Academy publishes new corporate brochure

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:50:35 GMT

The International Academy for Design & Health, publishers of World Health Design, has published a new corporate brochure, detailing its visions, mission and values, and providing information on its developing range of activities in across education, research, media, advocacy and events.

With bids accepted from Malaysia for the 8th Design & Health World Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 27 June - 1 July, 2012, and Australia for the 9th Design & Health World Congress in Brisbane in July 2013, the Academy is on a steep upward path of growth, with greater recognition being given to the important of healthy environments as incidence of chronic diseases around the world continues to grow exponentially.

In addition to its World Congresses, the Academy has developed three annual symposiums in the Europe, African and Australasian regions. In 2012, the 3rd Design & Health Australasia International Symposium will be held in Sydney from 28-29 March, the 2nd Design & Health Europe International Symposium will be held in Helsinki, from 20-21 September and the 2nd Design & Health Africa will be held in Johannesburg in November, 2012.

In addition, the Academy's MSc Design & Health programme will launch at the University of Portsmouth in September 2012.

Click here to download the corporate brochure or visit www.designandhealth.com

AIA launches new initiative

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:45:21 GMT

Architects in the US are being asked to consider their role in addressing public health challenges across north America.

Launched by the American Institute of Architects, America’s Design and Health Initiative (ADHI) aims to articulate specific recommendations for public policy, research priorities, guidelines, and frameworks for lasting collaboration across disciplinary boundaries.

Markku Allison, AIA, Resource Architect at the AIA Center for Value of Design, commented: “Over a decade of research clearly links obesity, physical activity and the built environment. But how, specifically, do we design communities and buildings to positively and measurably influence physical well-being, health and productivity?”

He added: “In coming months, ADHI will progress in three steps, yielding three key deliverables - a body of evidence, a research agenda and policy recommendations - for architects, public health officials and policymakers.

“This information will be used to build a foundation for influential, ongoing dialog on the connections between physical activity, obesity, design and health. By clearly demonstrating connections between design and beneficial health outcomes, ADHI will give architects an important new value proposition for the society we serve.&quo;

Academy Award Winners 2011

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:41:36 GMT

In a challenge to Europe and North America's pre-eminence in healthcare design, health facility projects from Singapore and Australia have proved that they can be the new standard bearers for health facility design.

Whilst the new Khoo Teck Puat Hospital in Singapore were awarded a double prize, winning the Health Project (over 40,000 sqm) and the Sustainable Design Award, with the Ballarat Acute Mental Health Facility in Australia winning the Mental Health Design Award, high commendations were also awarded to the National Heart Centre in Singapore and the Brain and Mind Research Institute - Youth Mental Health Building in Sydney.

Announced at the prestigious Design & Health International Academy Awards in Boston on 9 July, the awards were presented by Dr Ray Pentecost (pictured), the newly appointed President of the International Academy for Design & Health on the final evening of the Design & Health World Congress in Boston. Twenty-six awards were made across 10 categories. Click here for details on the awards programme or to go direct to the winning schemes

Pentecost appointed President

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:37:30 GMT

Dr Ray Pentecost FAIA, FACHA, LEED AP has been appointed the new President of the International Academy for Design & Health (IADH).

Announced during the Gala Awards Dinner evening at the 7th Design & Health World Congress & Exhibition in Boston in July, Pentecost takes on the role following a successful term as president of the American Institute of Architects Academy of Architecture for Health.

Appointed by Dr Alan Dilani, founder and director-general of the IADH, Pentecost’s role will be to work closely with the IADH leadership to establish a platform for international growth in areas where the IADH is uniquely well-suited to have an impact.

The appointment of President is for a two year term with an option to extend by a further two years, with the agreement of the board.

Pentecost, who is a director of healthcare architecture for Clark Nexsen, will take on the role in a voluntary capacit.

Forward features announced for 2012

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:40:30 GMT

The 2012 forward features list for World Health Design has been announced.

Remaining topical and responsive to an ever-changing world in the field of design & health. the 2012 features programme offers balanced reports on research & practice in different markets around the world, supporting the development and transfer of our reader's knowledge of global markets.

The principal features for each issue are as follows:

January 2011

Project review: Elderly care
Market reports: Africa & Australasia
Show reports: D&H Africa 2011
Show preview: D&H Australasia 2012

April 2011

Project review: Mental Health
Market report: Asia and China
Show report: D&H Australasia 2012
Show preview: D&H World Congress, Kuala Lumpur 2012

July 2011

Project review: Children's health
Market report: Europe & Middle East
Show reports: World Congress & Academy Awards
Show preview: D&H Europe 2012

October 2011

Project review: Urban health
Market report: North and South America
Show report: D&H Europe 2012
Show preview: D&H Africa 2012

In addition, World Health Design provides regular coverage of the latest
research and practice in the following areas:

Design

Masterplanning
Interior design
Landscape design
Flooring design
Lighting design
Arts in health
Sustainable design
Urban town & city planning
Transportation planning

Health

Health planning
Health management
Health technology
Health sciences
Health economics
Public health
Environmental sciences
Neuroscience
Psychology

Click here to download the media pack in full.

World Health Design October issue published

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 12:11:10 GMT

The October 2011 issue of World Health Design has been published, and features:

Africa Design Competition: The winners of a new international competition to design a 'Health Promoting Lifestyle Centre in South Africa are announced and receive €80,000 of prize money.

Standpoint: As the European debt crisis deepens,, and the threat of a global economic depression returns, the world needs a new health-based paradigm for the 21st century, writes Prof Alan Dilani and Dr Ray Pentecost

Placemaker: Pavilion in the woods - The new Maggie's Cancer Caring Centre in Gartnavel, Glasgow provides sanctuary and respite, continuing the unique traditions of the 'healing architecture' for cancer patients established by the Maggie's Centres.

Inquiry: Every local climate has its own design considerations, but hot and tropical environments pose particular challenges. Three eco-experts ask how we can build healthy, comfortable and energy-efficient places that work with, rather than against climatic extremes.

Market Report - Raising the Game: Asia is on the rise, with all eyes on its rapidly developing economy and a huge increase in demand for better healthcare, writes Emily Brooks.

Project Report - A Growing Legacy: In the decade since Flight 93 crash-landed in Pennsylvania's Somerset County, locals have created a living memorial that acts as a healing thread, stitching the community back together, explains landscape architect David Kamp.

World Congress 2011 Review: The way we design our environment shapes our health, our wealth and our future was the resounding message of the 7th Design & Health World Congress in Boston in July 2011, writes Marc Sansom.

Academy Awards 2011: Healthcare facilities in Asia and Australasia scooped the top prizes at the Design & Health International Academy Awards 2011.

Scientific Review: Designing Healthy Living Communities It is the creation of healthy homes, schools, offices and public places, as well as clinics and hospitals, that will shape how we tackle the health challenges of the 21st century

Scientific Review: Redesigning the emergency ambulance Treating patients in the community has evolved as a safer and more efficient way of delivering higher quality emergency care. New research from the Helen Hamlyn Centre has produced an alternative ambulance design that meets today's needs

Arts & Culture - 24 hours to Save the NHS: John Cooper review Lord Nigel Crisp's new book, 24 hours to Save the NHS - an account of his time serving as chief executive of the NHS between 2000-2006

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Academy's global message goes local

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:55:44 GMT

The delivery of the International Academy for Design & Health’s global message, that environmental design needs to be given wider recognition as a context for human health, wellbeing and quality of life, has this year successfully gone local.

The network’s global reach has extended rapidly in 2010 as a new series of international symposiums, designed to promote understanding of the global issues of design and health within the local context of health infrastructure planning, finance, design, construction and management, have been launched to great acclaim all around the world.

In late April, the Academy’s network came together in Sydney at Design & Health Australasia 2010. And in early June, in Toronto, speakers and delegates gathered at Design & Health Canada 2010, which also hosted the 2010 Academy Awards and Gala Dinner.

At both events, speakers all over the world blended with experts from the local region, to debate a range of topics that examined new health perspectives and theories, such as salutogenesis, health planning models, patient environments and ward design, research and evidence-based design, as well as demonstrating case studies of some of the most influential healthcare projects recently completed.

Nicola Bertrand (pictured left), an architect with BVN in Australia, who attended the event in Sydney, commented: ”The conference clarified for me the importance for all stakeholders to work closely together right from the beginning of a project.

"There is a need for us as architects to work more closely with hospital administrators and health professionals both at a bureaucratic and a clinical level in order to achieve design excellence.”

One of the highlights of the Sydney symposium was a pro-con debate on single versus multi-bed rooms. Mike Nightingale (pictured above right), who chaired the debate, said that patient needs were evolving so fast that ways needed to be found to design new and refurbished environments that were able to change from between 50% and 100% single rooms, or create the advantages of single rooms in other ways.

Later in the year, the Academy will launch Design & Health Europe in Brussels, from 7-8 October (see p11), to be followed by Design & Health Middle East 2010 in Abu Dhabi in December.

Click here to read more about past and future international symposiums organised by the International Academy for Design & Healt.

Eb Zeidler recognised for a lifetime of leadership

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:48:45 GMT

Eb Zeidler (pictured right) has been awarded the Lifetime Leadership Award by the International Academy for Design & Health at a prestigious ceremony held at the University of Toronto in Canada.

Awarded for the first time to a visionary individual who has demonstrated an ongoing, lifelong commitment to enhancing the health, wellbeing and quality of people’s lives through their dedication to healthcare design, the award recognises Zeidler’s inspirational career, which has influenced many of today’s architects who are shaping the next generation of hospitals.

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Academy Award winners set new benchmarks

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:39:40 GMT

A diverse set of winners from across the globe, including an arts, culture and heritage centre in South Africa, a children’s rehabilitation unit in Mexico, a mixed-gender inpatient facility for adults with acute mental illness in the UK, a digital arts programme and a commode, led the celebrations at the prestigious Design & Health International Academy Awards in Toronto, Canada on 9 June.

Presented by Dr Ray Pentecost (pictured), president of the American Institute of Architects, Academy of Architecture for Health on the final evening of the Design & Health Canada 2010 International Symposium, 22 awards were made across 12 categories to winning projects and teams.

Chaired by John Wells-Thorpe, an architectural writer and historian and former chair of an NHS Trust, the awards were judged by some of the leading researchers and practitioners in the field.

Prof Alan Dilani, director general of the International Academy for Design & Health, commented: “We have been honoured this year with a remarkable set of winners, providing inspiration to future generations and demonstrating the importance of design as a tool for improving human health, wellbeing and quality of life.”

Click here to view the winning schems

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