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About the Academy



2011 Healthcare Design Award Recipient
Seattle Children’s Bellevue Clinic, Bellevue
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The AAH mission is to improve both the quality of healthcare design and the design of healthy communities by developing, documenting, and disseminating knowledge; educating design practitioners and other related constituencies; advancing the practice of architecture; and affiliating and advocating with others that share these priorities.

Join the Academy of Architecture for Health by updating your AIA Account.

The Fundraising Package: Helping Clients Fund Projects

Upcoming Events

  1. AIA Convention and Design Exposition, Washington, DC

    Annual Meeting

    Thursday, May 17 - Saturday, May 19, 2012
    Washington, DC, United States
  2. 2012 SAR Architecture for Health Spring Conference

    Conference

    Friday, May 18, 2012
    Clemson, SC, United States
  3. ACHA Coordination with Cleveland Clinic Empathy and Innovation Summit

    Summit

    Sunday, May 20 - Tuesday, May 22, 2012
    Cleveland, OH, United States
  4. Emerging Trends and Issues in Mental Health Diagnostics, Treatment and Design

    Webinar

    Monday, June 4, 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    United States

Academy Journal & Academy Update

The Academy Journal publishes articles of particular interest to AIA members and the interested public involved in the fields of healthcare architecture, planning, design, research, and construction. Its goal is to promote awareness and educational exchange between architects and healthcare providers and to broaden our base of understanding about our clients. View the archives.

The Academy Journal is now accepting papers for 2012.  Download the application and submit your paper today.

The Academy Update Newsletter archives:

2012: January | February | March 

2011: JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMay | JulyAugust 
         October | December

2010: May 10 | May 24JuneJuly

2009: Spring | Summer | Fall

2008: Summer

2007: SpringSummer

2006: SpringSummer

2005: Spring | Summer

2004: WinterFall

Awards



The awards submissions site is closed.

The AIA/AAH Design Awards showcase the best of healthcare building design and healthcare design-oriented research.  The awards highlight the trends of healthcare facilities and the future direction of these facilities.  Projects should exhibit conceptual strength that solve aesthetic, civic, urban, and social concerns as well as the requisite functional and sustainability concerns of a hospital.  View the 2012 Awards page 

AIA AAH Presidential Citations
In order to recognize the work of individuals and organizations who make exceptional contributions to the success of the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health (the Academy), the Board of Directors instituted in 2010 the Presidential Citation.

AIA AAH ICU Design Citation Award
Awarded to the entry that best resolves both functional and humanitarian issues in a unique and complimentry manner. 

AIA Healthcare Design Awards
The AIA/AAH Design Awards showcase the best of healthcare building design and healthcare design-oriented research.  The awards highlight the trends of healthcare facilities and the future direction of these facilities.  Projects should exhibit conceptual strength that solve aesthetic, civic, urban, and social concerns as well as the requisite functional and sustainability concerns of a hospital.  View the 2011 award recipients.  View the awards page for reference purposes. 

Herman Miller Intern Scholarship



View the 2011 Herman Miller Scholarship recipients.

AIA Arthur N. Tuttle Jr. Fellowship in Health Facility Planning and Design
This fellowship is open to undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students. 





Announcements

FGI Public Comment Period

The Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) will start the public comment period (June 1 through Nov. 25) on proposed changes for the 2014 edition of the FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care. Rebecca Lewis & Scott Miller - AAH Liaisons to the Guidelines Revision Committee - urge all AIA members to become fully engaged in this comment/review process. The review process should focus on proposed changes that may go above and beyond the minimal design standards and do they pose operational mandates beyond the intention of the Guidelines. Participation in this process by all in the health design field is needed. The Guidelines is used as the codes in over 42 states around the country. The draft 2014 Guidelines document will be available for review in electronic form by June 1 on the FGI website.

George Mann elected director of global health care architecture group

As the new director of the International Union of Architects Public Health Group, George J. Mann, professor of architecture at Texas A&M, said he will advocate heightened patient care, improved health care access and availability, and quality, affordable health facilities worldwide.

AAH Webinar: Emerging Trends and Issues in Mental Health Diagnostics, Treatment and Design

Date: June 4, 2012 | 2:00 - 3:30 pm Eastern

Francis Murdock Pitts, FAIA, FACHA OAA will conduct an in-depth analysis of recent trends and current practices in Mental Health reimbursement, diagnostics and treatment – including key drivers of change in fundamental approach and their impact on design of inpatient and outpatient treatment settings.

2012 Tuttle Scholarship Now Available

Deadline: May 14, 2012

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Latest Discussions

Martin H. Cohen Memorial Fund

In cooperation with Martin H. Cohen's family and friends, the Academy of Architecture for Health Foundation is seeking your support in establishing a special initiative within the AAHF Memorial Fund. The AAHF has established a named initiative on behalf of Marty, for the purpose of assisting students and other emerging professionals to attend national healthcare design-related meetings, or other programs that would reflect Marty’s longstanding interest in the future of the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health.

Read more about Marty and where to donate.

Resources

Healthcare 101 / 201 
A resource for emerging professionals and those interested in pursuing healthcare architecture, including the popular Healthcare 101 / 201 Webinar series. 

Surgery Department Design Roundtable
This program, the AIA AAH Advanced Healthcare Roundtable, covers the topic of Surgery Department Design – the Layout Relative to Infection Control Goals. Viewers learn about the identification of potential infection control issues; design solutions for infection control; infection control risk assessment; and the responsibilities of the parties involved in the construction of the project in relation to infection control.


World Architecture News (WAN Books)

Visit the WAN webpage for books of interest to the healthcare architecture professional.  The topics range from Healthcare Facility Planning (Cynthia Hayward, AIA) to Today’s Hospitals and Health Facilities (Charles Broto).


 

Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities
Maintained by the Facility Guidelines Institute. The 2010 edition was published in January 2010; for purchase information, and information about the 2014 Guidelines revision cycle, visit www.fgiguidelines.org.



AIA Summer Leadership Summits
2009 Handouts | 2008 Summary

AIA South Atlantic Region Architecture for Health Inaugural Conference
The nation's first AIA Academy of Architecture for Health Regional Conference.

Patient Center Design
The Institute for Patient-Centered Design, Inc. provides education and resources to healthcare providers and healthcare designers to address the needs of patients.  Many designers lack first-hand experience in the challenges that patients face.  Our organization seeks to enlighten these professionals on the "patient experience" and to advocate for the appropriate environment of care and resources to promote optimal healing conditions.

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