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2023 IIDA Healthcare Design Awards

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The 12th annual award honors excellence and originality in healthcare interior design that is exemplary of extraordinary innovations in design concepts across 14 categories.

Winners

  • Project Title

    Essentia Health, St. Mary's Medical Center

    Photos by Halkin/Mason Photography, LLC
    • Location

      Duluth, Minnesota

    • Firm

      EwingCole

    • Category

      Hospitals | Community

    • Award

      Best of Competition

    • Hospitals Community 2023 HDA Essentia St Mary Ewing Cole 1
    • Hospitals Community 2023 HDA Essentia St Mary Ewing Cole 2
    • Hospitals Community 2023 HDA Essentia St Mary Ewing Cole 3
    • Hospitals Community 2023 HDA Essentia St Mary Ewing Cole 4
    • Hospitals Community 2023 HDA Essentia St Mary Ewing Cole 5
  • Project Title

    Community of Hope Family Health & Birth Center

    Photos by Todd Mason Photography
    • Location

      District of Columbia (D.C)

    • Firm

      Gensler

    • Category

      Ambulatory | Specialty Clinic

    • Award

      Tranformation and Innovation Award

    • Ambulatory Specialty Clinic 2023 HDA Community Hope Gensler 2
    • Ambulatory Specialty Clinic 2023 HDA Community Hope Gensler 3
    • Ambulatory Specialty Clinic 2023 HDA Community Hope Gensler 4
    • Ambulatory Specialty Clinic 2023 HDA Community Hope Gensler 5
    • Ambulatory Specialty Clinic 2023 HDA Community Hope Gensler 6
  • Project Title

    FirstHealth of the Carolinas - Moore Regional Hospital Cancer Center

    Photos by Sterling Stevens
    • Location

      Pinehurst, North Carolina

    • Firm

      CPL

    • Category

      Ambulatory | Cancer Center

    • Award

      Category Winner

    • Ambulatory Cancer Center 2023 HDA First Health by CPL 2
    • Ambulatory Cancer Center 2023 HDA First Health by CPL 3
    • Ambulatory Cancer Center 2023 HDA First Health by CPL 4
    • Ambulatory Cancer Center 2023 HDA First Health by CPL 5
    • Ambulatory Cancer Center 2023 HDA First Health by CPL 6
  • Project Title

    Tandläkargruppen Täby Centrum

    Photos by Armin Hadzic
    • Location

      Stockholm, Täby, Sweden

    • Firm

      Living Design of Sweden

    • Category

      Ambulatory | Pediatric

    • Award

      Category Winner

    • Ambulatory Pediatric 2023 HDA Taby Centrum by LDS 1
    • Ambulatory Pediatric 2023 HDA Taby Centrum by LDS 2
    • Ambulatory Pediatric 2023 HDA Taby Centrum by LDS 3
    • Ambulatory Pediatric 2023 HDA Taby Centrum by LDS 4
    • Ambulatory Pediatric 2023 HDA Taby Centrum by LDS 5
  • Project Title

    St. Jude Family Commons

    Photos by Eric Laignel
    • Location

      Memphis, Tennessee

    • Firm

      ICRAVE

    • Category

      Ambulatory | Pediatric

    • Award

      Category Winner

    • Ambulatory Pediatric 2023 HDA St Jude ICRAVE 1
    • Ambulatory Pediatric 2023 HDA St Jude ICRAVE 2
    • Ambulatory Pediatric 2023 HDA St Jude ICRAVE 3
    • Ambulatory Pediatric 2023 HDA St Jude ICRAVE 4
    • Ambulatory Pediatric 2023 HDA St Jude ICRAVE 5
  • Project Title

    Corso Atlanta

    Photos by Thomas Watkins Photography
    • Location

      Atlanta, GA

    • Firm

      THW Design

    • Category

      Extended Care & Assisted Living Facilities | Independent Living

    • Award

      Category Winner

    • Extended Care Independent 2023 HDA Corso Atlanta THW 1
    • Extended Care Independent 2023 HDA Corso Atlanta THW 2
    • Extended Care Independent 2023 HDA Corso Atlanta THW 3
    • Extended Care Independent 2023 HDA Corso Atlanta THW 4
    • Extended Care Independent 2023 HDA Corso Atlanta THW 5
  • Project Title

    Atrium Health David L. Conlan Center at Carolinas Rehabilitation

    Photos by Nick McGinn
    • Location

      Charlotte, North Carolina

    • Firm

      NBBJ

    • Category

      Hospitals | Academic / Teaching Hospitals

    • Award

      Category Winner

    • Hospitals Academic Teach 2023 HDA Atrium by NBBJ 1
    • Hospitals Academic Teach 2023 HDA Atrium by NBBJ 2
    • Hospitals Academic Teach 2023 HDA Atrium by NBBJ 3
    • Hospitals Academic Teach 2023 HDA Atrium by NBBJ 4
    • Hospitals Academic Teach 2023 HDA Atrium by NBBJ 5
  • Project Title

    Acibadem Atasehir Hospital

    Photos by Orhan Kolukisa
    • Location

      Ataşehir, Istanbul, Turkey

    • Firm

      Gensler

    • Category

      Hospitals | Community

    • Award

      Category Winner

    • Hospitals Community 2023 HDA Acibadem Gensler 1
    • Hospitals Community 2023 HDA Acibadem Gensler 2
    • Hospitals Community 2023 HDA Acibadem Gensler 3
    • Hospitals Community 2023 HDA Acibadem Gensler 4
    • Hospitals Community 2023 HDA Acibadem Gensler 5
  • Project Title

    Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s

    Photos by Kim Rodgers
    • Location

      Los Angeles

    • Firm

      HGA

    • Category

      Hospitals | Pediatric

    • Award

      Category Winner

    • Hospitals Pediatric 2023 HDA Cedars Sinai HGA 1
    • Hospitals Pediatric 2023 HDA Cedars Sinai HGA 2
    • Hospitals Pediatric 2023 HDA Cedars Sinai HGA 3
    • Hospitals Pediatric 2023 HDA Cedars Sinai HGA 4
    • Hospitals Pediatric 2023 HDA Cedars Sinai HGA 5
  • Project Title

    Renown Health Regional Campus, Tahoe Tower Level 5 NICU/PICU

    Photos by Garrett Rowland Photography
    • Location

      Reno

    • Firm

      Perkins&Will

    • Category

      Hospitals | Pediatric

    • Award

      Category Winner

    • Hospitals Pediatric 2023 HDA Renown Health Perkinsand Will 1
    • Hospitals Pediatric 2023 HDA Renown Health Perkinsand Will 2
    • Hospitals Pediatric 2023 HDA Renown Health Perkinsand Will 3
    • Hospitals Pediatric 2023 HDA Renown Health Perkinsand Will 4
    • Hospitals Pediatric 2023 HDA Renown Health Perkinsand Will 5
  • Project Title

    Children's Pavilion

    Photos by Halkin Mason Photography
    • Location

      Norfolk, Virgina

    • Firm

      Array Architects

    • Category

      Hospitals | Psychiatric

    • Award

      Category Winner

    • Hospitals Psychiatric 2023 HDA Child Pav Array Architects 1
    • Hospitals Psychiatric 2023 HDA Child Pav Array Architects 2
    • Hospitals Psychiatric 2023 HDA Child Pav Array Architects 3
    • Hospitals Psychiatric 2023 HDA Child Pav Array Architects 4
    • Hospitals Psychiatric 2023 HDA Child Pav Array Architects 5
  • Project Title

    Virginia Mason Birthing Center

    Photos by Kevin Scott
    • Location

      Seattle, Washington

    • Firm

      Perkins&Will

    • Category

      Hospitals | Women's

    • Award

      Category Winner

    • Hospitals Womens 2023 HDA Vriginia Mason Perkinsand Will 1
    • Hospitals Womens 2023 HDA Vriginia Mason Perkinsand Will 2
    • Hospitals Womens 2023 HDA Vriginia Mason Perkinsand Will 3
    • Hospitals Womens 2023 HDA Vriginia Mason Perkinsand Will 4
    • Hospitals Womens 2023 HDA Vriginia Mason Perkinsand Will 5

Competition Guidelines

Submission Requirements

All submissions will be done electronically, no hard copy submissions will be accepted. To enter a project into this competition, you will need to prepare and submit the following:

Written Component

  • Your firm's contact information including name, address, phone number, and email

  • Your design project's information including name and location
  • Project description: a brief project summary (50-word maximum)
  • Challenge statement: a description of your design challenge (250-word maximum)
  • Solution statement: a description of specific solutions to project challenges (250-word maximum)

Images

Please submit color images of your completed project, in JPG or JPEG format with a maximum file size of 1MB. You may submit captions to your images, not to exceed 50 words. Take note of the following additional guidelines:

  • Submit 7-10 color images total - of these images only one (1) exterior image is permitted, and a maximum of three (3) floorplans

  • No composite images allowed - only one photograph per image upload
  • Use numbers to name your image files, in order of uploads (01, 02, 03, etc). Please use the following format for floor plans: "floorplan1, floorplan2, floorplan3"
  • Do not reference or include your design/architectural firm name/logo in the images.
  • Images may be edited to improve contrast ratio, color balance, and composition through cropping only
  • Images may not be edited to add, remove, or alter any aspect or element of the project including its context. Images should represent the project as it exists in the built environment
  • Conceptual renderings will not be accepted

Categories

Projects must be submitted in one of the categories below. All projects are eligible for the Transformation and Innovation Award, which recognizes a project that is leading the industry and advancing healthcare outcomes. Categories may be renamed, consolidated, or eliminated (and projects reclassified) at the discretion of IIDA and/or the jurors.

  • Ambulatory (specialty clinic, pediatric, cancer center, ambulatory surgery center, or urgent care center)

  • Hospitals (community, academic/teaching hospitals, pediatric, women's, or psychiatric)
  • Extended Care and Assisted Living Facilities (skilled nursing facility, mental health, long-term care, or hospice/palliative care)

Judging

The winning design projects are chosen by a jury of design professionals. Submissions are judged on excellence in aesthetics, design, creativity, and function as well as the suitability of the design solution to the project challenge and the successful integration of the elements of design. The jury reserves the right to not select a winner from the entries submitted.

Prize

Category winners are scheduled to be announced in September of 2023. The Best of Competition Award and the Transformation and Innovation Award winners will be announced at the Healthcare Design Awards Winner’s Celebration in fall of 2023, at IIDA Headquarters in Chicago. Winners will be featured in the Healthcare Design magazine and on IIDA.org. Winners will also receive official digital assets, including competition winner logos for self-promotion, coverage and mention on IIDA’s social media accounts, and in an official press release distributed to leading industry outlets and media partners.

For questions or more information, contact Veronica Whitaker at vwhitaker@iida.org.