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The Dutch Quad Residence Halls and Health Services Renovations at the University of Albany received an Institutional Award of Merit from the American Institute of Architects Eastern New York Chapter. According to the jury, There was a good transition between existing architecture and new design work. The project brings life to an already impressive building. a+ thanks our clients, the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York and University at Albany for trusting us to design this exciting and innovative project that also obtained LEED Gold certification. Click the link below for more information (page 24).

Please join us tomorrow for our webinar: Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Continuum of Mental Health Care. Valerie Bok, architecture+ principal, is one of the presenters. The webinar will share the path of this remarkable project from strategic planning through occupancy, with discussion of how the building’s siting and design breaks down the stigma associated with pediatric mental illness. https://www.healthdesign.org/events/374

The recently completed renovation of Beverwyck and Schuyler Halls at University at Albany has received LEED Gold certification The project included renovations to the residence halls and the transformation of existing dining facilities into a new home for the Campus Health, Counseling, and Wellness Center. LEED Gold was achieved through the use of new high performance windows; sustainable, local, and recycled finish materials; energy efficient LED light fixtures and HVAC systems, water use reducing plumbing fixtures, and enhanced commissioning. Click the link below for more information.

Behavioral Health Affiliate of Iowa’s Virtual Summer Conference Series is designed to inform attendees about activities in the state intended to reshape the behavioral health delivery system with a range of learning objectives including how human-centered design approaches can improve safety and patient outcomes, and identifying strategies that incorporate recreational features into the unit design and encourage patient movement. architecture+ principal, Francis Murdock Pitts, FAIA, FACHA, is one of the key speakers for the Behavioral Health Development and Design: Lessons From the Field seminar. Link below for more information and how to register.

Congratulations to Casey Crossley, AIA, LEED AP, who joined us fifteen years ago while he was a student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Since that time, he received his Bachelor of Architecture, became a licensed architect and a LEED Accredited Professional, and was named an Associate with the firm. Casey is currently working on Poestenkill Place, an 82-unit apartment building in Troy, several projects at Maria College, and the new Centre for Addition and Mental Health, Phase 1D Redevelopment in Toronto.

There’s something remarkable going on in Columbus, Ohio! That’s how yesterday morning’s Today Show summed up Nationwide Children's Hospital's Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion. a+ and NBBJ Design collaborated on the design of the groundbreaking facility that breaks stigma in its architectural elegance, accessibility, and consistency of brand with Nationwide. Click the link below for the full story.

A free virtual event hosted by Center for Health Design aims to provide the latest design thinking for behavioral health care and settings, and offers state-of-the-art best practices. One of our very own architecture+ principals, Francis Murdock Pitts, FAIA, FACHA, will be presenting. Check out the link below for more information and how to register.