Xianchao Wang
A Visit to Forum Studio
We visited Forum Studio in their Chicago office yesterday, it was a great experience. Forum Studio is a subsidiary corporation (or a...
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Alexus Davis
Infusion Therapy Design
Cook County Health + Hospital System The new Cook County Health and Hospital System was designed by Gensler and partnered with Forum...
Alexus Davis
SUHI: Helping Children Breathe
Sinai Urban Health Institute (SUHI) - Helping Children Breathe and Thrive in Chicago's Public Housing Mt Sinai Health System “Our mission...
Alex Rasky
Social Interaction - A Guide to Survival
As we began thinking about concepts for our studio project, I asked myself “what broad strategies can be utilized to make the most...
Gensler
Gensler is one of the leading architecture firms in the country and around the globe, with more than 5000 employees across 44 offices...
Shirlo Selvam
Vertical Treatment rooms in ED
As a 8 year old kid, who could not do anything purposeful other than getting hurt randomly, I was rushed into a hospital's ED in India by...
Lena Reiff
How hard it really is to define "Health".
What is the definition of the word "health"? Today we discussed a little more about what each of us thought this word mean't. This then...
Luz Upegui
Package Delivered
As pharmacy deserts are becoming a growing concern for the Chicago area, I began to think about how we can supply these areas with...
Luz Upegui
Disruptions in Healthcare
The breaking news of three major players, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase, took over Tuesday morning, January 30th. Their...
Alex Rasky
Site Visit - Illinois Medical District
On our walk through the Illinois medical district, we stopped into Rush, Stroger, and The University of Illinois Hospital. At each...
Way-finding in Hospitals
From the experience during our site visits to the Rush University Medical Center and Mt. Sinai Hospital in Illinois Medical District, the...
Luz Upegui
Catch a Ride to Healthcare
As we began to dip our toes into the world of healthcare, I soon realized it was more of a dive then a nice swim. There are much more...
Mirrored or Same-handed?
Patient room handedness in an impatient unit facility has been an important design consideration and has always been a subject of debate....
Lena Reiff
Population Health with Doug King
For the first week of class we had the chance to meet with Doug King, a principal and one of the leading minds for Stance's healthcare...
Luz Upegui
Healthy Living Centers
We were fortunate enough to receive a very informative lecture on ‘Healthy Living Centers’ by Doug King. Doug King is a leader within the...
Alexus Davis
AIA HCKC New Year Party
The Chicago AIA Healthcare Knowledge Community New Year Party Our class was invited to attend the AIA HCKC (Healthcare Knowledge...
Lena Reiff
What is a "Hospital without Walls"
Even though we are just taking the smallest steps into the healthcare realm, we have learned so much on how as designers we have a large...
Alexus Davis
POE vs POE
Post-Occupancy Evaluations vs. Pre-Occupancy Evaluations The Chicago office of Gensler was our second stop in our firm visit line up over...
Shirlo Selvam
How much is too much?
Healthcare design is undergoing a larger reform predominately in the west, with more attention to the health and well being of the users...
HDR’s Focal Point Community Campus
Health is often associated with the socioeconomic conditions of a person. Consequently, the notion of health care is changing from the...
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