The official shortlist for the European Healthcare Design Awards 2019 has been announced, following a hard-fought competition and intensive judging process.
The awards, which celebrate and recognise professional excellence in the design of healthcare environments both in Europe and around the world, caught the interest of architects, healthcare leaders, academic researchers and innovative solutions providers from all over the globe. The extremely high standard of entries received meant the judges had an unenviable task in whittling them down to a final shortlist.
Comprising organisations and project teams in the running for ten awards across primary, community, secondary and tertiary levels of international healthcare provision and delivery, the shortlist is as follows:
Healthcare Design (Over 25,000 sqm)
- Clinical Services Building, Blacktown Hospital
Commissioned by NSW Health Infrastructure
Designed by Jacobs Architects - David H. Koch Center
Commissioned by NewYork-Presbyterian
Designed by Ballinger, HOK, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners - Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre
Commissioned by Black Stork Charity / BS Stanford
Designed by Arup and Steffian Bradley Architects - Greater Accra General Hospital de Ridge
Commissioned by Bouygues Bâtiment International
Designed by Perkins+Will
Lead judge: Kate Copeland, Australian Health Design Council, Australia
Panel judges: Tricia Down, Southmead Hospital, UK; Ganesh Suntharalingam, Intensive Care Society, UK
Healthcare Design (Under 25,000 sqm)
- The Christie Proton Beam Therapy Centre
Commissioned by The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Designed by HKS Architects - Cripps Health Centre
Commissioned by University of Nottingham
Designed by CPMG Architects - Haraldsplass Hospital – new ward building
Commissioned by Haraldsplass Diakonale Stiftelse
Designed by C.F. Møller Architects - Punmu and Parnngurr Clinics
Commissioned by Puntukurnu Aboriginal Medical Service
Designed by Kaunitz Yeung Architecture
Lead judge: Liesbeth Van Heel, senior policy advisor, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Netherlands
Panel judges: Coen van den Wijngaart, Art & Build, Belgium; Hank Adams, HDR, USA
Mental Health Design
- Mental Health Hospital in Skejby
Commissioned by Central Denmark Region
Designed by Arkitema Architects - Orygen and OYH Parkville
Commissioned by Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health
Designed by Billard Leece Partnership - Wooden Forest
Commissioned by Stichting Ipse de Bruggen
Designed by AM_A Andrea Möhn Architects
Lead judge: Jonathan Erskine, European Health Property Network, UK
Panel judges: Alice Liang, Montgomery Sisam, Canada; Mungo Smith, MAAP, Australia
Interior Design and Arts
- Erasmus MC
Commissioned by Erasmus MC
Designed by EGM architects - The New Children’s Hospital
Commissioned by New Children’s Hospital Foundation / Haahtela Project Management
Designed by SARC Architects in collaborations with Architect Group Reino Koivula - St Clair Gardens – Recovery Mental Health Centre for Mind
Commissioned by Coventry & Warwickshire Mind
Designed by IDP
Lead judge: Alexandra Coulter, Arts & Health South West, UK
Panel judges: Vivienne Reiss, arts consultant, UK; Pam Bate, Hopkins Architects, UK
Future Healthcare Design
- Munini District Hospital
Commissioned by Republic of Rwanda Ministry of Health
Designed by MASS Design Group - New North Zealand Hospital
Commissioned by New North Zealand Hospital
Designed by HdeM VLa partnership Nyt Hospital Nordsjælland I/S - Nuuk Psychiatric Clinic
Commissioned by Agency for Health and Prevention
Designed by White Arkitekter
Lead judge: Cliff Harvey, Union of International Architects Public Health Group, Canada
Panel judges: Paul Bell, Ryder Architecture, UK; Hieronimus Nickl, Nickl & Partner, Germany
Design for Adaptation and Transformation
- Carlanderska Hospital
Commissioned by Stiftelsen Carlanderska Hospital
Designed by White arkitekter - Hamad Medical Corporation Medical Education and Simulation Center
Commissioned by Hamad Medical Corporation
Designed by Perkins+Will
Lead judge: Visiting Professor Jim Chapman, Manchester School of Architecture, UK
Panel judges: Chris Shaw, Medical Architecture, UK; Jane McElroy, NBBJ, UK
Design Innovation for Quality Improvement
- David H. Koch Center
Commissioned by NewYork-Presbyterian
Designed by Ballinger, HOK, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners - Vienna North Hospital
Commissioned by Vienna Hospital Association
Designed by Albert Wimmer ZT GmbH
Lead judge: Jonathan West, Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art, UK
Panel judges: Christine Chadwick, GE Healthcare, Canada; Danny Gibson, MJ Medical, UK
Design for Health and Wellness
- Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre
Commissioned by Black Stork Charity / BS Stanford
Designed by Arup and Steffian Bradley Architects - Punmu and Parnngurr Clinics
Commissioned by Puntukurnu Aboriginal Medical Service
Designed by Kaunitz Yeung Architecture - Sachibondu Hospital
Commissioned by Sachibondu Christian Mission
Designed by Orkidstudio with Structure Mode and HOK - Vienna North Hospital
Commissioned by Vienna Hospital Association
Designed by Albert Wimmer ZT GmbH
Lead judge: David Powell, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, UK
Panel judges: Helina Kotilainen, architect, Finland; Jonathan Wilson, GB Partnerships, UK
Health and Life Sciences Design
- Alder Hey Children’s Hospital: Institute in the Park
Commissioned by Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Designed by Hopkins Architects - The University of South Australia Cancer Research Institute
Commissioned by UniSA
Designed by BVN in association with SPA
Lead judge: Liz Paslawsky, consultant, SALUS Global Knowledge Exchange, UK
Panel judges: Karin Imoberdorf, Lead Consultants, Switzerland; Tye Farrow, Farrow Partnership Architects, Canada
Design Research
Shortlisted entries for the Design Research Award are announced closer to the congress.
Lead judge: Dr Göran Lindahl PhD, Chalmers University, Sweden
The awards, which are organised by Architects for Health and SALUS Global Knowledge Exchange, will be presented at an illustrious ceremony during the final session of the European Healthcare Design 2019 Congress & Exhibition on 18 June. Supported by lead sponsor Integrated Health Projects (IHP), the awards make a significant contribution towards the development of knowledge and standards in the design of healthcare environments around the world.
The awards evaluation committee features international researchers, practitioners and policy advisors, who bring specialist multidisciplinary expertise to the specific categories they have been invited to judge.
The shortlist and winner of each award are determined by a category chair, supported by two other judges with proven expertise in their field. This robust evaluation methodology ensures a balanced and transparent decision-making process.
