HKS Wins Two 2024 AIA Healthcare Design Awards

The American Institute of Architects announced HKS has won two 2024 AIA Healthcare Design awards. AIA is honoring HKS for Emory Musculoskeletal Institute, Brookhaven, Georgia and the Children’s Hospital of Richmond (Virginia) at VCU Children’s Tower. This is the second year in a row that two HKS projects have merited AIA Healthcare Design awards, which recognize the best in health facility design and planning.

The Emory Musculoskeletal Institute project included extensive research into the design of the facility’s clinic spaces and operating rooms. The team collected data from existing Emory Healthcare clinics to use in evaluating the design of a new clinic module implemented at EMSK. Staff rated the new clinic module highly for visibility and travel distances, despite the module’s larger footprint. The OR design was shown to reduce surgical flow disruptions.

The Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU Children’s Tower vertically and horizontally expands the children’s pavilion to create a full-service freestanding destination for pediatric healthcare. The 16-story tower creates a visual landmark for the VCU Health campus. Over 300 health system team members and more than 125 community members provided input on design and construction of the tower.