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Welcome to the sixth edition of The Academy Journal, published
by the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH). We would like
to thank the AIA for its continued support, hard-working staff, and
many member volunteers who have contributed to our growing and
continued success.
The Journal is the official publication of the AAH and explores
subjects of interest to AIA-AAH members and to others involved in
the fields of healthcare architecture, planning, design, and
construction. Our goal is to promote awareness and educational
exchange and to broaden our base of understanding about our
clients.
To date, the hard-working Editorial Review Committee (ERC) has
reviewed 110 articles and responded to countless inquiries,
encouraged numerous writers, and provided valuable opportunities
for new and seasoned writers to be published. With this issue, the
Journal has selected and printed 58 articles supporting the
enhancement of the built environment for healthcare. Articles have
been submitted by architects, physicians, nurses, other healthcare
givers, academic research scientists, and students from the United
States and, more frequently, from foreign countries. Published
articles have explored a broad range of topics, including the
future of healthcare architecture, cardiac care, creative
innovations in ambulatory care, improved cancer care environments,
emergency care, the bedless hospital, current trends and future
forecasts of healthcare facilities, the future of women's care
organizations, planning a Gamma knife center, and design-build in
the healthcare project delivery process. Visit The Academy Journal
archives for earlier articles you may have missed.
We have built upon our success by adding a separate section for
Graduate Fellowship research project articles. We also continue our
efforts to develop a cross-reference article index, develop a
broader base of writers and readers especially from the
international community, and explore the possibility of a sponsored
hard-copy edition of the electronically printed articles.
My special thanks to the members of the ERC for 2003: James G.
Easter Jr., Assoc. AIA; Ed Jakmauh, AIA, ACHA; Dennis Quagliani;
Joyce Redden; and John Sealander, AIA. We are still learning, still
experimenting, and still attempting to improve our process and
product, and we appreciate your feedback and suggestions. Call AIA
Professional Practice project manager Tarra D. Anthony at
202-626-7557 or me at 631-444-2536 with your comments.
Orlando T. Maione, AIA, ACHA, Editor
October 2003
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