Healthcare design is having a reckoning. The buildings that house medical care — hospitals, clinics, research facilities, rehabilitation centers — are being fundamentally reconceived in response to a convergence of pressures that would have seemed speculative a decade ago: the normalisation of telehealth and remote monitoring, the emergence of “hospital at home” models that are demonstrably reducing readmission rates, the shift toward hyper-flexible surgical suites and modular lab space that can pivot between specialities week to week. The fifty-year replacement hospital, once the backbone of healthcare architecture’s project pipeline, is increasingly something that is more nuanced, more community-embedded and considerably more complex to design. For an architect who has spent their career thinking seriously about how the built environment shapes clinical outcomes, patient experience and the wellbeing of care teams — this is the most interesting moment the typology has seen in generations. Perkins&Will, one of the most recognized architecture and design firms in the world, is looking for someone ready to meet it: Learn More and Apply The Opportunity Rush University Medical Center by Perkins&Will, Chicago, Illinois The firm’s Dallas studio is seeking a Healthcare Principal or Associate Principal to lead the strategic growth and market development of its healthcare practice in the region. It is a principal-level role in the fullest sense: this person will define the vision for the practice, build and steward client relationships, develop and execute business development strategy, mentor the next generation of healthcare designers, and serve as the external face of one of…
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