Health Care Design

In California’s Inland Empire, Perkins&Will Transforms a Defunct Call Center into a Community Health Hub

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:12:50 -0500

The design of the SAC Health Brier campus nods to the San Bernardino Valley's natural landmarks and healing traditions.

Stephen Marshall Architects’ Tent-Like Maggie’s Northampton Brings Comfort to Cancer Patients

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 03:29:11 -0500

The newest outpost of the network of cancer care centers stands apart with its pyramidal roof and thoughtful integration into the surrounding garden landscape.

A Seven-Building Campus in Rural Uganda Becomes a Model for Constructing Off-Grid Medical Facilities

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:07 -0500

Designed by New York–based GKG, the construction of the Kyabirwa Surgical Center relied on the skills of local craftspeople, vernacular building techniques, and regionally available materials.

A Building and Site for Contemplative Practice, by Aidlin Darling Design, Takes Shape at the University of Virginia

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:51:21 -0500

Set among a tranquil landscape, the hybrid steel and mass-timber Contemplative Commons aims to foster organic exploration of new ways of experiencing the world.

Biophilic Design and Adaptive Reuse Converge at Princeton’s Frist Health Center

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500

The inviting new student wellness center, designed by WRNS Studio, melds a 1920s academic hall with new wings housing an array of health services.

2025 Architectural Record Awards Winner: Heartland Whole Health Institute

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:04:00 -0500

Learn more about the awardee in the Health Care category by Marlon Blackwell Architects.

From the RECORD Archives: ‘The Goldberg Effect’

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:40:34 -0400

A July 1976 article explores how architect Bertrand Goldberg applied his headily futuristic vision for health care at hospital projects in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Tacoma.

Snapshot: Dorte Mandrup’s Center for Health Offers a Timber-Clad Departure from the Norm

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:23:12 -0400

The Danish architect envisioned the Copenhagen facility, featuring an inviting central atrium, as a ‘really friendly, attractive place where people want to go.’

Alice Walton Expands Her Vision of Integrating Art and Wellness with Two New Major Buildings at Crystal Bridges

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:00:24 -0400

Polk Stanley Wilcox’s park-topped Alice L. Walton School of Medicine and Marlon Blackwell Architects’ stone-clad Heartland Whole Health Institute debut months ahead of an expansion of the philanthropist’s Arkansas art museum.

A Vast Hospital Complex in Central England Foregrounds Human-Centered Design

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:02:43 -0400

The 736-bed Midland Metropolitan University Hospital—a project by Cagni Williams, HKS, and Sonnemann Toon—balances strict technical requirements with design meant to provide comfort and speed the recovery process.

Continuing Education: Data and Health-Care Design

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:14:27 -0400

Architects are marshaling new tools like AI and augmented reality to design the next generation of health-care environments.

DESIGN:ED Podcast: Robert Goodwin and Scott Hansche

Wed, 07 May 2025 00:00:33 -0400

Perkins&Will's Robert Goodwin and the S/L/A/M Collaborative's Scott Hansche join DESIGN:ED to discuss the transformation of an old Sears into a leading medical facility and how this project could influence future adaptive reuse projects for large retail spaces.

In Western New York, a Dormant Department Store is Revived as a Regional Healthcare Hub

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:07:06 -0500

Designed by Perkins&Will and the S/L/A/M Collaborative, the Saunders Center for Orthopaedics & Physical Performance breathes new life into a dying suburban shopping mall.

Herzog & de Meuron Reimagines Hospital Design in Zurich

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:03:56 -0500

Landscaped courtyards and subtle interiors aim to improve patient experience at Switzerland’s largest pediatric healthcare facility.

Continuing Education: Trauma-Informed Design

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400

Four recent projects showcase how architecture can promote recovery and resilience for vulnerable youth.

Patterns Reinvents a 1940s Supermarket as a Verdant Hub for Wellness

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:06:00 -0500

The Los Angeles–based firm convinced its client to reuse the bones of a WWII-era relic in the San Fernando Valley for the home of the Victory Wellness Center.

Health Care Design 2023

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 00:06:00 -0400

Three projects in Germany, Belgium, and the United States point to new paradigms in designing for health and wellness.

Guess the Architect: July 2023

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:01:32 -0400

The 2013 demolition of this expressionistic, 1970s-era hospital caused widespread outrage among aficionados of late modern architecture.

Ingenhoven Associates Completes its Third Hybrid Health/Hospitality Facility for Lanserhof Group

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:27:52 -0400

A luxurious hotel-clinic on the Wadden Sea aims to cure by design.

VK's De Korbeel Youth Hospital Opens Out to the Community

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 02:29:25 -0400

A youth psychiatric hospital in Belgium with a striking civic presence seeks to reduce stigma around mental illness.

DesignLAB Architects' Quinnipiac University Health and Wellness Center Considers the Body and Mind

Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:06:00 -0400

A New England university reimagines student mental and physical care with a holistic facility.

A Tuberculosis Hospital Gets a New Lease on Life as Affordable and Supportive Housing

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500

The T Building, formerly the Triboro Hospital for Tuberculosis, was rehabilitated by Dunn Development, SLCE, Old Structures Engineering, and architectural conservator Mary Kay Judy.

As Roe v. Wade Falls, Architects Step Up

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 06:46:28 -0400

While advocates rally to expand access in states where abortion remains legal, architects Lori Brown and Jordan Kravitz are compiling a nationwide database of architects willing to offer design services for providers in need.

DESIGN:ED Podcast: Justin Brooks

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 06:00:00 -0400

Justin Brooks, principal of ZGF Architects in Portland, Oregon, joins the podcast to discuss the design process behind the UCSF’s Nancy Friend Pritzker Psychiatry Building, designing for mental health, and how the built environment impacts patient care.

Health Care Design 2022

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:10:00 -0400

Projects from Paris, San Francisco, the Netherlands, and Toronto show the potential of design to improve health care.

A Parisian Elderly Care Facility Demonstrates Thoughtful Design

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:07:00 -0400

Avenier Cornejo brings dignity to a building type where practicality often trumps architectural expression.

Vakwerk Designs a Hospital in the Netherlands that is Equally Attractive and Sustainable

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:04:00 -0400

Dutch firm Vakwerk delivers the first all-electric hospital in the Netherlands.

A Soaring, Light-Filled Atrium Is at the Heart of this San Francisco Facility Serving Mental Health Needs

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:03:00 -0400

A psychiatry building by ZGF Architects caters to a range of patients, clinicians, and researchers while adapting to its lively neighborhood.

A Hariri Pontarini–Designed Toronto Clinic Provides a Calming Ambience for MS Patients

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:02:00 -0400

Hariri Pontarini designs a multiple sclerosis clinic in Toronto that responds to the experience of patients.

In Philadelphia, Demolition of a Louis Kahn-Designed Hospital Raises Thorny Preservation Questions

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 17:00:00 -0500

Since 2010, Philadelphia has lost a number of notable modernist buildings.