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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 | Gresham Smith | Aug 2, 2017

8 healthcare design lessons from shadowing a nurse

From the surprising number of “hunting and gathering” trips to the need for quiet spaces for phone calls, interior designer Carolyn Fleetwood Blake shares her takeaways from a day shadowing a nurse.

Healthcare Facilities | Aug 2, 2017

The Patient-Centered Care Learning Center will help address the shortage of doctors in Missouri and the U.S.

The new BNIM-designed facility brings almost 100,000 sf of space for patient-centered care and classrooms.

Healthcare Facilities | Aug 1, 2017

An animal care facility expands with a human touch

New equipment and surgery suites exceed what’s found in most vet clinics.

Senior Living Design | Stantec | Jul 31, 2017

How technology will change senior care

When a family member can no longer be cared for in their current home, they require specialized care that is only available in a long-term care center.

Healthcare Facilities | Jul 25, 2017

Healthcare technology: Preparing for the world of tomorrow

This article outlines the current data center landscape in the healthcare sector, industry trends, and challenges and opportunities new technologies present to the healthcare space.

Healthcare Facilities | Jul 24, 2017

AIA selects seven projects for Healthcare Design Awards

The facilities showcase the best of healthcare building design and health design-oriented research.

Accelerate Live! | Jul 6, 2017

Watch all 20 Accelerate Live! talks on demand

BD+C’s inaugural AEC innovation conference, Accelerate Live! (May 11, Chicago), featured talks on machine learning, AI, gaming in construction, maker culture, and health-generating buildings.

Healthcare Facilities | Gensler | Jun 29, 2017

Uniting healthcare and community

Out of the many insights that night, everyone agreed that the healthcare industry is ripe for disruption and that communities contribute immensely to our health and wellness.

Industry Research | Jun 27, 2017

What does the client really want?

In order to deliver superior outcomes to our healthcare clients, we have to know what our clients want.

Building Team Awards | Jun 8, 2017

Quick turnaround: Partners HealthCare

Silver Award: A 2½-year project brings Partners HealthCare’s sprawling administrative functions under one roof.

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