AIA/AAH Healthcare Design Awards 2017

Showcasing the best healthcare building design and healthcare design-oriented research

Neighborcare Health, Meridian Center for Health

the Meridian Center for Health is a first of its kind: an integrated, one-stop model for health treatment and prevention for underserved Seattle-area residents.

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) has selected seven recipients of the AIA/AAH Healthcare Design Awards.

The award program showcases the best healthcare building design and healthcare design-oriented research. Projects exhibit conceptual strengths that solve aesthetic, civic, urban, and social concerns as well as the requisite functional and sustainability concerns of a hospital.

Recipients were selected in four different categories:

  • Category A: Built, Less than $25 million in construction cost
  • Category B: Built, More than $25 million in construction cost
  • Category C: Renovations/Remodeled: Primarily built within existing hospital or clinical space. In recognition that much of today’s healthcare building involves working within existing healthcare settings, AIA/AAH are including a new category for 2017—Renovations/Remodeled construction.
  • Category D: Unbuilt: must be commissioned for compensation by a client with the authority and intention to build.

Each award recipient has a compelling story that is well-told. Presence in, and integration with its community were key factors in many of the projects this year, as were sustainability and positive contributions to the environment. They inspire us to strive for greatness in healthcare architecture.

Image credits

Neighborcare Health, Meridian Center for Health

NBBJ/Sean Airhart