Healthcare Master Planning
With over a century of experience, we are experts in master planning for a range of hospital clients—from large, urban academic medical centers to modest, rural community hospitals. Our departmental master plans ensure that vital clinical areas meet contemporary standards, incorporate new technologies, and are positioned to evolve and adapt to changing needs.
Healthcare Master Planning
With over a century of experience, we are experts in master planning for a range of hospital clients—from large, urban academic medical centers to modest, rural community hospitals. Our departmental master plans ensure that vital clinical areas meet contemporary standards, incorporate new technologies, and are positioned to evolve and adapt to changing needs.
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One hospital, two campuses
Yale New Haven Health
Saint Raphael Campus
The Saint Raphael Campus Master Plan provided opportunities for Yale New Haven Hospital’s growth initiatives and department expansions, allowing it to transform from a single hospital into a dual-facility campus.
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Shepley Bulfinch Principal Recognized in AZ Big Media Leaders List
Principal Michelle Amberson, AIA, ACHA, EDAC, was featured in AZ Big Media’s AzBusiness Leaders 2026 issue. Michelle was highlighted for her experience in project management and medical planning, having led and successfully delivered many...
Lights, Camera, Action: Healthcare Design through the Lens of Pop Culture
by Angela Watson, FAIA, LEED AP, and Jennifer Aliber, FAIA, FACHA, LEED AP When you think of hospitals on TV, what comes to mind? Sleek glass walls, dramatic helicopter landings, and doctors delivering life-saving care in impossibly large...
Healthcare Design Offers Exclusive First Look at Cancer Center
Healthcare Design shares the design for Penn Medicine Princeton Health Cancer Center. Located in Plainsboro, New Jersey, the patient-centered facility will provide comprehensive cancer care and advanced diagnostic imaging. Targeting LEED...
AIA Arizona Honors Shepley Bulfinch with Multiple Awards
The Shepley Bulfinch team was honored with multiple awards by AIA Arizona, including the Goodwin Collaboration Award for our work on the Mayo Clinic East Expansion. This category is for completed architecture, with recognition for...
New England Real Estate Journal: Optimizing neuro patient journeys
The New England Real Estate Journal shared an article by Principal Cathleen Lange, AIA, LEED AP, and Associate, Healthcare Planner Scott Mueller, AIA, ACHA, NCARB. They detail how our collaborative approach to healthcare design is...
Principal recognized in Texas A&M’s “Architecture for Health” program anniversary
Trent’s portfolio includes University of Houston’s Health and Biomedical Sciences Buildings 1 & 2. This space combines three programs—clinical, educational and research—into two distinct, yet interconnected buildings. Photo by Robert...
Healthcare to Higher Education: Workspaces that Foster Connection and Well-being
NeoCon highlighted the expertise of Director Amanda Vigneau, IIDA, NCIDQ, and Senior Interior Designer, Associate Scott Steffes, IIDA, NCIDQ, LEED. Together they dive into principles of wellness-focused design. From empowering end users to...
Mind the Gap: Optimizing Neuro Patient Journeys
by Cathleen Lange, AIA, and Scott Mueller, AIA Yale New Haven Health Saint Raphael Campus Bedtower, New Haven, CT. Rendering © Shepley Bulfinch.The neurosciences represent one of the few clinical areas where both inpatient and outpatient...
Reworking Work at the 2025 Connecticut Architecture Conference + Expo
Generational shifts, technological innovations, a pandemic — the workplace as we know it is undergoing a rapid transformation. Join Architect Algis Kalvaitis, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, at the 2025 Connecticut Architecture Conference + Expo for a...
Creating Order from Chaos: How Artists Transform Healing Spaces
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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Expertise in Action
Our designs are healing, comforting, and support the most technologically advanced procedures. We prioritize the well-being of staff, patients, and their families through rigorous programming and planning.