5 Women Who Changed Healthcare & Senior Living Design
International Women’s Day last Sunday reminded me how many remarkable women have shaped healthcare and senior living design. The story
March 13, 2026
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How Design Shapes Brains: Neuroarchitecture and the Future of Public Health
For decades, we’ve said that the design of the physical environment affects health and well-being. It’s true—but incomplete. What the
January 30, 2026
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Still Making The Case for Healthy Buildings
When Texas A&M Professor Leonard L. Berry asked me in February 2021 what topic I wanted to write about with
August 1, 2025
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Making The Case for Healthy Buildings
When Texas A&M Professor Leonard L. Berry asked me last February what topic I wanted to write about with him
January 14, 2022
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Designing Interiors to Support Health and Wellness: 6 Strategies
Last week, I shared some thoughts about designing interiors to support health and wellness for the Spring Breakout event in
June 4, 2021
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Past is Present: 8 Historic Events That Affected Healthcare Facility Design and Construction
History professor Peter N. Stearns wrote that “The past causes the present, and so the future.” History also offers a
October 25, 2019
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Who Was the First Healthcare Architect?
Did you know that the first healthcare architect was a nurse? Okay, it may be a bit of a stretch to
March 3, 2017
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Historical List of 10 Most Influential in Healthcare Design
Modern Healthcare’s “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare” published last week listed Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the U.S. Department of
September 3, 2013
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