ARCH 6271 - Healthcare Design of the Future (3 credits)

This course introduces students to the foundational components of healthcare facilities and the critical issues shaping healthcare design and research today. Grounded in evidence-based design principles, the course emphasizes understanding key research findings and how data-driven approaches inform design decisions across diverse healthcare environments.

Through multidisciplinary collaboration, students analyze healthcare settings by integrating clinical processes, technology, and design thinking. The course prepares students to work in collaborative teams and apply research-informed design methods to develop innovative solutions that respond to real-world healthcare challenges.

Course Project Showcase 2024

Innovations in Rural Health Design
 

The 2024 course focuses on developing innovative design solutions to address the disparities in rural healthcare and improve patient and staff experiences in rural communities. Most rural health facilities in the U.S. are in a disadvantaged position, with very limited knowledge and expertise specific to their operational context. Other rural areas outside the U.S. experience similar struggles. Students are encouraged to explore innovative and forward-thinking design solutions to address rural health issues within or outside the U.S.

Rendered image of modular outdoor wellness stations

Adaptable Wellness Pods

Beatrix Vargas, Vijay Aadithya

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Sample images of a small-footprint community healthcare hub

The Connection

Elizabeth Walker, Hanxi Sun, Isabella Turner, Nazanin Negate

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Renderings of phone screens

EvolvEat

Christine Lee, Varshaa Vasundra

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Rendering of a mobile healthcare unit

Modulo: Modular autonomous healthcare unit

Marcel Alvarez, Ariana Culver

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PeerSphere

Caroline Grounds, Aielle White

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Course Project Showcase 2022

Design For Aging

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All Aboard for Aging in Place

Aleksandra Jelenkovic, Emily J. Mosbaugh, Matthew C. Warrington, Elizabeth A. Turac, Paige E. Towler

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Bathroom Redesign

Blaire Bosley, Mark Chan, Shaun Enwright, Grace Litter, Shreya Sachdeva

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Chef System

Annie Yining Chen, Sarah Grunert, Ryan Stoddard, Alexandra Rachman, Douglas Dillman

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Solutions to Reduce Cat-Related Falls of Aging

Katie Davis, Yulim Oh, Zhixuan Zhang, Francis LaRossa

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Multifunctional Meal Prep Station

Smeya Shirley Deborah, Asia Falkner, Constance Norris Squirrel, Ann-Marie Sills, Jackie Zong

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Cook Guru

Xinyue Zhang, Hayoung Woo, Zhiyong Kong, Yue Zhu, Priyanshi Shah, Archi Shah

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Course Project Showcase 2021

Design for Mental and Behavioral Health Crisis
 

Ten student teams focused on improving the mental and behavioral health crisis experiences, collaborating with current SimTigrate Design Lab research. 

bioglaze

BioGlaze

Leah Baldocchi and Kayt Dayton

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care connect

CareConnect

Sarah Churchman and Bruce Malone

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Project Dux

Project Dux

Colin Diggs and Josh Rosenblum

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nursing station reimagined

Nursing Station Reimagined

Wanmeng Liu, Yasman Gholami, Omar Mansour

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calming center

Calming Center

Tanmay Naik, Allan Woiwood, and Niveda Shanmugam

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e-commune

E-Commune

Malina Hy, Jiaxi Yu, and Jessica Hou

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checkpoint

CheckPoint

Meiwen Bi, Eun Lim Kim, and Trevor Pope

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POD place of destress

POD: Place of De-Stress

Lama Bahanan, Karissa Beveridge, and Kyeungeun Lee

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my zone

MyZone

Vanessa Ahn, Manuel Tapia, and Yassin Watson

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eco lax

EcoLax

Kyle Krummenacker, Matthew Levine, and Dhruvi Zobalia

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Course Project Showcase 2020

Design for People with Mild Cognitive Impairment
 

The Healthcare Design of the Future is an interactive multidisciplinary workshop class that discusses the basis of healthcare design and its future trends. Craig Zimring and Herminia Machry taught students to empower people living with Mild Cognitive Impairment and their care-partners through innovative healthcare designs.

Nine student teams focused on everyday life and healthcare experiences and collaborated with current SimTigrate Design Lab research. 

A woman sits in a hospital room with an empty bed.

The Nature Console

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A labeled illustration of hand-held medical device with a screen and arrow keys.

Remote Con-sole

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An illustration of a silhouetted man sitting in a medical chair, with the words "Support starts with the chair" on the left.

Support Starts with the Chair

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An illustration of a smart watch and a cell phone displaying an app called 'Find the way".

Find the Way

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A screen grab of a mild cognitive impairment app that shows possible topics of conversation.

TalkAssist

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An illustration of a restaurant-type area with a dining table and a wall full of pictures.

FineDine

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An illustration of a dark hospital room with illuminated areas of the floor, walls, and bed frame.

LumiSafe

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An illustration of a window frame with an outdoor view.

LightShade

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In image of an iPad showing a screen grab of an app called "DozZ".

DozZ

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