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International Interior Design Association

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International Interior Design Association

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IIDA Headquarters, Chicago, IL

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Ken Wilson, FIIDA, FAIA, Envision Design, Washington D.C.

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Eric Laignel

Healthcare Forum

For any professional involved in or interested in getting involved in healthcare design, this forum provide a venue for discussions on the latest trends and design concepts, and sharing knowledge through education, resources and communication. The Healthcare Forum supports design professionals in the challenging and rewarding field of healthcare design and acts as a source for exploring methods of design and innovation which create positive, effective healing environments.

Events and News

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See photos from IIDA's program, Exploring Healthcare REdesign, here.  The event took place November 1, 2009 at the Healthcare Design '09 show at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando, Florida
 

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Web Resources

Highlighted Books

  • Design for Assisted Living: Guidelines for Housing the Physically and Mentally Frail by Victor Regnier, FAIA, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2002
  • Assisted-Living Housing for the Elderly: Innovations in Design and Planning by Victor Regnier, FAIA, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1993
  • Beautiful Barrier- Free: A Visual Guide to Accessibility by Cynthia Leibrock, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993
  • Building for A Lifetime: The Design and Construction of Fully Accessible Homes by Margaret Wylde, Adrian Baron- Robbins and Sam Clark, The Taunton Press, 1994
  • Design for Aging Review by The American Institute of Architects Design for Aging Center, The Images Publishing Group, 2004
  • Elder Design, Designing and Furnishing A Home for Your Later Years by Rosemary Bakker, Penguin Books, 1997
  • Hospitality Design for the Graying Generation by Alfred H Baucom, ASID, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1996
  • Design Innovations for Aging and Alzheimer’s by ELIZABETH BRAWLEY, IIDA, AAHID. Order Autographed First Edition (PDF: 230KB) We have learned much in the past decade about designing supportive care environments for aging. Design Innovations for Aging and Alzheimer’s is a detailed guide for a broad range of design issues essential to maintaining independence and functional abilities, maximizing mobility, staying socially connected, and encouraging good health. It features:
  • "Improving Healthcare With Better Building Design," edited by Sara O. Marberry (Health Administration Press, 2006) is all about how to use the emerging science of evidence-based design to build hospitals with healing environments that improve patient care and staff loyalty, medical outcomes, safety, institutional productivity, and financial performance while decreasing medical errors and waste.

Areas of Practice

  • Hospitals
  • Surgery Centers
  • Specialty Outpatient Facilities
  • Cancer Centers
  • Senior Living Communities
  • Wellness and Rehabilitation Centers
  • Satellite Hospitals
  • Children's Hospitals
  • Women's Centers
  • Clinical Research Buildings