Next generation of healthcare designers will need deep expertise

Knowledge across a range of topics and the ability to collaborate across multiple disciplines are also key


The demand for healthcare architects, planners, and interior designers is growing as the population ages and life spans increase, but the expectations for these professionals are changing, according to an article on the Contract website.

Most successful practitioners embody the characteristics of the “T-shaped individual,” the article said.

The vertical bar of the T represents deep expertise in a single field accompanied by the horizontal bar of knowledge across a range of topics along with the ability to collaborate across multiple disciplines. 

The notion in Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead" of already knowing what you want as a designer and not engaging with user groups or collaborating with various experts now seems almost farcical, according to the article.

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April 24, 2017


Topic Area: Architecture


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