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Submit to the 2013 Academy Journal
%%firstname%%, you are invited to submit articles, innovative project case studies, completed research projects, and monographs in the field of healthcare design.
All papers must be received by Friday, May 31, 2013.
The Academy of Architecture for Health is an interactive and multidisciplinary organization. Submissions selected for publication will reflect the diversity of its programs, the specialized commitments of its membership, and the quality of composition befitting a learned journal that is accessed and read worldwide.
► Download the submission form.
Features
Active design can promote good health
Architecture and physical fitness may seem completely disconnected, but buildings and public spaces that get the heart rate climbing and muscles moving — by promoting activities such as walking, bicycling and stair-climbing — are at the heart of cutting-edge urban design.
Hosted by the Metropolitan Health District, "Public Health and the Built Environment" drew a hundred or so architects, landscape designers and public health officials to the St. Anthony Riverwalk-Wyndham Hotel Tuesday for the first local daylong conference of its kind.
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OTHER VOICES: Architecture can have direct impact on health
By Terry Glade, Sioux City Journal
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently launched a 10-year Commitment to Action to develop design and technology solutions that address challenges faced on public health, sustainability and resiliency to natural disasters. The commitment was announced at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) annual meeting where more than 1,000 global leaders gathered to focus on "Designing for Impact."
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How Much Should Be Spent Beautifying Hospitals?
By Lindsay Abrams, The Atlantic
Where the evidence exists to support it, design has the potential to increase safety, promote healing, and even end up saving money. No matter how close a health care center comes to resembling a spa, or how well a hospital room imitates a hotel suite, its primary job is to heal, not pamper. With the scarcity of health care dollars already preventing people from receiving access to basic care, it's easy to look on hospitals' pouring of money into design as unconscionable excess.
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Construction That Focuses on Health of Residents
By Joe Gose, The New York Times
Doctors, social agencies and community groups that have long been frustrated by the inability to alleviate environmental conditions that contribute to ailments like heart disease and obesity are promoting the idea that a shift in land-use planning and design can stanch some of the harmful influences. The concept is being put to one of its earliest and biggest tests in the La Alma/Lincoln Park neighborhood near downtown Denver. That's where the city's housing authority used a relatively new decision-making tool known as a health impact assessment to draft a redevelopment plan that encourages physical activity and environmental sustainability.
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Upcoming Events
AIA National Convention
June 20-22, 2013 |
Denver, Colorado | Learn more »
Earn up to 7.50 AIA HSW LU at the day-long pre-convention workshops or explore courses that can help you design beautiful, functional, ADA-compliant spaces for all ages and abilities.
Save the Date! ACHA - AAH Summer Leadership Summit
July 11-14, 2013 | Chicago, Illinois | Learn more »
Thank you to all who participated in the 2012 Summer Leadership Summit in Chicago. Please save the date for the 2013 Summer Leadership Summit on July 11-14, 2013. More information coming soon!
UIA/PHG 2013 Annual Healthcare Forum + GUPHA Meeting
September 24-28, 2013 | Toronto, ON | Canada | Learn more »
This year's theme, "get better! The pursuit of better health and better healthcare design at lower per capita costs" will be explored in a wide range of in-depth seminars, roundtables and panels during the two days of IIDEX, September 26-27. The forum will also include networking events, cocktail receptions, dinners, site tours, awards and student programming.
Upcoming Free Webinars
More Wisdom for the Ages: Business Development
March 28, 2013 | 1-2:15pm ET | 10-11:15am PT | Earn 1.5 AIA LUs | Learn more »
Sustainable Design/Build Program: A Yestermorrow and UMass Collaboration
April 1, 2013 | 12-1pm ET | 9-10am PT | Earn 1.0 AIA HSW LU | Learn more »
Part of the Housing Research Webinar Series
Key Contracting Issues in Digital Practice Design and Construction
April 9, 2013 | 2-3pm ET | 11am-12pm PT | Earn 1 AIA HSW LU | Learn more »
Prices: Member: $45.99, Non-Member: $59.99
Resources
Architecture for Health Visiting Lecture Series
Each semester the College of Architecture, the Center for Health Systems and Design and the Department of Architecture sponsor the Architecture-for-Health Visiting Lecture Series. The lectures address important focused topical themes related to major issues and trends in health facility design on both domestic and international levels.
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Call for Entries: Seventh Annual R+D Awards
New technologies are revolutionizing architecture. To celebrate advances in building technology, ARCHITECT Magazine announces the seventh annual R+D Awards, which honors innovative materials and systems at every scale–from HVAC and structural systems to curtainwall and digital technologies or programs to discrete building materials such as wood composites and textiles.
Find out more and enter today »
Rate and Review Your Favorite Content
You've got a unique perspective on how we continue building the profession and we'd love to hear what's on your mind. Can you please take a minute to rate and review the content on the AIA site? All users may comment on, rate, and save as "favorite" any blog post or library on AIA KnowledgeNet and AIA.org. Share your know-how with all our other members and rank the best resources.
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Are You the Next Co-host?
We're looking for two ARCHITECT Live co-hosts to share the stage with Stephen Chung, AIA, as he speaks with leading thinkers, experts, and industry watchers live from the expo floor.
Show us your swag in a 2-minute video, and you could win an all-expense-paid trip to the 2013 AIA National Convention.
Create an audition video, 2 minutes or less, that demonstrates your on-stage personality and answers these questions:
- Who are you, and why would you make a good co-host?
- Who is your favorite architect, living or dead, that would you like to interview and why?
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