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title: Healthcare Design Knowledge Community | Kent Doss
description: I’m a firm Principal with over 20 years of professional experience and am responsible for all phases of project delivery, from preliminary project planning through design and construction. I completed Stanford University’s Center for Integrated Facility Engineering (CIFE) program for virtual design and construction and completed projects using fast-track scenarios, Design-Build method, Design-Assist and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) using BIM and 3D Modeling.
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# Welcome to our Knowledge Community

## Kent Doss

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I’m a firm Principal with over 20 years of professional experience and am responsible for all phases of project delivery, from preliminary project planning through design and construction. I completed Stanford University’s Center for Integrated Facility Engineering (CIFE) program for virtual design and construction and completed projects using fast-track scenarios, Design-Build method, Design-Assist and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) using BIM and 3D Modeling.

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<http://www.linkedin.com/in/lkentdoss>

### Recent Posts

## [Exterior Design Feature: Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters Mental Health Tower](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/exterior-design-feature-childrens-hospital-of-the-kings-daughters-mental-health-tower)

 Posted by [Kent Doss](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/kent-doss) on Oct 06, 2022

[![](https://blog.array-architects.com/hubfs/2022_07_24_ArrCHKDDro03_A_medium.jpg)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/exterior-design-feature-childrens-hospital-of-the-kings-daughters-mental-health-tower)

*Co-authored by Marc Mendoza, a Lead Designer at Array*

When you exit the US-58 Midtown tunnel by car in Norfolk, VA, there it is: the gleaming, angular, striking exterior of Children’s Hospital of the..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/exterior-design-feature-childrens-hospital-of-the-kings-daughters-mental-health-tower)

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 Topics: [Exterior Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/exterior-design)

## [3 Design Considerations for Hospitals Built in Hurricane Zones](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/design-hospital-hurricane-zone)

 Posted by [Kent Doss](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/kent-doss) on Aug 24, 2021

[![](https://blog.array-architects.com/hubfs/Hurricane%20From%20Space.png)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/design-hospital-hurricane-zone)

Recent work at Array prompted our design team to compile crucial guidance for designing facilities in hurricane zones. For example, a health facility located on a tropical island requires..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/design-hospital-hurricane-zone)

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 Topics: [Sustainability](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/sustainability)

## [Connecting Experience, Behavior and Strategy: Part 2](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/connecting-experience-behavior-and-strategy-part-2)

 Posted by [Kent Doss](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/kent-doss) on Jun 04, 2019

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In my [previous post](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/connecting-experience-behavior-and-strategy), I described the importance of Experience Mapping and my realization that if we would have filled the behavior and resource gaps, we could have achieved an even more robust...

[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/connecting-experience-behavior-and-strategy-part-2)

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 Topics: [Evidence Based Design (EBD)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/evidence-based-design-ebd), [patient experience](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/patient-experience), [Behavioral Health Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/behavioral-health-design)

## [Top 5 Healthcare Trends](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/top-5-healthcare-trends)

 Posted by [Kent Doss](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/kent-doss) on Feb 21, 2018

[![](https://blog.array-architects.com/hubfs/Images/Blog_Files/Blog_Images/01%20Data-informed%20Decision%20making.png)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/top-5-healthcare-trends)

Originally published as part of Healthcare Design Magazine's [*Take 5* series](http://www.healthcaredesignmagazine.com/trends/perspectives/take-5-l-kent-doss/) in August 2017, this blog shares my thoughts on what I consider top healthcare trends: making the most of data gathering,..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/top-5-healthcare-trends)

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 Topics: [Design Trends](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/design-trends), [Healthcare](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare)

## [Bright Ideas Incorporate Evidence-Based Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/bright-ideas-incorporate-evidence-based-design)

 Posted by [Kent Doss](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/kent-doss) on Jun 01, 2017

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*Featured in [Medical Design & Construction](http://mcdmag.epubxp.com/i/778095-jan-feb-2017/52?m4=), January/February 2017.*

While no one would argue against the clinical benefits that the private patient room model yields, it’s worth pausing to analyze the..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/bright-ideas-incorporate-evidence-based-design)

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 Topics: [Evidence Based Design (EBD)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/evidence-based-design-ebd), [daylighting](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/daylighting), [natural light](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/natural-light)

## [Connecting Experience, Behavior and Strategy: Part 1](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/connecting-experience-behavior-and-strategy)

 Posted by [Kent Doss](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/kent-doss) on Aug 24, 2016

[![](https://blog.array-architects.com/hubfs/Images/Project_Photography/Nemours/Nemours_Rendering.jpg)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/connecting-experience-behavior-and-strategy)

One of the most challenging tasks that architects face is how to convey design intent in a way that transcends aesthetics (which can be deeply personal and sometimes divisive) by describing the.. 

[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/connecting-experience-behavior-and-strategy)

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 Topics: [Evidence Based Design (EBD)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/evidence-based-design-ebd), [patient experience](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/patient-experience), [Behavioral Health Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/behavioral-health-design)

## [EcoTherapy and its Positive Effects on Healing Environments](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/ecotherapy-and-its-positive-effects-on-healing-environments)

 Posted by [Kent Doss](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/kent-doss) on Jun 18, 2015

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Imagine what it would have been like to be hospitalized 200 years ago…you were probably in a dimly lit, poorly ventilated ward with dozens of other patients…you would have been exposed to all manner...

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 Topics: [ecotherapy](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/ecotherapy), [Healing Environment](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healing-environment)

## [Hospitals Are Taking a Leadership Role in Wastewater](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/hospitals-taking-a-leadership-role-in-wastewater)

 Posted by [Kent Doss](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/kent-doss) on Apr 14, 2014

[![](https://blog.array-architects.com/hs-fs/file-711768530-jpg/blog-files/image-300x158.jpg)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/hospitals-taking-a-leadership-role-in-wastewater)

*Featured in [Healthcare Global](http://www.healthcareglobal.com/global_hospitals/hospitals-taking-a-leadership-role-in-wastewater), October 2, 2013.*

We know trace amounts of runoff from hospitals and long-term care facilities reaches potable water. Drinking water in 24 major metropolitan areas has..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/hospitals-taking-a-leadership-role-in-wastewater)

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## [Building Performance Evaluation as a Function of Distance and Time](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/building-performance-evaluation-as-a-function-of-distance-and-time)

 Posted by [Kent Doss](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/kent-doss) on Dec 02, 2013

[![](https://blog.array-architects.com/hs-fs/file-711766325-jpg/blog-files/va-butler_distance-chart-300x194.jpg)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/building-performance-evaluation-as-a-function-of-distance-and-time)

As a dedicated healthcare architect I’ve learned to approach design challenges with the goal of harmonizing requirements that are often diametrically opposed.While the personal environmental...

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 Topics: [Architecture](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/architecture), [Healthcare Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare-design), [Continuous Improvement](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/continuous-improvement), [Healthcare](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare)

## [Beyond the Healing Garden](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/beyond-the-healing-garden)

 Posted by [Kent Doss](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/kent-doss) on Apr 05, 2013

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***Healing the Body by Healing the Earth as Part of a Comprehensive Cancer Program***

*Featured by Medical Construction + Design in February 2014.*

The term “biophilia,” which literally translates as “love..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/beyond-the-healing-garden)

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 Topics: [Architecture](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/architecture), [Evidence Based Design (EBD)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/evidence-based-design-ebd), [Healthcare Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare-design), [ecotherapists](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/ecotherapists), [Cancer Care](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/cancer-care), [ecotherapy](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/ecotherapy), [biophilia](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/biophilia), [hospitals](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/hospitals), [nature prescriptions](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/nature-prescriptions), [Continuous Improvement](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/continuous-improvement), [Healthcare](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare), [Healing Environment](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healing-environment), [healing garden](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healing-garden)

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