Q&A: Patient-Centered Design

A growing trend in the push for consumer-focused healthcare is a surge in patient-centered design of hospitals and medical centers. As a result, architectural and construction firms nationwide have seen an increase in RFP’s for projects.
 
JRA Architects of Lexington, Ky., has a diversified portfolio of hospital projects, including the Dr.

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Stephen Stokes

StokesInternational architecture and planning company RTKL Associates hired Stephen Stokes as a principal in the firm’s healthcare sector. Operating from RTKL’s Los Angeles office, Stokes will serve as the firm’s Asia Healthcare Practice Leader.

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Q&A: Healthcare Wayfinding

Randy Cooper, author of “Wayfinding for Healthcare: Best Practices for Today’s Facilities,” has more than 35 years of experience in the healthcare wayfinding industry. Cooper is founder and president of Cooper Signage and Graphics Inc.,, an Atlanta-based wayfinding consultancy and signage design firm.

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Stanley L. Chiu

ChiuStanley L. Chiu, AIA, LEED AP, joined RTKL Associates Inc., as vice president. Chiu has 18 years of experience, primarily with healthcare and higher-education facility planning. He will work in the firm’s Los Angeles health and science studio and lead activities in the western United States and Asia.

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Dalena Larson

LarsonRemco, a California-based recycled aggregate materials company that specializes in eco-friendly landscaping materials, named Dalena Larson director of sales and marketing. Larson is responsible for all aspects of sales and marketing, including the launch of the company’s latest product, GreenRock.

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Julie Barrett

Barrett Julie Barrett was hired as business development director at the Long Beach office of Heery International.  Barrett brings more than 22 years of combined architecture, construction and engineering experience to Heery, a design and construction management firm.

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