insight Spring 2010 News from the Center for Health Systems & Design at A&M University

featured in this issue

Aggies show talent at national conference charrette (page 6-7)

College of Nursing graduates first class (page 11)

RIPP launches to unite research, practice (page 15) Cover image: Architecture students design for Haiti (page 3)

Pictured left to right: Rachel Timm, Dr. Joseph McGraw, Tine Valera CHSD welcomes three to Architecture students design for Haiti ranks of faculty fellows

The CHSD faculty fellows approval the insight acceptance of three additional faculty fellows, Dr. Regina Issue 12: Spring 2010 Bently, Dr. Debra Newsletter for the Harris and Dr. Zofia Rybkowski. Dr. Bently Dr. Harris Dr. Rybkowski Center for Health Systems & Design Regina Bentley, College of Architecture • Texas A&M University EdD, RN, CNE, holds the position of Associate Dean of Academic Texas A&M Health Science Center • College of Medicine Affairs to the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Nurs- ing. Dr. Bentley’s areas of interest include: obstetrical and wom- Health Industry Advisory Council en’s health nursing, curriculum and evaluation of curriculum, Professional Members cultural competency, peer mentors in nursing, smoking cessation FKP Architects, Inc. in pregnancy, and international service learning. HDR Architects, Inc. Debra Harris, PhD, is president of RAD Consultants, focusing Architecture studio project HKS Architects, Inc. on evidence-based strategic planning for healthcare systems, Haynes Whaley Associates architects and designers and product developers. Harris is a responds to Haiti earthquake The INNOVA Group consultant with more than 25 years of practice, specializing in Page Southerland Page healthcare facility design, assimilating research into evidence- Students in the Perkins + Will based strategies, and environmental forensics. sophomore design RTKL Associates, Inc. Zofia Rybkowski, PhD, is a recent faculty addition to the studio directed by Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott Department of Construction Science. Dr. Rybkowski’s interests Dr. Susan Rodiek Stantec Architecture include evidence-based design, environmentally sustainable and Dr. Joseph Tsoi/Kobus & Associates, Inc. architecture and construction, life cycle cost analysis, and lean McGraw work to WHR Architects construction. respond to the Wingler & Sharp, Architects & Planners, Inc. recent earthquake in Haiti and its aftermath Zimmer Gunsel Frasca Architects, LLP with their spring semester studio design project. The Haiti project focuses on addressing Pictured above: Rachel Timm, below: Rick Hasner CHSD faculty Fellows SHEA Spring the education and health deficiencies in Haiti Elton Abbott George J. Mann society by providing prototype neighborhood a consensus foundation for Sherry Bame Marlynn May slotted to elementary and high schools that address other additional and more detailed Liliana Beltran Joseph McGraw related public issues including the need for planning and design work.” Regina Bently Jody Naderi engage with functional medical clinics, public health educa- Students have shared Leonard Berry Marcia Ory professionals tion, training of the underemployed, a high important information on the John Bryant Thomas Regan level of orphans, the physically handicapped statistics of the Haiti medical Paul K. Carlton Susan Rodiek and traumatized, and injured children in need system that only provides one Minyoung Seo Cerruti Zofia Rybkowski The Student Health Environments Association (SHEA), kicks off of long-term care. doctor for every two-thousand Charles Culp Andrew Seidel the spring semester with many scheduled events. The students began the first two weeks of Haitians, the high infant Nancy Dickey Joe Sharkey Events include: the weekly Architecture for Health Lecture the project gathering and sharing social, eco- mortality rates, the decline in population at age twenty-five, the lack Michael Duffy Mardelle Shepley Series, a combined SHEA and American Institute of Architecture nomic, governmental, educational and medical of elementary and secondary education provided, overworked and Pliny Fisk Don Sweeney Students (AIAS) forum featuring Alex Ling of HKS, a healthcare research coupled with up-to-date news on the poorly paid teachers and the influence and effects of HIV-AIDs. Jeff Haberl Louis Tassinary administration informational featuring the Texas A&M Health Sci- environment since the 7.9 magnitude earth- Dr. McGraw expresses the importance of the on-the-ground knowl- Kirk Hamilton Roger Ulrich ence Center School of Rural Public Health, participation in Texas quake. Dr. McGraw explains the importance of edge gained by the students as, “an important foundation to design. Debra Harris James Varni A&M’s Big Event, an American Institute of Architects-Academy of including a scheduled time for research as it These problems stimulate and deepen the students understanding Chang-Shan Huang Judith Warren Architecture for Health (AIA-AAH) Tuttle Fellowship information- “provides the students additional opportunities providing resolution and realization to the challenges at hand.” Sarel Lavy Ward Wells al with past fellowship recipients, Plano Legacy hospital tour with to participate in the teaching/learning process The student designs aim to follow fundamental guiding questions: Chanam Lee Xuemei Zhu PSP, a tour of HDR offices in and a scheduled SHEA potluck of the studio by sharing individually gained What do we have? What do we want? How do we achieve it? party to be hosted outside the Langford Architecture Center. knowledge with others.” McGraw continues to The students will complete the project and present their neighbor- tout the research stage’s function in “providing hood educational/medical center designs at the end of the semester.

2 Insight Newsletter: Spring 2010 • Center for Health Systems & Design Center for Health Systems & Design • Insight Newsletter: Spring 2010 3 HERD journal Regan assembles recognized by architecture, construction group index Texas A&M’s former architecture dean, Thom- The Health Environments Research as Regan, has organized a and Design Journal (HERD) has been group aimed at strength- recognized and included by scholarly ening the ties between indexes in its young life in publication. construction and architec- Typical professional magazines do tural education. not received recognition and inclusion The Architecture & Regan for scholarly indexing until well past Construction Alliance, or five years of influential publication. The A+CA, is composed of the architecture HERD journal has been recognized after and construction schools throughout the only two years in print. nation. Indexing is significant to allow schol- A+CA aims to “promote integra- arly journals to be available for calling Pictured: HERD Co-Editor Kirk Hamilton tion of the two connected disciplines,” up in an index with reliable and authori- explains Regan, “and will give signifi- tative credentials. Thomson-Reuters and PubMed are cant advantage to emerging students to “We are truly excited by having been the first two that have included the be introduced in the profession.” selected for indexing,” says Kirk Ham- HERD journal. PubMed is a service of the A+CA will provide a venue online ilton, HERD Co-Editor, “and to have it U.S. National Library of Medicine and that will link faculty vitae, list ongoing Mann, Okamoto present jointly at arrive so soon is very nice support for the National Institutes of Health. and future research initiatives, allow for our activity and emphasizes we seem to The indices can be found online at: distributed funding, promote student be doing what we hoped to achieve as www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ integration, and share presented papers South American health meetings editors.” www.thomsonreuters.com/ pertaining to the disciplines.

Faculty members from Texas A&M’s Department of Architecture presented the latest findings in sustainable health facility design at two international conferences in South America. Mann receives first College George Mann, professor of architecture, Kazuhiko Okamoto, and Ruka Okamoto, visiting professors of architecture, traveled to the 29th of Architecture award for annual meeting of the International Union of Architects - Public Health interdisciplinary efforts Group (UIA-PHG) Nov. 4-6 in Buenos Aires to present “Toward Sustain- able Design in Health and Hospital Facilities.” Second Opinion Mann, a member of the UIA-PHG since 1974, is the American Institute The College of Architecture selected Professor George J. of Architects’ liaison to the group, and is also a member of its executive Mann to be the first recipient of the J. Thomas Regan Interdis- leadership committee. ciplinary Faculty Prize. Kazuhiko Okamoto is an assistant professor at the University of Tokyo The prize created by Aggie former students of the Dean’s and recently returned from Texas A&M as a Kajima Corporation Visiting ‘Second Opinion’ offers CHSD faculty expert Advisory Council aims to recognize College of Architecture Scholar at Texas A&M. consultation services to hospital and architec- faculty who exhibit exemplary leadership in the interdisciplin- The three then traveled to Rio de Janeiro, presenting “Megatrends tural office inquiries as a full service to engage ary studies of their students. The award is named after dean in Health & Hospital Facility Design” to the 36th World Congress of the projects more holistically. emeritus, J. Thomas Regan, who generously promoted the International Hospital Federation (IHF) Nov. 9-12. The CHSD’s wide variety of leading expert college faculty to reflect the interdisciplinary natural and built Mann has led architecture for health studios at Texas A&M since faculty fellows are offered as a tailored team environment within the classroom setting. 1966, in which students focus on case study approaches to health facility according to the project requested. Faculty Selection of the annual prize is made by the faculty hold- design that allows them to work on real projects, with actual clients and fellows include experts in the field of archi- ers of the three Harold L. Adams ’61 Interdisciplinary Profes- budgets. tecture, landscape architecture, urban plan- sorships. The prize to be awarded is designed by Professor Through an interdisciplinary approach to problem solving, the studios ning, psychology, medicine, public health, and Rodney C. Hill, holder of the Harold L. Adams ’61 Endowed encourage students to work with doctors and allied health professionals construction. Interdisciplinary Professorship in Architecture. as well as experts in all of the built environment professions. Please send all requests or inquiries for fur- Mann will be recognized and presented with the prize at Kazuhiko Okamoto is interested in healthcare architecture and its ther information to Kirk Hamilton at: the Department of Architecture Awards Ceremony in April, management. His research examines the differences in design logic and khamilton.tamu.edu 2010. Pictured left to right: George J. Mann, Dean Jorge Vanegas evidence for medical and welfare facilities between the U.S. and Japan.

4 Insight Newsletter: Spring 2010 • Center for Health Systems & Design Center for Health Systems & Design • Insight Newsletter: Spring 2010 5 Aggie students show talent at national conference

Texas A&M students participate in healthcare design charrette

Texas A&M students presented in the Student Charrette sponsored by American Institute of Architects - Academy of Architecture for Health (AIA-AAH) and The STERIS Corporation at the Healthcare Design ’09 conference. Aggie students Rana Zadeh, Haifeng Pan, Nicole Hoffman, Kashif Sayed, and Dyutima Jha worked to investigate and pro- pose a design to an ‘Urgent Care Clinic for Tourists.’ They were allotted forty-eight hours to complete their solution. After completion, the teams presented their conceptual designs of the charrette to a jury composed of healthcare architects and designers. The Aggie design exhibited a cohesive scheme involving detailed thought-processes of BIM energy analysis, Revit mod- eling, daylight and sun exposure affecting patient outcomes, staggering building penetration, light shelves, gardens provid- ing a restorative atmosphere for staff and patients healing, clear wayfinding, social support spaces for positive escape and sense of control, flexibility, building orientation, and shaded walkways. “The primary objective of the Charrette,” according to the AIA-AAH website, “is to stimulate critical inquiry, creative ideas, and interaction between students, faculty, and design Pictured left to right: Nicole Hoffman, Professor George Mann, Rana Zadeh, professionals.” Dr. Joseph McGraw, Dyutima Jha, Kashif Sayed, Haifeng Pan The charrette teams present in a non-competitive environ- ment that allows for the stimulation of health facility design interest among students. The charrette planning committee includes: David Allison, AIA, Professor, Clemson University; Fernando Rodrigues, AIA, Vice President, HOK; Tushar Gupta, AIA, Principal WHR Archi- tects; and Ken Webb , AIA, Principal, RTKL. For more information of the AIA AAH & Steris Student Design Charrette, search online at: http://www.aia.org/practicing/groups/kc/AIAB028682

6 Insight Newsletter: Spring 2010 • Center for Health Systems & Design Center for Health Systems & Design • Insight Newsletter: Spring 2010 7 Kamp Lawrence Aliber Nanda Cadenhead Pati Latimer Crowley Caretsky Health facility, design experts featured in lecture series

Industry luminaires visit Debajyoti Pati, PhD, HKS Architects, Herman Miller LA CHSD to share cutting-edge Dallas, Texas. showroom shines knowledge to students, faculty “Healthcare for All: A Return to Health Industry Advisory Council Member-Firm Update with LEED CI Platinum the Basics (Reversing the Supersizing Trend),” a lecture featuring Scot Latimer, “Nature and Human Nature,” a AIA, KSA, Denver, Colorado. WHR Tradewell legacy Shepley Bulfinch leads in lecture featuring David Kamp, ASLA, continues ‘Walking the talk’ Dirtworks, New York, New York. “Healthcare Construction - Code Compliance is a Challenge for Design- Shepley Bulfinch will be a sponsor of “Improving Design through Com- ers,” a lecture featuring Michael Crow- the 7th World Congress and Exhibition puter Simulation: Ambulatory Care Case ley, PE, Rolf Jensen & Associates, Hous- of the International Academy of Design Herman Miller, Inc. received a LEED Studies,” a lecture featuring Donald ton, Texas. ESa inducted into and Health, taking place in Boston in CI (Commercial Interiors) Platinum Lawrence, Associate AIA, R.T. (MR) (R) Planetree Visionary 2011. certification from the U.S. Green (ARRT), Senior Associate / Planning “How Technology Enables Iconic SBRA’s Angela Watson’s article on Building Council for its recently Specialist and Consultant, FKP Architects, Building Design,” a lecture featuring Design Network “LEED by Example” in January’s issue of completed Los Angeles showroom. , Texas. William Caretsky, PE, Syska Hennesy, Schwindel Egdorf Anderson Healthcare Design tells the story behind The 18,000-square-foot facility is the Boston, Massachusetts. Earl Swensson Associates, Inc. the story of the LEED certification of first LEED CI Platinum project in Los “Space Matters: Square Feet, Building WHR Architects announces the selec- (ESa) is one of only five architecture Concord Hospital in New Hampshire. Angeles. Multipliers and How They Go Together,” “Transitioning to Knowledge- Based tion of the 2010-2011 Tradewell Fellow, and design firms nationally to be SBRA’s Jennifer Aliber spoke on A former a lecture featuring Jennifer Aliber, AIA, Architecture,” a lecture featuring A. Ray Stephanie Schwindel, Masters of Archi- certified as a charter member of the healthcare planning as part of the spring warehouse ACHA, SBRA, Boston, Massachusetts. Pentecost, III, DrPH, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP, tecture May 2010 graduate from Texas Planetree Visionary Design Network. 2010 Architecture for Health Lecture built in 1956, Clark Nexsen, Norfolk, Virginia. A&M. During her year, Schwindel will This certification Series at Texas A&M’s College of Archi- the facility “Art in the Healthcare Environment: receive direct mentorship from experi- establishes ESa as a tecture (see page 9). incorporates An Evidence- Based Approach,” a lec- “Hospital Archetypes and Icons,” a enced leaders in the realms of master specialist in evidence- many environ- ture featuring Upali Nanda, PhD, Ameri- lecture featuring Don McKahan, AIA, planning, programming, evidence-based based healthcare mentally sensitive measures, including can Art Resources, Houston, Texas. FACHA, McKahan Planning Group, Del- design and research. design following the its location within an area close to mar, California. Kelly Egdorf, current Tradewell Fel- Planetree philosophy FKP project receives public transportation, local business- “Critical Care Unit Design, The Win- low, recently attended the AIAS Con- of healing design. The es, and restaurants; energy efficient ners and Future Trends: an Investiga- “Senior Living Trends,” a lecture fea- ference in Minneapolis, MN to provide honor was bestowed ‘Laboratory of the Year’ light fixtures and occupancy sensors tive Study,” a lecture featuring Charles turing Ron Blitch, FAIA, FACHA, Blitch/ guidance to college-age architecture upon ESa during throughout the space; and MBDC, Cadenhead, FAIA, FACHA, Senior Knevel, New Orleans, Louisiana. students on post-graduation opportuni- the 2009 Planetree The FKP designed Texas Children’s BIFMA level and GREENGUARD certi- Principal and Designer, WHR Architects, ties. Egdorf is working on her Tradewell Annual Conference, Hospital Feigin Center expansion labora- fied products and materials to assure Houston, Texas. “Healthcare Public Spaces and the research project – a case study analysis held in Baltimore. tory has received an Honorable Mention an environmentally responsible inte- Power of Design,” a lecture featuring of the evidence-based design process. Planetree is an inter- award in R&D Magazine’s Laboratory of rior and superior indoor air quality. “Designing for Patient Safety: John Pangrazio, FAIA, FACHA, Partner & In January, Diana Anderson (2008- nationally recognized the Year competition. The annual inter- Herman Miller, Inc. is a founding The Role of Room Handedness and Christian Carlson, NBBJ, Seattle, Wash- 2009 Tradewell Fellow) presented a non-profit organiza- national competition recognizes the best member of the U.S. Green Building Decentralization,” a lecture featuring ington. poster with her Tradewell research tion that promotes new and renovated laboratories that Council and requires that its new or findings on critical care unit rounding innovative models of healthcare that combine all aspects of the building into renovated facilities achieve a mini- with Dr. Rob Todd from The Methodist focus on healing and nurturing body, a superior working environment. mum of LEED Silver certification. Hospital at the Society of Critical Care mind and spirit in order to maximize The landmark building symbolizes Link to News & Events page on Medicine (SCCM) Conference in Miami positive healthcare outcomes. The cer- a beacon of hope for the future and rep- HermanMiller.com Beach, Florida. tification identifies firms, for hospitals resents the hospital’s vision to forge new http://www.hermanmiller.com/ More information found online at: construction or renovations, that are frontiers in pediatric care, education and About-Us/News-Events-Media www.whrarchitects.com/tradewell committed to patient-centered care. translational research. Pentecost McKahan Blitch Pangrazio Carlson

8 Insight Newsletter: Spring 2010 • Center for Health Systems & Design Center for Health Systems & Design • Insight Newsletter: Spring 2010 9 New Orleans Health & Hospital Facility design by students Courtney Border, Lisa Bradley Students unveil New Orleans hospital designs “Bringing learning to life.” Students in Texas A&M’s Architecture For Health studio unveiled designs Dec. 2 in the Wright Gallery for a proposed New Orleans hospital that will serve an area hard hit by Hur- ricane Katrina in August 2005. Floodwaters from broken levees poured into New Orleans’ 9th Ward after Hurricane Katrina struck, causing massive dam- age. “Most of the city’s infra- College of Nursing graduates first class structure was identified as inadequate for future use, Texas A&M confers opportunity to register for nursing including the nearby Methodist courses and vice-versa promoting inter- Hospital,” said George J. Mann, nursing students action in the students education. professor of architecture and Students will have the opportunity co-director of the studio. to profession at to invite faculty from the College of The New Orleans Redevel- Nursing and the College of Architecture Design by students Phillip Cedeno, opment Authority issued a call first nursing school to serve as professional study and thesis Salud Sierra for design concepts for a new said Mann; green areas were also included in their models graduation committee members. health care facility in the 9th and drawings, because research has shown that such areas can “One such course architecture stu- Ward. J. Wood, an architect and developer with Fiorano Ven- help lead patients to quicker recoveries. dents would benefit from taking in the tures LLC of Schertz, Texas, and Bob Wehrmeyer, president of Phillip Cedeno, working with fellow studio member Salud The Texas A&M Health Science Cen- nursing school focuses on nurse observa- FAS Companies in , are working with NORA, and, Sierra, said they included photovoltaic cells and water collec- ter’s College of Nursing graduates their tion in the field,” explains Shepley. College of Nursing, currently serves as familiar with past work from the studio, approached Mann tion elements in their building design. first class this spring after its launch in Shepley continues to say, “we all have committee member to master of archi- and Joseph J. McGraw, architecture professor emeritus, about “We placed parking areas underneath the building and sur- 2008. The new program is led by Sharon a debt of gratitude to the nursing pro- tecture final study projects. the project. Wood is a former faculty member at the college. rounded it with a natural area to promote patient wellness,” Wilkerson, PhD, RN, and dean of the fession’s role in the built environment.” The Center for Health Systems & “Students created designs for a 90- 100-bed facility with an said Cedeno. College of Nursing. The ties between the Health Science Design aims to bring future nursing emergency center, surgery unit, intensive care units for adults Plans to present the projects to officials in New Orleans are “This is substantial to the Center Center and the College of Architecture students into the center’s certificate and children, a post anesthesia care unit, radiology depart- pending, said Mann. for Health Systems & Design,” says Dr. continue to grow as recently Kirk Hamil- program. This will be pending the Col- ment, and a lab for blood and tissue analysis,” said McGraw, Ruka Kosuge Okamoto, a recent visiting scholar from the Mardelle Shepley, “because the nurs- ton, associate professor of architecture, lege of Nursing’s progress in developing who co-directed the studio. University of Tokyo, and Kazu Okamoto, assistant professor ing profession was among the first lectured on the importance of nursing a graduate program. Plans for the facility, he added, are a beacon of hope for of architecture at the University of Tokyo and a recent Kajima concerned with the impact of the built input in the health facility design pro- More information about the Col- the revitalization and growth of the community. Corporation visiting scholar, co-directed the studio with Mann environment on healing.” cess (full story on page 6). lege of Nursing can be found online at: Students designed the hospital with sustainability in mind, and McGraw. Architecture students will have the Dr. Regina Bently, professor in the http://tamhsc.edu/

10 Insight Newsletter: Spring 2010 • Center for Health Systems & Design Center for Health Systems & Design • Insight Newsletter: Spring 2010 11 Students research facilities for the blind Faculty, students investigate lighting Students in Dr. Mardelle Shepley’s of a questionnaire that focuses on the programming course have initiated effectiveness of architectural features in in healthcare evidence-based design research for a supporting wayfinding and orientation. Veteran’s Administration training facility The project is expected to take place for the blind. over the course of three semesters. Dr. Liliana Beltran, Dr. Shepley, who was approached by Shepley’s programming course is associate professor of the architects working on this project, structured to introduce students with architecture, is leading The Design Partnership and the Smith- competency in basic building code efforts in studying the Group, has begun to guide students in research, multiple methods to program- effects of lighting condi- the process of developing tools that will ming, and the processes of introducing tions within healthcare be used to evaluate the existing facility, evidence-based design principals and environments. an interim facility, and ultimately, the research. Beltran, with the par- Dr. Beltran newly designed facility. Students will be immersed in a ticipation of Texas A&M Understanding the perceptions research project in addition to lectures electrical engineering students, is taking Pictured left to right: Rutuparna Pathak, Manish Dixit, James Law of Methodist Hospital’s facilities Mann takes semester- and needs of the blind introduced the based on the CHD’s Evidence-based measurements of lighting controls and management department need for an intense review of exist- Design Accreditation and Certification the perceived and measured effects of long sabbatical ing research on the topic. Students are study guides. hospitalized patients. Her study is tak- currently working on the development ing place at the College of Architecture Students conduct facility management George J. Mann, the Ronald L. Ranch at the riverside campus. Skaggs, FAIA & Joseph G. Sprague, Of particular interest are the ramifica- study at Houston’s Methodist hospital FAIA Endowed Chair in Health Facilities tions of lighting in relation to an individ- Design, goes on sabbatical during the ual’s circadian sleep rhythm. Graduate students in a spring semester. Mann says he intends Dr. Beltran’s areas of interest are in facilities management class to use his leave “writing articles, visiting day lighting design and analysis, climatic at Texas A&M are working and consulting with health facilities, design and lighting, intelligent building closely with administrators firms, universities, agencies and organi- facades, climate-responsive design of at Houston’s Methodist Hos- zations along the east coast.” vernacular and contemporary architec- pital to produce a study of Mann founded the universally ture, sustainable design and green build- the hospital’s Dunn Tower. respected Architecture-for-Health pro- ings, and energy & day-lighting design During a Sept. 10 field gram at Texas A&M University in 1967. GUPHA appoints 2 new VPs to leadership tools. trip to the hospital at Hous- During his forty-plus years as professor, ton’s Texas Medical Center, he has undertaken over 700 projects John Cook, director of with more than 4,000 former students. Global University Programs in Health- Program, Clemson University, South facilities management, gave care Architecture (GUPHA) expands its Carolina. Hamilton lectures at students an overview of the leadership with the addition of two new “We are hospital’s daily operations Psychology professor vice presidents. looking College of Nursing and a behind-the-scenes Pictured left to right: Udaya Gottipati, Harpinder Billing, John Cook, Dr. Kazuhiko Okamoto, Assistant forward to tour of its inner workings — Methodist Hospital director of facilities management honored by peers Professor at the University of Tokyo the future The College of Archi- boiler rooms, water chilling and recently a visiting professor at of GUPHA tecture’s Kirk Hamilton, facilities, generators and much more. components, such as the interior floor- Michael Duffy, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, along with Brian and its Associate Director of the Led by Sarel Lavy, assistant professor ings and ceilings, painting, plumbing professor of counseling Briscoe, EDAC, graduate architecture purposes of Center for Health Systems of construction science, the students will and light fixtures, doors and windows. psychology, is the recipi- student are the newest members to the organizing Dr. Okamoto Briscoe & Design, presented to return to the hospital to collect addi- The students will utilize a software ent of the Psychologists in GUPHA leadership. healthcare nursing students at the tional data, and then return again on program to analyze the data they collect Long Term Care Inc. 2009 Current leadership includes GUPHA educators from around the world to Texas A&M Health Science Dec. 1 to summarize their findings for along with other information pertinent Award for Outstanding president George J. Mann, Professor of share ideas,” explains Mann, “and Center in February. Hamilton hospital officials. The students’ final pre- to the building assessment, such as the Contribution to Psychol- Architecture at Texas A&M University, recognize these two new vice presidents In his lecture, ‘Nurs- sentations will examine key performance amount and cost of energy consumed, ogy in Long Term Care. Dr. Duffy The Skaggs – Sprague Chair of Health will help develop this initiative.” ing’s Role in Facility Design,’ Hamilton indicators as well as provide a condition the ratio of preventative building main- Duffy was selected for Facilities Design in the United States, GUPHA unites the global healthcare aimed at introducing future nurses to assessment and a strategic plan for the tenance to unscheduled maintenance, his work in geropsychology and mental GUPHA secretary general Dr. Yasu- architecture programs and assists in the the importance of the facilities role to Dunn Tower. and the number of uncompleted work health. He is a founding member and shi Nagasawa, Dean of the Faculty of support of new and growing programs. either enhance or inhibit their work On their first return trip, the class, orders. past chair of the group. Engineering at Kogakuin University in GUPHA was founded by the Univer- performance and experience. divided into three teams of four stu- From the data, Lavy said, the soft- The award was announced at the Japan, GUPHA vice president Rosemary sity of Tokyo, Texas A&M University, Hamilton was invited by Dr. Regina dents each, will gather data for their ware will provide options for the cost annual Gerontological Society of Glanville, Director, MARU, South Bank and South Bank University, UK. GUPHA Bentley, Associate Dean of Academic condition assessments. Each group will and scheduling of major building reno- America Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, University, UK, and GUPHA senior advi- currently has over 150 members from 35 Affairs to the Texas A&M Health Science be assigned four floors, Lavy said, on vations, which the students will use their on Saturday (Nov. 21, 2009). sor David Allison, Director of Healthcare universities representing 30 countries. Center. which they will evaluate various building final reports.

12 Insight Newsletter: Spring 2010 • Center for Health Systems & Design Center for Health Systems & Design • Insight Newsletter: Spring 2010 13 Faculty honored among 20 most influential by industry magazine

Pictured: Kirk Hamilton (center) Pictured: George J. Mann Pictured: Dr. Roger Ulrich (right)

Pictured left to right: Erin Peavey, Dr. Mardelle Shepley, Kate Taege, Dr. Upali Nanda, Dr. Sally Augustin, Dr. Eve Edelstein, Kalpana Kuttaiah Center for Health Systems & Design faculty consistently recognized RIPP launches to unite research, practice to be meaningful in healthcare facility design field by fellow peers New professional group forms, Texas A&M’s College of Architecture was well-repre- Critical Care Medicine’s design committee, and serves on sented again in Healthcare Design Magazine’s 2009“Top the faculty of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s aims at integrating academicians, 20 Most Influential People in Healthcare Design,” with collaborations on improving flow in the acute care set- three professors earning distinction. ting and transforming care at the bedside. practitioners for practical evidence- For its annual end-of-year list, the magazine accepted Also on the list is Dr. Roger Ulrich, a professor both in online nominations by the peers of professional archi- the Department of Architecture and the Department of based design tects, interior designers, academics, and researchers they Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning. Evidence-based saw making a difference in advancing the design of A behavioral scientist, Ulrich teaches courses in the The Researchers In Professional Practice (RIPP) was formed to bring healthcare facilities in 2009. area of evidence-based design, and conducts research on together the growing number of research practitioners. Recently, archi- Kirk Hamilton, Dr. Roger Ulrich, and George Mann are the effects of healthcare facilities and nature on medical tects and designers have additionally applied the new role of researcher Boot Camp listed in the December issue among the field’s instru- outcomes. His work has influenced the architecture, inte- to their qualifications and leading to the development of the research mental professionals. rior design, and site planning of scores of major hospitals practitioner. Evidence-based practice Boot Camp is open Kirk Hamilton, FAIA, FACHA, an associate professor in different countries. His research has also examined The group’s first meeting was held at the Healthcare Design ’08 con- to architects, engineers, designers, project of architecture and associate director of the Center for public health benefits of landscape architecture and ference in Washington D.C. managers, researchers, technology experts, Health Systems & Design, made the list for his second urban nature, and has proven useful for professionals in The group was formed to become an information and support group librarians, developers, and building owners. consecutive year. such areas of urban planning and urban forestry. among research practitioners and functions as the vehicle to discuss The camp aims to educate professionals to Hamilton’s research area is the relationship of evi- The other College of Architecture outstanding alum- issues the research practitioners are facing. Among the current topics of sit for licensing and receive an advanced practi- dence-based design of health facilities and measurable nus making a difference in healthcare design is George discussion are their shared objectives and roles, and the research practi- tioners certificate in evidence-based design. organizational performance. J. Mann, AIA, The Skaggs -Sprague Endowed Chair of tioner’s job description within the firm. The boot camp will stimulate the partici- Hamilton is a past president of the AIA’s Academy of Health Facilities Design. Mann has 43 years of experi- “It is much more common of researchers now to enter into the practic- pants to better design based on rigorous inter- Architecture for Health, as well as past president and a ence in the field of architecture for health through his ing field of architecture,” says Dr. Mardelle Shepley, research practitioner pretation of solid evidence, careful documen- founding regent of the American College of Healthcare consulting, teaching, and research. He has established and director of the Center for Health Systems & Design, “allowing them tation of expected results, and a commitment Architects. He serves on the board of the Center for a national and international reputation as a leader in to apply the research to active projects.” to measure and report outcomes. Health Design. He was the 2003 chair of the Society for health facilities design. Currently a list-serve operates as the primary method of communica- For more information and upcoming Boot tion. The group aims to provide an annual meeting at the Healthcare Camp dates, contact Judy Pruitt at: Design conferences, as soon as Healthcare Design ’10. [email protected]

14 Insight Newsletter: Spring 2010 • Center for Health Systems & Design Center for Health Systems & Design • Insight Newsletter: Spring 2010 15 CHSD Faculty Fellow’s upcoming calendar

Upcoming public events with College of Architecture faculty participation

June 4, 2010 Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) Confer- ence in Washington DC. Dr. Susan Rodiek will be presenting “Envi- ronmental Features that Increase Outdoor Usage at Assisted Living Facilities.”

June 6-9, 2010 Congress Centre De Doelen, Dutch Center for Health Assets (DuCHA) in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Kirk Hamilton will be a Plenary Speaker.

June 9, 2010 International Academy Awards for Design and Health in Toronto, Canada.

July 24, 2010 Architecture + Health Educators Summit in Chicago, Illinois. Kirk Hamilton and George Mann will represent Texas A&M University.

Nov 13-16, 2010 Healthcare Design ‘10 Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. College of Architecture will be in attendance.

Nov 29-Dec 1, 2010 30th International Union of Architects - Public Health Group (UIA-PHG) Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. George insight Mann will represent Texas A&M University. March 29-31, 2011 37th International Hospital Federation (IHF) World Issue 12: Spring 2010 Hospital Congress in Dubai, UAE. George Mann will represent Texas Texas A&M University’s A&M University. Newsletter for the Center for Health Systems Sept 25-Oct 1, 2011 24th International Union of Architects (UIA) Meet- Center for Health Systems & Design & Design (CHSD) is home to the world’s largest ing in Tokyo, Japan. George Mann will represent Texas A&M University. College of Architecture • Texas A&M University collection of interdisciplin- Texas A&M Health Science Center • College of Medicine 2011 Global University Programs in Healthcare Architecture (GUPHA) ary faculty, students, and Meeting in Tokyo, Japan. George Mann, president of GUPHA, will affiliated professionals represent Texas A&M University. The Center for Health Systems & Design committed to research and College of Architecture education about environ- Texas A&M University 3137 TAMU ments for healthcare. College Station, Texas 77843-3137 The CHSD is a creation of the Colleges of Texas colonias and AIDS patients. The primary activi- Architecture and Medicine at Texas A&M Univer- ties of the Center include: a professional associates Tel. 979.845.7009 Fax 979.862.2735 sity intended to promote research, innovation and program, curriculum development, health lecture http://archone.tamu.edu/chsd communication in an interdisciplinary program that series and support of health-related research and focuses on health facility planning and design. The design projects. research interests of faculty fellows range from the The Center for Health Systems & Design is housed effects of stress on patients’ health and well being, in the College of Architecture and is headed by Direc- to the design of healing environments for neonatal tor Mardelle Shepley, D. Arch; the Center’s Associate patients, children, the elderly, people who live in the Director is Kirk Hamilton, FAIA, FACHA.