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There’s a story behind every structure in our world. Meet the engineers and architects who are changing communities through imagination and innovation. Speaking of Design makes you part of the experience as they transform the world, one project at a time.
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As part of this series for our Speaking of Design podcast, Brian Giebink, behavioral and mental health director, visits some of the world’s leading healthcare providers for candid conversations about the challenges they face and the opportunities to transform the patient and caregiver experience. This series intends to help us consider new perspectives in our quest to create transformative behavioral and mental health facilities that foster recovery, independence, and a sense of community.
Spectations, a Speaking of Design podcast series, speaks to the evolving landscape of sports and recreation and the spaces that bring them to life. Hosted by Andrew Elmer, architecture sports and recreation director, the series features candid conversations and practical insights from the sports and recreation community.
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Georgia Tech’s Flourishing Communities Collaborative
What if you could intertwine education and professional practice to do good? That’s the concept behind the Georgia Tech School of Architecture’s Flourishing Communities Collaborative, a unique academic lab that partners faculty, students and professionals to take on real pro-bono design projects. On this episode of Speaking of Design, we’ll hear about the benefits of that immersive educational experience and the experience of designing a new healthcare clinic for Clarkston Community Heath, a free healthcare clinic for uninsured and underserved residents of Clarkston County.
Design 4 Others — Improving Healthcare in Rural India
While the work of architects makes a difference in the world, rarely do designers get to stand shoulder to shoulder with the people whose livelihood depends on the very buildings they design. With that in mind, a group of architects from HDR formed Design 4 Others as a way to volunteer their design expertise to make a positive impact on under-served communities. In this episode, we’ll learn more about how they’re partnering with Construction for Change and iKure on a pro bono project to improve healthcare for rural community members in West Bengal, India.
Prototyping a Therapeutic Environment for Behavioral Health Treatment
What makes the ideal inpatient room for individuals being treated for behavioral and mental illnesses? Partnering with the Veterans Affairs New Jersey Healthcare System, a team of architects, researchers, and healthcare experts worked collaboratively to prototype a room designed specifically for behavioral and mental health treatment. Their design research will help architects and healthcare providers leverage evidence-based design to create therapeutic environments for both patients and their families.