Hospitals Designed for Healing
New studies are linking the architecture of healthcare facilities to the quality of patient care, operational efficiency, and caregiver performance. In anticipation of the fall 2009 conference of the Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH), AIArchitect spoke with leading architects, administrators, and physicians about the evolving relationship between design and healthcare. As practice begins to reflect the new research, the blending of "outside" and "inside" space takes on corporeal dimension.

Fish and Wildlife Service Has ARRA Money for Architects
Two Arizona-based architecture firms have signed on to projects in California for Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) wildlife refuges funded by the economic stimulus package that became law in February. Catalyst Architecture, of Prescott, Ariz., and Line and Space, of Tucson, are designing visitor center and administrative buildings.