Healthcare Design - May 2014 - 2

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COMMON GOAL
An integrated project delivery contract and Lean design process drove the creation of
MaineGeneral's new Alfond Center for Health, with team members sharing in risks and rewards
to ensure its success. By Jennifer Kovacs Silvis

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SPECIAL REPORT: LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
INTRODUCTION: THE LUSH LIFE
By Kristin D. Zeit

URBAN RENEWAL
A rooftop garden at Yale-New Haven's Smilow Cancer Hospital offers patients the calm and
comfort of a backyard space-seven floors above the bustling city below.
By Margie Monin Dombrowski

LAUDED LANDSCAPES
A roundup of Silver- and Bronze-winning projects from the 2013 Landscape Architecture for
Healthcare Communities awards program.

THE PERFECT SETTING
Specific patient populations can benefit from tailored approaches to landscape design to
facilitate healing and keep them safe. By Clare Cooper Marcus and Naomi A. Sachs

TWEAKING THE TEMPLATE
The Fontana Medical Center in Fontana, Calif., takes a standard Kaiser Permanente design
scheme and adds some new twists. By Chin Lee

WILL TRAVEL FOR TREATMENT
Going beyond elective surgeries, a growing number of medical tourists are seeking tertiary care
abroad, bringing new opportunities and challenges to designers and architects. By Anne DiNardo

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INTERIORS Therapeutic design By Gerri Cote
THE CENTER Is average good enough? By Debra Levin
RESEARCH Scaling back By Esperanza Harper, Nicholas Watkins, and Tamra Minnier
CONSTRUCTION Price check By C. Bradley Cronk and Glenn A. Grube
FIRST LOOK Desert oasis By Jennifer Kovacs Silvis
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ON THE COVER: MaineGeneral Alfond
Center for Health. Photo: Anton Grassl|Esto
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