Healthcare Environment Awards 2009

Award categories

Professional Categories:

• Acute (inpatient) Care Facilities
• Ambulatory (outpatient) Care Facilities
• Long-Term Care/Assisted Living Facilities
• Health and Fitness Facilities (environments in which the primary purpose is to provide healthcare and related services)
• Landscape Design
• Conceptual Design

Student Category:
Awards will be given for innovative design solutions that enhance the quality of healthcare delivery. Entries can include, but are not limited to, healthcare products (furniture, furnishings, etc.); healthcare settings (patient areas, examination rooms, corridors, etc.); or technology (equipment, systems, etc.).

Rules for Entry

Professional Categories:

• Submittals (except for conceptual) must be built and in use by June 1, 2009. Entries also must not be more than two years old or have been entered in previous Healthcare Environment Awards competitions.
• Submittals must be contained within one binder and must include professional 8 x 10 color photographs and at least one floor plan. Conceptual submittals must include color renderings.
• Submittals must also include the project name and location, submittal category, and a brief program statement (300-500 words)
• The design firm name, address, and contact person’s name, email, and phone number must be provided in an envelope at the back of the binder for purposes of anonymity
• Each submittal must include a $250 entry fee

• Submittals must be contained within one binder and must include professional quality photographs or renderings
• Submittals must include project type and a brief project description (300-500 words) addressing the goals of the project and how and why the final project improves the quality of healthcare
• Student names, address, and verification of student status in the form of a letter from the school registrar certifying enrollment at the time the project was completed must be provided in an envelope at the back of the binder for purposes of anonymity
• Each student submittal must include a $25 entry fee

No OFFICIAL entry form is required

All submittals must be received by 5:00 p.m. EST on Monday, July 6, 2009.

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Brief (PDF)