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- Humanizing Behavioral Health: SmithGroup’s Vision for Healing Spaces
July 7, 2025
From personal experiences with mental health facilities to innovative funding solutions, SmithGroup brings a noticeable human perspective to their work. Their latest project for Los Angeles County demonstrates how this approach transforms behavioral health design, one carefully considered detail at a time.
- The Architecture of Hope: Brian Giebink Leads HDR’s Vision for Better Behavioral Health Spaces
March 7, 2025
For HDR architect Brian Giebink, transforming behavioral health design starts with listening to what people say they need and the deeper meaning behind their words.
- The Art of Healing: Anosha Zanjani’s Design Revolution
August 7, 2024
Anosha Zanjani creates behavioral healthcare spaces that are not just functional but truly therapeutic. Learn more about her mission to revolutionize mental healthcare through the built environment.
- Stephen Parker: Defying Stigma by Dignity-Driven Design
February 7, 2024
Some stigma and misunderstanding still surrounds behavioral healthcare facilities within the architecture field. Stephen Parker advocates for humanizing psychiatric spaces through intentional design choices that promote dignity, starting with patient autonomy and agency.
- AJ Thomas: Designing Dementia Care Spaces
March 28, 2023
When it comes to designing facilities for the care of persons with dementia in the U.S., there are no codes, standards, or even robust guidelines to follow. AJ Thomas and his peers at Corgan have set out to create guidelines for inpatient and outpatient dementia-friendly healthcare design.
- Bob Biggio: Commitment to Community & Environment
November 17, 2022
Bob Biggio, Boston Medical Center’s Senior Vice President of Facilities & Support Services, discusses BMC’s $300 million campus redesign, as well as its new net-zero inpatient behavioral health facility and its commitment to the community and the environment.
- Mark L. Spies: Designing for Behavioral Health—It’s Not Just a Job
March 21, 2022
Mark Spies, a principal at Stengel Hill Architecture, talks about the role architecture and design play in mental health and its positive impact on patients, staff, and designers.
- Pandemic Prompts New Healthcare Design Trends
October 8, 2021
Two distinct healthcare design trends have appeared over the last year and a half. First is a need for flexible spaces and modular design to better meet communities’ changing requirements, and second is a systems approach to infection prevention. Read on for details and real-life examples!
- Nathan Howell: Behavioral Healthcare Design for Resiliency & Connection
July 13, 2021
HKS Architects associate and project manager Nathan Howell and his colleagues have developed a different spin on the resilient design trend, considering not just the built space but the individual human perspective, as well.
- Scott Holmes: Human-Centered Design & Patient Safety in Behavioral Healthcare
March 16, 2021
When confined by a limited budget, behavioral healthcare facilities often make compromises on design. BWBR’s Human-Centered Safety® approach is not only designed to speed recovery while keeping all parties safe, but also to ensure that small budgets don’t result in less than satisfactory outcomes.
- Whitehall Manufacturing Partners with W.D. Manor on Labor-Saving Dialysis Box
February 23, 2021
Whitehall is partnering with W.D. Manor to bring the industry’s only prefabricated modular dialysis box to market. This all-inclusive unit is designed with patient safety and the needs of healthcare facilities, designers, and construction teams top of mind.
- Michele Cohen: Making Emergency Mental Healthcare Safe & Welcoming
December 4, 2020
Read our interview with Michele Cohen, principal at NORR, and get her take on addressing the design challenges brought on by the rise of patients presenting with mental health issues at hospital Emergency Departments.
- Kimberly McMurray: Making a Difference for Patients Through the Design of the Built Environment
September 22, 2020
In this interview, Kimberly McMurray, principal at BHFC examines the ways evidence-based design can drive the changes behavioral healthcare needs during these troubling times and beyond.
- The Need for Healthcare Design with Bariatric Patients in Mind
September 14, 2020
Healthcare providers are apt to interact with a relatively higher percentage of obese patients due to related conditions. Prepare your healthcare facility to meet their needs through universal design.
- Alison Leonard, AIA, EDAC, on Behavioral Healthcare Design
March 19, 2020
The word “institution” can evoke negative feelings and discourage people from seeking treatment, or even talking about mental health issues. Healthcare designers and architects can help ease their fears.
- Complete Healthcare Plumbing Solutions from the Morris Group Family of Companies
August 12, 2019
As a member of the Morris Group International family of companies, Whitehall Manufacturing is uniquely positioned to meet the needs of any healthcare construction or building project.
- Ligature-Resistant Construction Challenges Every Healthcare Provider Needs to Know
May 13, 2019
Healthcare providers can avoid costly mistakes during new construction or retrofit projects by familiarizing themselves with the requirements of the Joint Commission and other regulatory agencies.
- Why Ligature-Resistant Products & Universal Design Are Important for All Healthcare Environments
May 7, 2019
The use of ligature-resistant products in behavioral healthcare is evident. Should hospitals, emergency care facilities, and rehabilitation/nursing homes also consider them? Absolutely, and here’s why.
- Three Important Healthcare Design Trends That Are Here to Stay
April 4, 2018
These healthcare design trends have been around for some time, but they’re now receiving more support from manufacturers. What once was only an ideal is becoming reality.
- Advances in ADA Design for Healthcare
December 13, 2017
Many architects and designers are shifting toward the universal design trend. When all rooms meet ADA standards, it benefits both the patients and the healthcare facility.
- Designing Healthcare Facilities for Disabled Workers
May 5, 2014
Many architects and designers see ADA codes as just a starting point, and they are setting the bar higher. Following certain best practices will help you design a building that is far more inclusive to employees of all abilities.
- The Need for ADA-Compliant Scrub Sinks in Healthcare Facilities
February 8, 2013
Frequent hand washing is a seemingly simple way to prevent the spread of infection. But how accessible are the sinks in your facility for employees in wheelchairs?
- What You Need to Know About Anti-Ligature and Behavioral Facility Design
February 1, 2013
Architects face a unique challenge when designing a behavioral healthcare facility, creating a welcoming—but safe—environment.