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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 AAH by updating your AIA Account.

Healthcare Design Awards 2018

Story County Medical Center Outpatient Unit Expansion in Nevada, Iowa, designed by INVISION Architecture. Photo credit: Cameron Campbell

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) has selected seven recipients with its Healthcare Design Awards for cutting-edge designs that help solve aesthetic, civic, urban and social problems while also being functional and sustainable. View all recipients >

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    Letter from the Chair - Jason Larrison, September Newsletter

    By: Alison Karfeld 19 days ago
    Posted in: Regional and Urban Design Committee

    By Jason Larrison Like millions of people around the world, I was glued to my television during the Olympics. I look forward to it every two years. I love the feats of human strength and endurance, ... more

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    Do you receive COTE News To Your E-mails?

    By: Alison Karfeld 21 days ago
    Posted in: Committee on the Environment

    Both AIA members and non-members can join the Committee on the Environment Knowledge Community to receive COTE news via e-mail. Members should log in to their existing accounts via the AIA national ... more

Knowledge Repository

The Academy is a major sponsor and contributor to this robust resource, enabling healthcare architects to perform rapid literature searches for research findings to inform their project work. Since launching in 2012, it has grown to have over 550 key point summaries. 

The Knowledge Repository is a searchable database of research studies, articles, and scholarly papers hosted and maintained by the Center for Health Design. It is a ‘bridge’ between the research community and architects and designers by providing summaries of studies in the database identifying key findings, limitations, and applicability. Members of the AAH Research Initiatives Committee sit on its advisory team to guide its structure and content to ensure that it is developed as a significant and usable tool. 

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Latest Discussions

Latest Library Resources

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    Digital Urban Research

    By: Shuva Chowdhury 3 days ago
    Posted in: Academy

    https://www.shuvachowdhury.com/digitalurbanism

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    RE: Contract Documents

    By: Nea M. Poole AIA 5 days ago
    Posted in: Practice Management