Designers asked to consider frequent, long hospital stays; parental presence and a space appropriate for infants to teenagers, according to Healthcare Design website
The Family-Centered Cancer Care Design Competition encouraged designer to consider frequent, long hospital stays; parental presence and a space appropriate for infants to teenagers, according to Healthcare Design website. The finalists are DesignGroup (Columbus, Ohio), Erdman (Madison, Wis.), and RS&H Inc. (Jacksonville, Fla.).
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October 22, 2014
Topic Area: Architecture
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