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New surgical tower is largest addition to UNC Health campus in Chapel Hill

Construction on UNC Health’s North Carolina Surgical Hospital, the largest addition to the Chapel Hill campus since it was built in 1952, was recently completed. The seven-story, 375,000-sf structure houses 26 operating rooms, four of which are hybrid size to accommodate additional equipment and technology for newly developed procedures. 




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Healthcare Facilities

From hospitals to research facilities, healthcare buildings are essential to the health of the world’s population, as well as medical innovation. Designing these structures requires a delicate balance of technical requirements with the needs of doctors and patients, but when done right, these designs can save lives.

Healthcare Facilities | Jul 10, 2018

HGA designs acute care hospital for MetroHealth in Cleveland

The facility’s master plan creates a ‘hospital in a park.’

BIM and Information Technology | Gresham Smith | Jul 9, 2018

Healthcare and the reality of artificial intelligence

Regardless of improved accuracy gains, caregivers may struggle with the idea of a computer logic qualifying decisions that have for decades relied heavily on instinct and medical intuition.

Healthcare Facilities | Jun 28, 2018

New Stanford Healthcare outpatient building opens in Redwood City

The facility recently celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Healthcare Facilities | Gresham Smith | Jun 26, 2018

The future of the ambulatory surgery centers and acuity levels

Offering the one-two punch of cost savings and convenience, ASCs are increasingly becoming the venue of choice for both physicians and patients.

Healthcare Facilities | Jun 26, 2018

Mesquite, Texas to receive 60-acre ‘wellness village’

Construction is anticipated to begin on the initial phase in mid-2019.

University Buildings | Jun 25, 2018

Virginia Commonwealth has at least three major expansion projects under construction

New buildings for outpatient care, engineering, and rehabilitation of serious injuries and debilities are scheduled to be completed in 2020.

Healthcare Facilities | Jun 6, 2018

French 'Alzheimer’s Village' designed to resemble a medieval bastide

The new facility will provide research on a new way of treating Alzheimer’s patients.

Healthcare Facilities | NAC Architecture | May 29, 2018

Will telemedicine change the face of healthcare architecture?

Telemedicine is a broad term that covers many aspects and mediums of care, but primarily it refers to the use of video monitors to allow a virtual face to face consultation to take place.

May 24, 2018

Accelerate Live! talk: Security and the built environment: Insights from an embassy designer

In this 15-minute talk at BD+C’s Accelerate Live! conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago), embassy designer Tom Jacobs explores ways that provide the needed protection while keeping intact the representational and inspirational qualities of a design.
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