The winner of the American College of Healthcare Architects’ 2016 Legacy Project Award is Northwestern Memorial Hospital, located in Chicago, Illinois. Opened in 1999, the $580-million project was a replacement facility for both inpatient and ambulatory care facilities. The hospital is distinguished by its integration into a dense urban context, incorporating a variety of mixed uses geared to the needs of the surrounding Chicago community and sensitively handling traffic to minimize institutional intrusion to the neighborhood.
Since its inception in 2013, the ACHA Legacy Project Award represents the highest honor that the ACHA can bestow upon a project, a testament to its lasting impact on how healthcare facilities are designed. This award recognizes healthcare architecture that has and continues to demonstrate superior planning and excellence in design performance.
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