Toronto 2014 Award Winners
Toronto 2014
Award Winners

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Lead Judge: Dr John Zeisel PhD, Hearthstone Alzheimer Care, USA
Panel: Prof James Barlow PhD, Imperial College London, UK
- Prof James Barlow PhD, Imperial College London, UK
- Dr Eve A Edelstein, MArch, PhD (neuroscience), Assoc AIA, F-AAA, University of Arizona, USA
Winner
Neural Correlates of Nature Stimuli: A fMRI study
Funded by Sky Factory Foundation
Authored by Debajypti Pati, Michael O’Boyle, Cherif Amor, Jiancheng Hou, Shabboo Valipoor and Dan Fang, Texas Tech University, USA
Finalists
Effect of physical environment on the behaviours of residents with dementia and staff care practice in dementia care setting: A comparison between a small group unit and a traditional care unit
Authored by Sookyoung Lee PhD, Habib Chaudhury PhD and Lillian Hung RN, BN, MA, Research Center Design & Health, Sweden
Field observations into the environmental soul: Spatial configuration and social life for people experiencing dementia
Authored by Farhana Ferdous, University of Kansas, USA
Designing everyday activities: Living environments for adults with autism
Authored by Katie Gaudion, The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art, UK.
Design and delivery of robust hospital environments in a changing climate
Authored by C Alan Short MA DipArch RIBA, University of Cambridge; Kevin Lomas BSc PhD, University of Loughborough; Alistair Fair BA MA PhD, University of Cambridge; Catherine Noakes BEng PhD, University of Leeds; Giridharan Renganathan BArch MUrDgn PhD AIA, University of Kent; Sura Al-Maiyah BSc MSc PhD, Portsmouth School of Architecture
Lead Judge: John Cole, Consultant, UK
Panel:
- Frankie Lim, CPG Consultants, Singapore
- Ian Forbes, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Winner
Gualv New City General Hospital, China
Commissioned by Zengcheng Municipal Health Bureau,
Designed by RTKL Associates
Highly Commended
The Greater Accra Regional Hospital at Ridge, Ghana
Designed by Perkins+Will
Highly Commended
Private Academic Medical Center in Uttar Pradesh, India
Designed by Cannon Design
The finalists
Clock View Mental Health Project, UK, commissioned by Mersey Care NHS Trust, designed by Medical Architecture
Grand Hopital de Charleroi, Belgium, designed by VK Architects & Engineers
Oncology Centre of Excellence at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Saudi Arabia, designed by RTKL Associates
Ministry of the Interior Hospital, Qatar, designed by B+H Architects
Lead Judge: Prof Ihab Elzeyadi, University of Oregon, USA
Panel:
- Prof Alan Short, University of Cambridge, UK
- Katie Wood, Arup, Canada
Winner
St Mary’s Hospital, Canada
Commissioned by Vancouver Coastal Health
Designed by Farrow Partnership Architects and Perkins + Will
Highly Commended
Knowledge Centre, St Olavs Hospital, Norway
Commissioned and managed by Helsebygg Midt-Norge
Designed by Nordic – Office of Architecture / Ratio Arkitekter / Asplan Viak
The finalists
Ozanam Industries Stanmore, Australia, designed by DTB Architects
Ethianum Heidelberg, Germany, designed by Schmucker and Partner
Gundersen Health System, Legacy Building Addition and Renovation, USA, designed by AECOM
Beijing United Family Hospital New Hope Oncology Center, China, designed by Robarts Interiors & Architecture
George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology Waterfront Campus, Canada, designed by Stantec Architecture and Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects in Joint Venture
The South Health Campus, Calgary, Canada, designed by Kasian Architecture Interior Design & Planning
Lead Judge: Deborah Sheehan, Cannon Design, USA
Panel:
- Linda Bishop, Interior Design Consultant, USA/China
- Nicola Bertrand, Johnstaff, Australia
Winner
Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Australia
Designed by HDR | Rice Daubney
Highly Commended
Deheng Clinic, Beijing,
China, designed by Robarts Interiors & Architecture
Highly Commended
Mount Sinai Hospital: Sherman Health + Wellness Centre, Canada,
Designed by ARK
Highly Commended
Knowledge Centre, St Olavs Hospital, Norway
Commissioned and managed by Helsebygg Midt-Norge
Designed by Nordic – Office of Architecture / Ratio Arkitekter
The finalists
Ozanam Industries Stanmore, Australia, designed by DTB Architects
Boomerang Health Sickkids Healthcare Centre, Canada, commissioned by Sickkids Children’s Hospital, designed by C & Partners Architects
Lead Judge: Tye Farrow, Farrow Partnership Architects, Canada
Panel:
- Ray Pentecost III, International Academy for Design & Health, USA
- Stephane Vermeulen, VK Architects & Engineers, Belgium
Winner
St Olavs Hospital Norway
Commissioned and managed by Helsebygg Midt-Norge
Designed by Nordic – Office of Architecture / Ratio Arkitekter / Studio4 Arkitekter / KHR / Pre Knudsen Arkitekter / Asplan Viak / Niels Torp Arkitekter / Pol G Kavli
Highly Commended
Deheng Clinic, Beijing, China
Designed by Robarts Interiors & Architecture
The finalists
Robarts Interiors & Architecture Beijing Office, Beijing, China, designed by Robarts Interiors & Architecture
Mount Sinai Hospital: Sherman Health + Wellness Centre, Canada, designed by ARK
George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology Waterfront Campus, Canada, designed by Stantec Architecture and Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects in Joint Venture
The South Health Campus, Calgary, Canada, designed by Kasian Architecture Interior Design & Planning
Lead Judge: John Steven, Stantec, Canada
Panel:
- John Hicks, AECOM, UK
- Mungo Smith, Medical Architecture, Australia
Winner
Sir Ludwig Guttman Health & Wellbeing Centre, UK
Commissioned by Olympic Delivery Authority
Designed by Penoyre & Prasad
Highly Commended
Knowledge Centre, St. Olavs Hospital, Norway,
Commissioned and managed by Helsebygg Midt-Norge,
Designed by Nordic – Office of Architecture / Ratio Arkitekter / Asplan Viak
Highly Commended
National Heart Centre, Singapore
Commissioned by Ministry of Health Singapore
Designed by Broadway Malyan
The finalists
Malmi Hospital, Finland, commissioned by City of Helsinki, designed by Olli Pekka Jokela Oy
Midland Memorial Hospital, USA, designed by Perkins + Will
Seattle Children’s Building Hope, USA, designed by ZGF Architects
St Mary’s Hospital, Canada, commissioned by Vancouver Coastal Health, designed by Farrow Partnership Architects and Perkins + Will
The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center, USA, commissioned by North Shore LIJ Health System, designed by MorrisSwitzer – Environments for Health
George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology Waterfront Campus, Canada, designed by Stantec Architecture and Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects in Joint Venture
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, USA, commissioned by Partners Healthcare, designed by Perkins + Will
Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Australia, designed by HDR | Rice Daubney
Lancaster General Health, Ann B Barshinger Cancer Institute, USA, designed by Ballinger
Lead Judge:
Tarek El-Khatib, Zeidler Partnership Architects, Canada
Panel:
- Prof Gelun, Beijing Architecture University, China
- Robin Guenther, Perkins + Will, USA
Winner
Architecture University, St Olavs Hospital Norway, Commissioned and managed by Hesebygg Midt-Norge
Designed by Nordic – Office of Architecture / Ratio Arkitekter / Studio4 Arkitekter
/ KHR / Pre Knudsen Arkitekter / Asplan Viak / Niels Torp Arkitekter / Pol G Kavli
Highly Commended
Sint Antonius Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands
Designed by de Jong Gortemaker Algra Architects & Engineers
Highly Commended
Bridgepoint Active Healthcare, Canada
Designed by Stantec Architecture / KPMB Architects and HDR Architecture / Diamond Schmitt Architects
The finalists
Gundersen Health System, Legacy Building Addition and Renovation, USA, designed by AECOM
Mercy Health – West Hospital, USA, designed by AECOM
The Academia, Singapore, designed by CPG Consultants
Gold Coast University Hospital, Australia, designed by GCUH Architecture (PDT + STH + HASSELL)
NHS Health Care Complex and Walker Family Cancer Centre, commissioned by Niagra Health System, designed by Silver Thomas Hanley and B+H Architects
The South Health Campus, Calgary, Canada, designed by Kasian Architecture Interior Design & Planning
Lead Judge: Ronald Hicks, HDR | Rice Daubney, Australia
Panel:
- Ron Billard, director, Billard Leece Partnership, Australia
- Cliff Harvey, North York General Hospital, Canada
Winner
Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care, Canada
Commissioned by St Joseph’s Health Care, London, Canada
Designed by Parkin Architects in joint venture with Architects Tillman Ruth Robinson
Highly Commended
Glenside Health Services, Australia
Commissioned by South Australia Health
Designed by Medical Architecture Asia Pacific and Swanbury Penglase Architects
Highly Commended
The Southdown Institute, Canada
Designed by Montgomery Sisam Architects
The finalists
St Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Margaret and Charles Juravinski Centre for Integrated Healthcare, Canada, designed by Cannon Design
Dandenong Mental Health Facility, Australia, commissioned by Monash Health, designed by Bates Smart Whitefield McQueen Irwin Alsop Joint Venture
Lead Judge: Guela Solow, ARK, Canada
Panel:
- Mike Nightingale, IBI Nightingale, UK
- Susan Francis, Architects for Health, UK
Winner
St Mary’s Hospital, Canada, commissioned by Vancouver
Coastal Health, designed by Farrow Partnership Architects and
Perkins + Will
Highly Commended
St Olavs Hospital, Norway
Commissioned and managed by Helsebygg Midt-Norge
Designed by art consultants and 383 Artists
Highly Commended
The Royal Children’s Hospital ARCH Creativity Program,
Australia, commissioned by The Royal Children’s Hospital,
Melbourne, directed by Victoria Jones
The finalists
Ozanam Industries Stanmore, Australia, designed by DTB Architects
Elliott Chapel Health Centre, UK, commissioned by NHS Hull, designed by HLM Architects
St Joseph Mercy Oakland South Patient Tower Art Project, USA, designed by Aesthetics
Unique People, Unique Identities, St Giles Palliative Care Hospice, UK, designed by Dominic Pote
Lead Judge: Prof Alan Dilani, Founder and CEO, International Academy for Design & Health
Winner
Prof George J. Mann AIA
Nomination
George J. Mann, AIA is a Professor of Architecture and The Ronald L. Skaggs, FAIA Endowed Professor of Health Facilities Design at Texas A&M University. He has a national and international reputation as a leader in health facilities design. He has had over 48 years of pioneering experience in the field of architecture for health through his architectural research, teaching, consulting, and practice. Professor Mann has also published numerous articles, and research reports, giving presentations of his findings on both a natural and international level.