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GRESHAM SMITH
HGA (AI GENERATED IMAGE)
FINALIST
Oasis
TEAM: HGA
ON-STAGE PRESENTERS: Tanya Chadha, senior
associate, senior medical planner; Bryce Hubertz,
associate vice president, senior project designer; Jesse
Robinson, associate vice president, senior medical planner
THE PREMISE
Across the globe, children are being exposed
to growing crises, including armed conflicts,
mass shootings, family displacement, and
abuse. Childhood trauma can have a long-term
effect on mental and physical health, especially
among youth who are the most vulnerable.
Early intervention, including therapies
such as Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy (TF-CBT), help children heal through
the brain's neuroplasticity, which enables it
to form new pathways throughout one's life,
helping to prevent negative outcomes in adulthood.
Oasis aims to empower children to
navigate their healing journey.
THE CONCEPT
Building on the benefits of TF-CBT, Oasis creates
an interactive environment in which neural
pathways can be repaired and reworked.
Using advanced technology, Oasis scans a
user's brain and reconstructs physical and
projected spaces based on positive memories,
such as a forest from a family trip or a holiday
celebration, as well as adjusts scents, sounds,
temperature, and textures to further enhance
the experience. Children can use the setting for
playing, relaxing, or engaging in therapy. The
more time spent in Oasis, the more positive
memories are reinforced, and neural pathways
are repaired.
THE DETAILS
The inflatable architecture reshapes itself to
accommodate individuals or groups and can
adapt to various locations, from residential settings
to trauma situations like natural disasters
or post-violence interventions. Additionally,
Oasis can project an AI-generated therapist in a
comforting form such as an animal or cartoon,
to guide and monitor a child's experience. The
versatile healing tool is easy to set up and its
adaptability to different locations means it can
improve access to care, including in rural areas
experiencing a shortage of facilities and care
professionals.
FINALIST
Invisible
TEAM: Gresham Smith
ON-STAGE PRESENTERS: Leanna Albright, senior
interior designer and associate; Chris Hoal, architect and
healthcare market design leader; Maria Sanchez, interior
designer and associate
THE PREMISE
Sterile, isolating, and stressful hospital environments
can cause discomfort in almost everyone.
Furthermore, because today's medical facilities
must be designed adequately for everyone,
they are designed perfectly for no one. However,
evolving economics, modern lifestyles, and advancing
technology means the future of healthcare
will be unbound by location, cost, computing
power, and data availability. Instead, the
notion of " hospitals " will disappear, replaced by
the idea that healthcare can become a lifestyle
seamlessly woven into our daily experience.
THE CONCEPT
Providing a roadmap for how healthcare, over
time, will become fully decentralized and invisible,
this concept features an array of experiences
and vignettes in which care can be
delivered in the future. Advances in the monitoring
of personal health data paired with
powerful predictive AI will lead to a revolution
in preemptive healthcare. Biometric devices
will track not just a person's physical activ26
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ity, but mental and nutritional activity as well.
This comprehensive health data will be paired
with pattern recognition AI to accurately
pinpoint current and future risk factors for
non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular
disease.
THE DETAILS
As technology gets cheaper and smaller over
time, advanced diagnostics will be distributed
widely. In the future, obsolete gas stations
could be turned into health stations that are
powered by AI to deliver primary care, diagnostics,
and pharmacy services. Clarity Pods
combine mental health infrastructure with a
natural, healing environment. In the home, systems
will be attuned to support health, whether
by collecting additional health data, reinforcing
healthy habits, customizing interior environments,
or responding in an emergency. One
idea is the use of interactive holograms in living
areas to give occupants a chance to connect
with their digital twin for a complete picture of
their personal health.
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