Designers called on to help healthcare organizations act on the known - and unknown - changes on the horizon, according to a blog on the Healthcare Design website
Healthcare architects and designers are challenged to help organizations act on the known — and unknown — changes on the horizon, according to a blog by Senior Editor Anne DiNardo on the Healthcare Design website. Designers are being asked to make capital go further and create settings that produce value, the blog said.
August 8, 2014
Topic Area: Architecture
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