The European Healthcare Design Congress 2016 reached a climax yesterday (28 June) with a ceremony to announce the winners of the first European Healthcare Design Awards.
The shortlist, which was announced earlier in June following a hotly contested competition and intensive judging process, comprised organisations and project teams in the running for ten awards across primary, community, secondary and tertiary levels of international healthcare provision and delivery.
In addition, a special individual honour, the Design Champion award, was presented to David Powell, development director for Alder Hey in the Park. David (pictured, centre, with Alan Kondys from Awards sponsor Vinci, and judge Chris Shaw, chair of Architects for Health) was recognised for his role in overseeing the project that saw Alder Hey move into a new, purpose-built hospital in October 2015.
It was double the joy for David, too, as Alder Hey Children’s Hospital took home the coveted Healthcare Design (Over 25,000 sqm) award (pictured below). The hospital, commissioned by Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, was designed by BDP, with civil and engineering services provided by WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, and environmental engineering services provided by Hoare Lea.
In the Healthcare Design (Under 25,000 sqm) category, the New QEII Hospital came out on top. Commissioned by NHS Hertfordshire, the hospital was procured and delivered through NHS LIFT organisation Assemble Community Partnership, and designed by Penoyre & Prasad. The hospital was also successful in the Interior Design and the Arts category, with Art in Site working alongside Penoyre & Prasad on the project.
The NHS Healthcare Design award went to St Bartholomew’s Hospital, commissioned by Barts Health NHS Trust, built by Skanska and designed by HOK. The architects were also successful in the Future Healthcare Design category, which was won by Shanghai International Hospital, commissioned by Parkway Health.
A new community mental health centre in Belfast, Old See House, commissioned by Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, and designed by RPP Architects with Richard Murphy Architects, won the Mental Health Design award.
The East Wing Recladding project at St Thomas’ Hospital, commissioned by Essentia, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, and designed by Hopkins Architects, won the Design for Conversion or Infill award, while Wanarn Clinic, situated in Australia’s Gibson Desert, 1000km west of Alice Springs, took home the Design for Health and Wellness award. The clinic, which serves a community among the most remote in Australia, was commissioned by Ngaanyatjarra Health Service and designed by Kaunitz Yeung Architecture. 
Recognising a technological or product innovation that has had a transformational impact on the design of healthcare services and/or the patient experience, the Design Innovation for Quality Improvement award was won by Axis Flo-Motion sliding doors, a bespoke solution designed by Axis Automatic Entrance Systems and BDP for Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.
An award was also presented for Design Research, with the research paper ‘Clinic 20XX: Designing for an ever-changing present’ proving the winner in this category. The paper is authored by Upali Nanda and team, Center for Advanced Design Research & Evaluation, HKS.
The European Healthcare Design Awards 2016, which were kindly sponsored by construction company Vinci, celebrate and recognise professional excellence in the design of healthcare environments both in Europe and around the world. Organised by Architects for Health and SALUS Global Knowledge Exchange, it is the first year of the awards, which attracted interest from architects, healthcare leaders, academic researchers and innovative solutions providers from all over the globe. It is intended that they will contribute towards the development of knowledge and standards in the design of healthcare environments around the world.
Full shortlist and judging process
The awards evaluation committee features international researchers, practitioners and policy advisors, who bring specialist multidisciplinary expertise to the specific categories they have been invited to judge.
The shortlist and winner of each award are determined by a category chair, supported by two other judges with proven expertise in their field. This robust evaluation methodology ensures a balanced and transparent decision-making process.
The full shortlist of the winners and those highly commended is set out below:
Healthcare Design (Over 25,000 sqm)
Winner: Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Commissioned by Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Designed by BDP
Civil and structural engineering by WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
Environmental engineering by Hoare Lea
------
Highly commended: Akershus University Hospital
Commissioned by Helse Sør-Øst RHF
Designed by C.F. Møller Architects
------
Highly commended: Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and Jurong Community Hospital
Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Singapore, and Jurong Health Services
Designed by CPG Consultants in collaboration with HOK and Studio 505
Judges: Simona Agger, European Health Property Network, Italy; Trisha Down, Southmead Hospital, UK; Diana Anderson, Stantec, USA
Healthcare Design (Under 25,000 sqm)
Winner: New QEII Hospital
Commissioned by NHS Hertfordshire
Procured and delivered by Assemble Community Partnership (NHS LIFT)
Designed by Penoyre & Prasad
------
Highly commended: Banbridge Health and Care Centre
Commissioned by Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Designed by Avanti Architects with Kennedy FitzGerald Architects
------
Highly commended: Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre
Commissioned by Fraser Health Authority
Designed by Kasian Architecture, Interior Design and Planning
------
Highly commended: Mother-Child and Surgical Centre, SZX Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Hospital, Vienna
Commissioned by City of Vienna
Designed by Nickl & Partner Architekten AG
Judges: Marte Lauvsnes, Norwegian Hospital Construction Agency, Norway; Ganesh Suntharalingam, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, UK; Charlotte Ruben, White arkitekter, Sweden
NHS Healthcare Design
Winner: St Bartholomew’s Hospital
Commissioned by Barts Health NHS Trust
Built by Skanska and designed by HOK
------
Highly commended: Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Commissioned by Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Designed by BDP
Civil and structural engineering by WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
Environmental engineering by Hoare Lea
Judges: Beatrice Fraenkel, Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust, UK; Duane Passman, Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust; Karin Imoberdorf, Lead Consultants, Switzerland
Mental Health Design
Winner: Old See House
Commissioned by Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Designed by RPP Architects with Richard Murphy Architects
------
Highly commended: Aabenraa Psychiatric Hospital
Commissioned by Region of Southern Denmark
Designed by White arkitekter
------
Highly commended: Clock View Hospital
Commissioned by Liverpool & Sefton Health Partnership for Mersey Care NHS Trust
Designed by Medical Architecture
------
Highly commended: Vallei project Arkin Clinics
Commissioned by Arkin
Designed by D/DOCK
Judges: Alice Liang, Montgomery Sisam, Canada; Warren Kerr, Hames Sharley, Australia; Justin De Syllas, Avanti Architects, UK
Design for Conversion or Infill
Winner: East Wing Recladding at St Thomas’ Hospital
Commissioned by Essentia, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Designed by Hopkins Architects
------
Highly commended: St Pancras Public Mortuary
Commissioned by London Borough of Camden
Designed by Paul Murphy Architects
Judges: Jim Chapman, client advisor, UK; John Jenner, consultant, UK; Jane McElroy, NBBJ, UK
Design for Health and Wellness
Winner: Wanarn Clinic
Commissioned by Ngaanyatjarra Health Service
Designed by Kaunitz Yeung Architecture
------
Highly commended: Carefirst One-Stop Multi-Services Centre
Commissioned by Carefirst Seniors & Community Services Association
Designed by Montgomery Sisam Architects
Judges: Dr Liz Paslawsky, SALUS Global Knowledge Exchange, Australia; Chris Shaw, Medical Architecture, UK; Helina Kotilainen, Finland
Interior Design and Arts
Winner: New QEII Hospital
Commissioned by NHS Hertfordshire
Procured and delivered by Assemble Community Partnership (NHS LIFT)
Designed by Penoyre & Prasad with Art in Site
------
Highly commended: Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Commissioned by Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Designed by BDP
------
Highly commended: A co-ordinated approach to art and interior design at Thames Lodge Medium Secure Unit
Commissioned by West London Mental Health NHS Trust
Produced by Willis Newson working artists Alison Milner, Ali Brown and Sue Mayfield, and David Morley Architects
Judges: Susan Francis, Architects for Health, UK; Pamela Bate, Hopkins Architects, UK; Victoria Jones, consultant, Australia
Future Healthcare Design
Winner: Shanghai International Hospital
Commissioned by Parkway Health
Designed by HOK
------
Highly commended: The Al Maha Center for Children and Young Adults
Commissioned by Hamad Medical Corporation
Designed by HDR | Rice Daubney
------
Highly commended: National Center for Cancer Care and Research
Commissioned by Hamad Medical Corporation
Designed by Stantec
Judges: Bas Molenaar, Netherlands; John Cole, client advisor, Northern Ireland; Celeste Alvaro, Canada
Design Research
Winner: Clinic 20XX: Designing for an ever-changing present
Authored by Upali Nanda PhD, and team
Center for Advanced Design Research & Evaluation, HKS
------
Highly commended: Assessing the value of design: the Bridgepoint Hospital post-occupancy evaluation
Authored by Celeste Alvaro, Deyan Kostovski and Andrea Wilkinson
------
Highly commended: Design matters for nurses
Authored by Dr Lucio Naccarella, University of Melbourne and Prof James Buchan, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Research partner: HASSELL
Funded by HASSELL and Australian Commonwealth Department
Judges: Dr Ruzica Bozovic Stamenovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Dr Linda Jones, Massey University, New Zealand
Design Innovation for Quality Improvement
Winner: Axis Flo-Motion for Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Designed by Axis Automatic Entrance Systems and BDP
------
Highly commended: Ava Recliner
Designed by 5d Studio
Developed by Nemschoff
Judges: Dr Eve Edelstein, Perkins + Will, USA; Colum Lowe, Being Design, UK; Christine Chadwick, GE Healthcare, Canada
