A+ People’s Choice Award: Boston Children’s Hospital Hale Family Building
The Boston Children's Hospital Hale Family Building has won the People's Choice Award in the Hospitals and Healthcare Centers category of the 2025 Architizer A+ Awards. The project was awarded Finalist status in April 2025.The People's...
Biophilic Design: The Healthy Impact of Nature in the Workplace
The benefits of biophilic architecture can be seen across the design world. By incorporating the natural world into our built environments, workplaces become more productive, hospitals heal people faster, and our communities experience reduced crime. But your space...
Tradeline: Construction Underway at Yale New Haven Health Adams Neurosciences Center
Construction is underway on the Adams Neurosciences Center at Yale New Haven Health's Saint Raphael Campus in New Haven. The new, 204-bed impatient bed tower will integrate research, medical education, and clinical care. The building is being designed and constructed...
Two Wins at IIDA Southwest Design Awards
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Southwest Chapter recognized Shepley Bulfinch with two Design Awards for Pediatric and Library projects. The IIDA Design Awards are an annual program recognizing the highest quality and...
EDRA 56: Developing a Qualitative Occupancy Survey
Join Associate, Senior Architect Andrea Hardy, AIA, EDAC, and Associate, Architect Natalie Shutt-Banks at the EDRA56. They will be presenting their session: Developing a Qualitative Occupancy Survey that is Applicable Across Market...