Sponsored by Contract magazine in conjunction with The Center for Health Design and Vendome Group, LLC, the Healthcare Environment Award has recognized excellence in new or renovated healthcare facility design since 1989.
Purpose: To recognize innovative environments that contribute to the quality of healthcare.
Who Can Enter: Architects, interior designers, healthcare executives and students.
Entry Criteria: Projects (except for conceptual) must be built and in use by June 1 of the year of entry.
Award Categories:
- Acute (inpatient) Care Facilities
- Ambulatory (outpatient) Care Facilities
- Long-Term Care/ Assisted Living Facilities
- Health and Fitness Facilities
- Landscape Design
- Conceptual Design
- Student Category - Projects demonstrating innovative design solutions (products, settings, technology) that enhance the quality of healthcare delivery.
Recognition: First-place winners are awarded one complimentary registration to the annual HEALTHCARE DESIGN conference. Winners and Honorable Mentions are recognized during an official awards ceremony at the conference, receive specially designed awards, and are published in Contract magazine.
Deadline for Entry: Closed on July 2, 2012.
Entry Rules: View the 2012 entry rules
2010 Award Winners
- Acute Care Winner: Bellevue Medical Center; Submitted by HDR Architecture
- Acute Care Honorable Mention: MultiCare Medical Center Emergency Department; Submitted by GBJ Architecture
- Conceptual Design Winner: Patient Room 2020; Submitted by Clemson University Architecture + Health
- Health and Fitness Winner: Central Harlem STD Clinic; Submitted by Stephen Yablon Architect PLLC
- Long-Term Care Winner: NewBridge on the Charles; Submitted by Perkins Eastman Architects
- Student Honorable Mention: Ollie and Me; Submitted by Emily Carr University
Contact: ehooper [at] contractdesign [dot] com (Emily Hooper), Contract Magazine
