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# Welcome to our Knowledge Community

## [When a Chair Becomes a Toilet: Why the People Are more Important than the Mock-up](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/when-a-chair-becomes-a-toilet-why-the-people-are-more-important-than-the-mock-up)

 Posted by [Jonathan Bykowski](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/jonathan-bykowski) on Feb 10, 2014

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*Published by[Healthcare Construction + Operations](http://www.hconews.com/articles/2014/01/15/when-chair-becomes-toilet-why-the-people-are-more-important-the-mock), January 15, 2014*

Mock-ups can provide an undeniable value to teams designing new health care spaces.Repetitive project elements are excellent..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/when-a-chair-becomes-a-toilet-why-the-people-are-more-important-than-the-mock-up)

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 Topics: [Planning](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/planning), [Architecture](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/architecture), [Healthcare Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare-design), [mock-ups](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/mock-ups), [Continuous Improvement](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/continuous-improvement), [Advisory Services](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/advisory-services)

## [Immovable Objects vs. Unstoppable Forces: NYC and NY State Requirements for Fire Suppression Systems in Elevator Machine Rooms](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/immovable-objects-vs-unstoppable-forces-nyc-and-ny-state-requirements-for-fire-suppression-systems-in-elevator-machine-rooms)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Jan 30, 2014

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By: Thomas Hudak, RA and Rick Meilan, PE, LEED AP

Hospitals are not only complex buildings, but the building codes and requirements that guide their design can become so complex that they sometimes..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/immovable-objects-vs-unstoppable-forces-nyc-and-ny-state-requirements-for-fire-suppression-systems-in-elevator-machine-rooms)

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

## [Deciphering Designers’ Alphabet Soup](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/deciphering-designers-alphabet-soup)

 Posted by [Lisa Lipschutz](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/lisa-lipschutz) on Jan 29, 2014

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*Published by Facility Care, November 14, 2013*

We all know what MD and PhD stand for after someone’s name. Have you ever wondered what the initials behind your architect’s or interior designer’s.. 

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

## [Top 10 Considerations When Renovating Patient Towers](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/top-10-considerations-when-renovating-patient-towers)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Jan 17, 2014

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Published in Medical Construction & Design, January 2014

The many benefits of caring for patients within a private room have been proven for decades.

Often, the benefits may be clear, but the...

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## [Northwell Health Zucker Hillside Behavioral Health Video Series](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/zucker-behavioral-health-video-series)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Jan 10, 2014

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Array collaborated closely with clinicians on the design of the new Zucker Hillside Hospital, opened in January 2013. The spatial organization supports each patient’s clinical, emotional and physical..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/zucker-behavioral-health-video-series)

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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), [Interior Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/interior-design), [Architects](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/architects), [Interior Architecture](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/interior-architecture), [Continuous Improvement](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/continuous-improvement), [Healthcare](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare), [Behavioral Health Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/behavioral-health-design)

## [Ten Ideas about Building Information Modeling (BIM)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/ten-ideas-about-bim)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Dec 18, 2013

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##### BIM is a game changer

Adopting Building Information Modeling (BIM) in architectural practices is not the same as what the industry experienced with transitioning to CAD 20 years ago. CAD simply..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/ten-ideas-about-bim)

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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), [Building Information Modeling (BIM)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/building-information-modeling-bim), [Continuous Improvement](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/continuous-improvement), [Advisory Services](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/advisory-services)

## [Creating Flexibility and Durability for Behavioral Health](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/creating-flexibility-and-durability-for-behavioral-health)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Dec 13, 2013

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Published in Behavioral Healthcare, December 2013

For healthcare facility designers, flexibility has become a driving demand.Healthcare leaders find it hard to predict, with the coming changes in..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/creating-flexibility-and-durability-for-behavioral-health)

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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), [Interior Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/interior-design), [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), [Behavioral Health Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/behavioral-health-design)

## [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

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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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## [Friend or Foe?](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/friend-or-foe)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Oct 25, 2013

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Learning from and sharing knowledge with other industry professionals, even the competition, is what makes us all better at what we do

Focusing solely on the healthcare market, many methodologies..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/friend-or-foe)

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## [My Architectural Journey Continues](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/my-journey-continues)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Oct 10, 2013

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My decision to go into healthcare architecture was fairly simple. My previous experience interning at Array has shown me how rewarding working in the healthcare industry could be.The healthcare..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/my-journey-continues)

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