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Eliminating Rework by Taking Advantage of Prefabrication

Posted by Cheryl Woo on Nov 23, 2020

Our team at Array designed prefabricated exterior panels to clad the 473,000 SF medical center. Aside from one spot where a steel support was installed at the wrong elevation and resulted in an.....READ MORE

Topics: Healthcare Design, prefabrication

How Post Occupancy Evaluations Advance Healthcare Design

Posted by Guest Contributor on Jun 10, 2020

As architects specializing in healthcare, we long to create built environments that make a mark both aesthetically and operationally. We want to design a space that is scientifically measured to...

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Topics: Healthcare Design, post occupancy evaluations

Patient Perspectives: Moments of Healing

Posted by Keith Urio on Oct 29, 2019

In June of 2018, I accepted my first job out of college working for Array, a healthcare architecture firm. In light of that decision, my family anticipated that I was going to be the one spending the.....READ MORE

Topics: Healthcare Design

Integrated Project Delivery: Teamwork Success Stories

Posted by Guest Contributor on Mar 08, 2019

There are many articles online about the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) method, many of which extol promises of budget control, schedule achievement, and a wide range of other benefits. This.....READ MORE

Topics: Planning, Architecture, Healthcare Design, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare, Integrated Project Design/Delivery (IPD)

Patient and Family Experience

Posted by Tim Nichols on Sep 12, 2017

Being a hospital patient can be a stressful and scary experience for both patient and family. The patients find themselves pulled from their comfort zone and can easily feel separated from loved ones.....READ MORE

Topics: Healthcare Design, patient experience, inpatient

Mind the Gap: Healthcare Architecture Through Practice & Education

Posted by Guest Contributor on Apr 20, 2017

Saturday, April 1st, 2017, Array Architects hosted its first Mind the Gap event at the Herman Miller Showcase Room in Washington, DC. The event’s intention was to introduce design-based students and.....READ MORE

Topics: Healthcare Design, Healthcare Interiors, Mind the Gap, Healthcare Architecture

From Mowing the Lawn to Designing Hospitals

Posted by Guest Contributor on Nov 07, 2016

I know what you’re thinking, how did mowing the lawn lead to me designing hospitals?

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Topics: Healthcare Design, patient experience

Designing to Prevent Hospital Acquired Infections

Posted by Guest Contributor on Sep 28, 2016

Recently I had the opportunity to be a guest speaker for a Master-level class at Kent State University’s College of Architectural and Environmental Design. The class was part of their Healthcare.....READ MORE

Topics: Healthcare Design, Infection Control, hospital acquired infections

Overbuild Project: Unlimited Questions, Limitless Design Opportunities

Posted by Guest Contributor on Aug 05, 2016

When the need arises for a healthcare system to expand its real estate, realign its programmatic adjacencies or analyze its lack of available land for expansion, the ensuing conversations may..

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Topics: Healthcare Design, Project Considerations

Certificate of Need in the Competitive Healthcare Market

Posted by Fady Barmada on Mar 04, 2016

With limited resources and burgeoning cost structures, the success of a healthcare project is increasingly determined by the degree of clinical program and scope alignment with established community..

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Topics: Healthcare Design, Lean Design, certificate of need

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