2024 IIDA Healthcare Design Awards
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Closed
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Winners Announced

Winners
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Project Title
Whitman-Walker Health, Max Robinson Center
Photos by Anice Hoachlander-
Location
D.C. (District of Columbia)
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Firm
Perkins&Will
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Category
Ambulatory (specialty clinic)
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Award
Best of Competition
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Location
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Project Title
Allegheny Health Network (AHN) Forbes Hospital Emergency Department Behavioral Health Suite
Photos by Michael Longo-
Location
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
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Firm
IKM Architecture
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Category
Hospitals (psychiatric)
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Award
Transformation and Innovation
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Location
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Project Title
Cooper University Health Care Moorestown Campus
Photos by Halkin Mason Photography-
Location
Moorestown, New Jersey
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Firm
Array Architects
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Category
Ambulatory (surgery center)
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
UChicago Medicine Crown Point
Photos by Mark Herboth-
Location
Crown Point, Indiana
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Firm
Perkins&Will
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Category
Ambulatory (surgery center)
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
Rush University Medical Center Joan & Paul Rubschlager Building
Photos by Dan Schwalm-
Location
Chicago
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Firm
HDR
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Category
Ambulatory (cancer center)
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
Texas Children's Hospital North Austin Campus
Photos by Albert Vecerka/Esto and Slyworks Photography-
Location
Dallas
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Firm
Page
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Category
Ambulatory (pediatric)
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
Cook Family Health Education and Learning (HEAL) Wellness Center at Houston Methodist
Photos by Albert Vecerka/Esto-
Location
Woodlands, Texas
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Firm
Page
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Category
Ambulatory (specialty clinic)
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
West Park Healthcare Centre
Photos by Laura Peters-
Location
York, Ontario (Canada)
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Firm
CannonDesign + Montgomery Sisam Architects
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Category
Extended Care & Assisted Living Facilities (long-term care)
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
Oak Cottage Behavioral Health Facility at Maple Lane
Photos by Aaron Locke-
Location
Rochester, Washington
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Firm
BCRA + BWBR
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Category
Extended Care & Assisted Living Facilities (mental health)
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
Masonic Homes Covina, Citrus Heights Health Center
Photos by Lawrence Anderson-
Location
Covina, California
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Firm
SmithGroup
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Category
Extended Care & Assisted Living Facilities (skilled nursing facility)
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
Malone Family Tower
Photos by Anton Grassl-
Location
Portland, Maine
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Firm
Perkins&Will
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Category
Hospitals (academic / teaching hospitals)
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
ThedaCare - Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Center
Photos courtesy of firm-
Location
Appleton, Wisconsin
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Firm
HGA
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Category
Hospitals (community)
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
Medical West Hospital
Photos by Tom Harris-
Location
Bessemer, Alabama
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Firm
KPS Group and HKS
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Category
Hospitals (community)
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
Boston Children's Hospital Hale Family Building
Photos by Robert Benson-
Location
Boston
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Firm
Shepley Bulfinch
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Category
Hospitals (pediatric)
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
Methodist Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital CVICU Expansion
Photos by Chad Baumer Photography-
Location
Memphis
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Firm
Gresham Smith
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Category
Hospitals (pediatric)
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Cornell Behavioral Health Pavilion
Photos by Randy Van Duinen Photography-
Location
Sarasota, Florida
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Firm
Gresham Smith
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Category
Hospitals (psychiatric)
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
University Health Women's & Children's Hospital
Photos by Magda Biernat-
Location
San Antonio
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Firm
Marmon Mok Architecture in Association with ZGF Architects
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Category
Hospitals (women's)
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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
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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:
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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.
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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 October of 2024. The Best of Competition Award and the Transformation and Innovation Award winners will be announced at the Healthcare Design Awards Winner’s Celebration in November of 2024, 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 IIDA Design Competitions Manager at competitions@iida.org