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# Welcome to our Knowledge Community

## [Eliminating Rework by Taking Advantage of Prefabrication](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/eliminating-rework-by-taking-advantage-of-prefabrication)

 Posted by [Cheryl Woo](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/cheryl-woo) on Nov 23, 2020

[![](https://blog.array-architects.com/hubfs/detail_EIFS%20to%20metal%20to%20cultured%20stone.jpg)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/eliminating-rework-by-taking-advantage-of-prefabrication)

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](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/eliminating-rework-by-taking-advantage-of-prefabrication)

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

## [How Post Occupancy Evaluations Advance Healthcare Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/how-post-occupancy-evaluations-advance-healthcare-design)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Jun 10, 2020

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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](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare-design), [post occupancy evaluations](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/post-occupancy-evaluations)

## [Patient Perspectives: Moments of Healing](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/patient-perspectives-moments-of-healing)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Oct 29, 2019

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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](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/patient-perspectives-moments-of-healing)

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

## [Integrated Project Delivery: Teamwork Success Stories](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/ipd-teamwork-success-stories)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Mar 08, 2019

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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](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/ipd-teamwork-success-stories)

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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), [Architects](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/architects), [Continuous Improvement](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/continuous-improvement), [Healthcare](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare), [Integrated Project Design/Delivery (IPD)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/integrated-project-design-delivery-ipd)

## [Patient and Family Experience](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/patient-and-family-experience)

 Posted by [Tim Nichols](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/tim-nichols) on Sep 12, 2017

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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](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/patient-and-family-experience)

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

## [Mind the Gap: Healthcare Architecture Through Practice & Education](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/mind-the-gap-healthcare-architecture-through-practice-education)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Apr 20, 2017

[![](https://blog.array-architects.com/hubfs/Images/Blog_Files/Blog_Images/Template%207%20copy.png)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/mind-the-gap-healthcare-architecture-through-practice-education)

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](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/mind-the-gap-healthcare-architecture-through-practice-education)

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 Topics: [Healthcare Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare-design), [Healthcare Interiors](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare-interiors), [Mind the Gap](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/mind-the-gap), [Healthcare Architecture](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare-architecture)

## [From Mowing the Lawn to Designing Hospitals](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/from-mowing-the-lawn-to-designing-hospitals)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Nov 07, 2016

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I know what you’re thinking, how did mowing the lawn lead to me [designing hospitals](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/how-my-interior-design-journey-led-me-to-healthcare-design)?

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

## [Designing to Prevent Hospital Acquired Infections](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/designing-to-prevent-hospital-acquired-infections)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Sep 28, 2016

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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](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/designing-to-prevent-hospital-acquired-infections)

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 Topics: [Healthcare Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare-design), [Infection Control](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/infection-control), [hospital acquired infections](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/hospital-acquired-infections)

## [Overbuild Project: Unlimited Questions, Limitless Design Opportunities](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/overbuild-project-unlimited-questions-limitless-design-opportunities)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Aug 05, 2016

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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](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare-design), [Project Considerations](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/project-considerations)

## [Certificate of Need in the Competitive Healthcare Market](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/certificate-of-need-in-the-competitive-healthcare-market)

 Posted by [Fady Barmada](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/fady-barmada) on Mar 04, 2016

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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](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare-design), [Lean Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/lean-design), [certificate of need](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/certificate-of-need)

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