Evidence-Based Design

• 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.

• Whitehall’s Journey in Behavioral Health Design Innovation

  October 26, 2023

  

  We remain committed to learning from and collaborating with our customers and hope they’ll continue relying on our expertise, as well. Together we can achieve something remarkable in behavioral healthcare.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.