Vienna 2017 Award Winners
Vienna 2017
Award Winners

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Lead Judge: Prof. James Barlow (UK)
Panel:
– Prof. Paul Barach (USA)
– Assoc. Prof. Dr Anjali Joseph (USA)
Winner of Best Student Research Project:
Open Room for Future Healthcare Environments
“A good review of the need for flexibility / adaptability in health building design, along with preliminary designs for a solution. The next step would be good to consider the economics of the different options.”
Author: Andrea Brambilla, Marco Gola and Stefano Capolongo, Italy
Winner of Best Ph.D. Candidate Research Project
Space Quality in Hospital Architecture
“An interesting typological study on recent built European university hospitals with different morphological settings investigates the optimized solutions in terms of space quality for the different groups of users.”
Author: Anna Sillitti, Ph.D. Candidate, Germany
Winner of Best Ph.D. Research Project
The social logic of psychiatric space
“This is a very good piece of research bringing together two frameworks (the SCP model and Space Syntax) to explore design aspects of psychiatric spaces and link this to a salutogenic approach.”
Author: Evangelia Chrysikou, PhD, UCL, London
Winner of Best Ph.D. Research Project
Physical Environment on User in Dementia Care Setting
“Exploring the Impact of Physical Environment on Resident’s Behavior and Staff’s Care Practice in Dementia Care Setting. A Longitudinal Study. “This is a well designed research project on an increasingly important topic. The methodology was rigorous and the research was nicely executed”
Author: Sookyoung Lee, Ph.D. Sweden Habib Chaudhury Ph.D. Canada Lillian Hung, Canada
Winner of Best Ph.D. Research Project
Design of Mental & Behavioural Health Facilities
“Developing a tool for the evaluation of mental and behavioral health facilities, identify design features that are believed to positively impact staff, patients and families in psychiatric environments”
Author: Prof. Mardelle M. Shepley, USA
Lead Judge:
Gunther De Graeve (Australia)
Panel:
- Prof. Ian Forbes (Australia)
- Susan Black (Canada)
Winner:
Hospital Südspidol Luxemburg
Commissioned by Centre Hospitalier Emile Mayrisch
Designed by Health Team Europe Albert Wimmer ZT-GmbH / Architects Collective ZT-GmbH
Highly Commended:
Shaare Zedek Cancer Centre
Commissioned by Shaare Zedek Medical Centre
Designed by Farrow Partners and RO Architects
Highly Commended:
Le nouveau CHUM, Montreal
Commissioned by Construction Santé Montréal
Designed by Cannon Design + NEUF
Highly Commended:
CTIC – Centro de Tratamiento e Investigación sobre Cáncer Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo
Commissioned by Fundacion CTIC Bogotá, Colombia
Designed by Rafael de La-Hoz Architects & Construcciones Planificadas SA
Lead Judge:
Prof. Mardelle M. Shepley (USA)
Panel:
- Donald Garner (Australia)
- Prof Alan Dilani (Sweden)
Winner:
NG TENG FONG GENERAL HOSPITAL, Singapore
Commissioned by Ministry of Health
Designed by CPG, HOK & STUDIO 505
Highly Commended:
Reading Health Plex for Advanced
Commissioned and Managed by Reading Health System
Designed by Ballinger
Highly Commended:
Vienna North Hospital
Commissioned and Managed by Vienna Hospital Association
Designed by Health Team KHN – Albert Wimmer ZT-GmbH
Lead Judge:
Tye Farrow (Canada)
Panel:
- Sylvia Leydecker (Germany)
- Liesbeth van Heel (Netherlands)
Winner:
Lancaster General Hospital
Commissioned by Penn Medicine
Designed by Ballinger
Highly Commended:
Women’s College Hospital in Toronto
Commissioned by Infrastructure Ontario
Designed by Perkins Eastman Black Architects
Highly Commended:
Blacktown Hospital in Sydney
Commissioned by NSW Health Infrastructure
Designed by JACOBS Architects
Lead Judge:
Dr. Innocent Okpanum (South Africa)
Panel:
- Katarina N. Walker (Australia)
- Prof. Debajyoti Pati (USA)
Special Award Winner Learning Environment:
Kindergarten im Stadtpark Wien
Commissioned by Magistratsabteilung 19 Wien
Designed by Martin Kohlbauer Architects
Special Award Winner Welfare Environment, (Promotion & prevention):
Welfare Centre Onni
Commissioned by Pukkila Municipality, Finland
Designed by Liisa & Markku Sievanen Architects Ltd
Winner Salutogenic Design Project Healthcare Environment :
NG TENG FONG GENERAL HOSPITAL, Singapore
Commissioned by Ministry of Health
Designed by CPG, HOK & STUDIO 505
Lead Judge:
Albert Wimmer, (Austria)
Panel:
- Anna Silitti (Germany)
- Adam Robarts (China)
Winner:
Blacktown Hospital in Sydney, Australia
Commissioned by NSW Health Infrastructure
Designed by JACOBS Architects
Highly Commended:
The CIBC Breast Assessment Centre, Canada
Commissioned and Managed by Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Designed by Zeidler Partnership Architects
Highly Commended:
Radiotherapy Centre Haaglanden Medisch Centrum
Commissioned by Haaglanden Medisch Centrum
Designed by Jong Gortemaker Algra Architects and Engineers
Highly Commended:
Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital Vienna
Commissioned by Viennese Hospital Association
Designed by Nickl & Partner Architekten AG
Lead Judge:
Nicola Bertrand (Germany)
Panel:
- Nadia Tobia, Tobia Architects (Canada)
- Saiful Anuar Aziz (Malaysia)
Winner:
Women’s College Hospital in Toronto
Commissioned by Infrastructure Ontario
Designed by Perkins Eastman Black Architects
Highly Commended:
NG TENG FONG GENERAL HOSPITAL, in Singapore,
Commissioned by Ministry of Health
Designed by CPG, HOK & STUDIO 505
Highly Commended:
Vienna North Hospital
Commissioned by Vienna Hospital Association
Designed by Health Team KHN – Albert Wimmer ZT-GmbH
Highly Commended:
Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital
Commissioned and managed by NWS Holding Limited
Designed by P&T Group
Lead Judge:
Mungo Smith (Australia)
Panel:
- Semir Zubcevic (Austria)
- Prof. Gelun (China)
Winner:
Psychiatric Clinic, Radboud university medical center
Commissioned by Radboud university medical center
Designed by EGM architects and Suzanne Holtz Studio, The Netherlands
Winner:
Aabenraa Psychiatric Hospital
Commissioned by The Region of Southern Denmark
Designed by White Arkitekter, Denmark
Lead Judge:
Vivien Mak (Hong Kong)
Panel:
- Prof. Stephen Verderber (Canada)
- Aija Thomas (Australia)
Winner:
Women’s College Hospital in Toronto
Commissioned by Infrastructure Ontario
Designed by Perkins Eastman Black Architects
Highly Commended:
Blacktown Hospital in Sydney
Commissioned by NSW Health Infrastructure
Designed by JACOBS Architects with HARC
Highly Commended:
Valley Children’s Hospital
Commissioned and Managed by Valley Children’s Hospital, Madera California
Designed by Aesthetics, Inc.
Highly Commended:
Lancaster General Hospital
Commissioned and Managed by Penn Medicine
Designed by Ballinger
Lead Judge:
Prof Alan Dilani (Sweden)
Panel:
- Albert Wimmer (Austria)
- Wilhelm Marhold (Austria)
Winner:
DI Helmut Wimmer
The International Academy for Design & Health has awarded Mr. Helmut Wimmer (Austria) the Lifetime Leadership Award for 2017.
Lead Judge:
Prof Alan Dilani (Sweden)
Panel:
- Albert Wimmer (Austria)
- Wilhelm Marhold (Austria)
Winner:
MD. Dr. Roland Paukner
The International Academy for Design & Health has awarded MD. Dr. Roland Paukner (Austria) the Lifetime Leadership Award, Health, for 2017.