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WELCOME
H
TO THE 2022 HEALTHCARE
DESIGN SHOWCASE
EALTHCARE DESIGN PROJECTS are unique by nature, each responding
to the specifi c needs of an organization and community to support the
program housed within its walls. And that's exactly how the judging of
the Healthcare Design Showcase submissions is approached-projects
aren't weighed or pitted against one another, but rather assessed on their own
merit and how well the end design provides an environment that achieves initial
goals. The goal is for the process to result in a rich diversity of winners, and this
year is certainly no exception.
On the following pages, you'll fi nd an orthopedic hospital situated in a forest setting
in Germany that embraces biophilic design, inside and out. It's included alongside
a community health center in Brooklyn, N.Y., that brings ambulatory care to
an urban center and leverages artwork to blend into its surrounds. Together, they
represent our Award of Merit winners, the highest honor bestowed by our Design
Showcase jury. Meanwhile, our Honorable Mention awardees include a musculoskeletal
institute that's totally powered by renewable energy; a rehabilitation and
genetics research institute and clinic that houses more than 100 services for individuals
with intellectual/developmental disabilities; and a greenfi eld hospital that
boasts a clean post-modern aesthetic and generous outdoor connections.
And the thread that binds them is their excellence in solving the unique challenges
each was presented.
All submissions to the Design Showcase were reviewed by our jury of industry
professionals appointed by partner organizations The Center for Health Design,
IIDA, and American Society of Interior Designers. They were judged based on
achievements in the categories of Innovation, Aesthetics, Experience, and Operational
Performance. The projects that received the highest scores in a fi rst round of
review advanced to an in-person judging event held this spring in Chicago, during
which our jury determined the Honorable Mention and Award of Merit winners.
On the next page, you'll find a list of our jury members as well as our winners
and finalists. Next up is editorial coverage of the winners, including Q+As with
the Award of Merit project teams to share insight on some of the jury's favorite
aspects. And, finally, the Design Showcase itself bookends this special section,
with pages devoted to each submission to the program and the special solutions
brought to the table on all. Enjoy!-Jennifer Kovacs Silvis
Healthcare Design Showcase projects are chosen for inclusion by a jury of industry professionals, based
on a rigorous review of submissions that assess cost, square footage, location, facility type, and other key
factors that support photos and fl oor plans. Jurors are excluded from reviewing projects that they or their
fi rms were involved with; jurors who are associated with projects in the fi nalist round are not permitted to
vote for winners. Firms pay a small entry fee for consideration; those whose projects are accepted pay an
additional publication fee based on the number of pages they choose to use. The text beginning on page
64 comes directly from the submitting fi rms and is not vetted by the editors of Healthcare Design. Projects
not accepted by the jury are not published.
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