People are the reason excellent health care design matters — whether they are working or seeking care. “When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.” This ...

Providence's Lauren Cole discusses what trends and opportunities will shape the healthcare design industry in 2026.

There’s tremendous buzz and a fair bit of confusion concerning artificial intelligence (AI), but it’s not oversimplifying to say that what AI boils down to is data. Health-care facilities, as one of ...

Rosemary Kennedy received funding from DMA Engineers to devise and facilitate the design workshop 'Feels like home' at The University of Queensland. She is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of ...

This focus on health care design features three international projects that point to new paradigms in designing for wellness. They include an island-bound luxury hotel-clinic in Germany offering ...

Vibrant Colored Color Wheel, Color Scheme on Pink Peach Colored Background. Psychiatry Advisor spoke with Michelle Lewis to discuss how color psychology can play an important role in the design of ...

One hallmark of successful day care centers is effective communication. A comprehensive handbook for parents helps fully explain policies, schedules, teaching and discipline philosophies and other ...

We’re in the middle of a mental health care crisis. Needs are on the rise. At the same time, there’s a severe shortage of mental health professionals. The number of mental health beds are declining.

The use of design-based care areas on inspection tools [1, 2] to characterize defects has been well established in recent years. However, the implementation has generally been limited to specific ...

Tamsin Greulich-Smith of DesignSingapore Council’s School of X reveals how thoughtful, human-focused design is reshaping the way Singapore cares – creating healthier, more connected communities for ...

Refreshing an intensive care unit (ICU) -- making changes that update or improve a healthcare space without a full-scale renovation or demolition -- is an opportunity to improve the healing ...