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Parkland offers lessons in practical design

The massive Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas has a sense of appropriateness instead of excess, according to a blog on the Healthcare Design website by Executive Editor Jennifer Kovacs


Despite what might appear as excessive, the massive Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas, has a sense of appropriateness, according to a blog on the Healthcare Design website by Executive Editor Jennifer Kovacs. For example, the striking 60-foot cantilever that extends from the building’s side and creates a unique architectural element was a solution to the design challenge of trying to accommodate required programming within the site.

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October 6, 2014


Topic Area: Architecture


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