Sharing knowledge
As designers, we believe it is important to impart our experience to a wider audience. Our architects contribute to a number of symposiums and conferences all over the globe.
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Architects for Health Student Design Awards
London, Friday 27 January 2012
Tom McAviney and Carys Fisher from Nightingale Associates' Cardiff Studio are taking part in a design charette week, where students are being challenged to explore the possibilities for the design of a Hosptial for Children and Young People within an urban context. www.architectsforhealth.com/awards
Healthcare Estates Conference, Manchester
Manchester Central, 1–2 November 2011
Richard Harrington, John Knape, Denise Medcraff, Martha McSweeney, Neil Evans and Mark Drane represented Nightingale Associates at the Healthcare Estates (IHEEM) Conference.
Science on the Menu
'THiNK Lunch' held at Oxford Molecular Pathology Institute (OMPI), July 29, 2011
Attended by influential academics and estates personnel from the University of Oxford, the event aimed to explore the future of design in science and research.
Chaired by Adrian Gainer, Nightingale Associates’ Science Practice Lead, and Jonathan Steel, who delivered the OMPI project, the agenda covered THiNK’s ‘4 Labs, 4 Cities’ project and our ‘Science Building Design Assessment Tool’.
The discussion explored a number of burning issues such as ‘productivity’, ‘collaboration’ and ‘energy efficiency’ in the research workplace. It sparked a variety of opinions into how laboratories should be designed to cope with future trends. Ideas included creating generic not flexible space for multi-disciplinary science to allow chemists, biologists and physicists to work together on the same scientific question. Also the group considered how we could design to change the ratio of wet and dry laboratory space to office space, to cope with the emergence of paper-based science. Individuals also challenged our allegiance to design codes by suggesting more technological solutions to reduce energy.
The afternoon concluded with a tour around OMPI to demonstrate the key design features around this leading research facility.
7th World Congress & Exhibition, International Academy for Design & Health
The Marriott Copley Place, Boston, MA, USA July 6-10, 2011
Caroline Paradise, Design Research Co-ordinator, presented a paper entitled ‘Innovative Approaches to In-patient Accommodation’ at the 7th International Academy for Design and Health World Congress in Boston. Using the results of two post occupancy studies reviewing the use of single bedrooms at Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan in Wales, and Nightingale’s innovative four-bed cruciform ward at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital in Guernsey, the paper discussed the merits of both approaches in reducing hospital infections, improving patient dignity and aiding clinical care.
The BedPod was presented as a prefabricated modular solution that could be easily installed into existing or new hospitals. Its component based design offers flexibility of specification allowing estate managers the opportunity to choose the right product for their specific hospital environment.
Mike Nightingale, Founder, and Richard Mazuch, Director of Design Research and Innovation, presented ‘A Holistic Approach to Mental Health’ as part of the Design and Health Showcase. Using a symbiotic approach, the presentation illustrated the components required for physically, psychologically and socially integrating mental health facilities within the local community. Sense sensitive design was presented as a way of enhancing the healing environment. The conference also gave Nightingale the opportunity to raise the profile of THiNK and the practice’s role within the IBI Group.
BIM'll Fix It, Oxford
Said Business School - 5.30-8.30pm Thursday 9th June 2011
Nightingale and IBI presented at a Constructing Excellence seminar exploring the issues surrounding BIM: from the benefits of adopting an integrated approach, to project case studies and tips on how to implement the model within your organisation.
Healthcare Estates Conference, Manchester
Manchester Central, 5–6 October 2010
Richard Mazuch, Director of Design, Research and Innovation, represented Nightingale Associates at the Healthcare Estates (IHEEM) conference. His presentation ‘Re-thinking space: Innovative approaches for inpatient accommodation’ described three approaches for the provision of inpatient accommodation in existing and new build healthcare settings. Through case studies, each approach linked to compliance, best practice, infection control, cost, programme, as well as staff and patient environments. The second presentation ‘Interventions in Existing Buildings – the Bedpod’, introduced Nightingale’s BedPod to a generous audience, indentifying its innovative features and potential for a speedy integration into existing Trust Estates.
To find out more, visit Healthcare Estates
Better Healthcare in Mental Health Conference, London
Binleys, 30 June 2010
Nightingale Associates presentation by Martha McSweeney and Georgia Burt concentrated on defining the principles of good mental health design.
To find out more, visit Building Better Healthcare
National School Environment Week, London
British Council for School Environments (BCSE), June 2010
As founding members of BCSE, Nightingale Associates supported the National School Environment Week by hosting a seminar on ‘Architecture for the Mind’. Today, provision for children and young adults with mental health problems is more prevalent – especially within the education sector. By comparing case studies, this seminar explored the make-up of successful mental health environments to determine an improved design model for special educational needs.
To find out more, visit BCSE
Patient Environments by Design, Central London
International Academy for Design and Health, 28 May 2010
Richard Mazuch, Design Research and Innovation Director and Dr. Geraldine Walters, Director of Nursing King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust reviewed ‘Patient Empowerment’. Introducing the BedPod, this seminar demonstrated how this innovation delivers patient privacy and dignity, increase infection control and a means to cost effective estates management.
To find out more, visit: Design and Health
Education 2010, London
GovNet, 25 May 2010
Nightingale Associates was represented at this year’s Education 2010 conference at the QEII Conference Centre, London. Joining leading thinkers in the world of education, we discussed how architecture will play a part delivering the government’s commitment to giving children the best possible start in life through policies such as the Child Poverty Bill, the Children’s Plan and the 21st Century Schools white paper..
To find out more, visit Govnet
Design and Health Australasia, Sydney, Australia
International Academy for Design and Health, 29 – 30 April 2010
Kieren Morgan, Architect and Director of Design, Research and Innovation presented a paper on ‘Responsive Design: the Patient and the Environment’. Addressing the topic of sustainability, this presentation explores how the architect can create a connection between patient well-being and environmental design, demonstrating that neither are mutually exclusive.
To find out more, visit Design and Health
International Conference Hospital Planning Flexibility, University of Milan, Italy
Politecnico di Millano, 5 February 2010
Presenting at the University of Milan, Mike Nightingale - Architect and Founder of Nightingale Associates - addressed the need for flexibility in hospital design in light of recent scientific innovations. Exploring issues such as 'predictive medicine' and 'personalised drug treatments', Mike demonstrated how flexibility must be integrated into sustainable solutions to future-proof healthcare environments.
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Capital Health Seminar, London, UK
NLA Capital Health Seminar, February 2010
Nick Durham - Architect and Senior Director of Nightingale Associates - presented a paper on 'Ysbyty Alltwen, Porthmadog: Minimising the Impact' at the NLA Capital Health Seminar in February. Where sustainability is becoming increasingly important in healthcare design, this project is an excellent example of a 'green hospital'. Nick illustrated how the creative process generated a scheme founded on environmental solutions. Situated on the edge of Snowdonia National Park, the hospital's design is sympathetic to its surroundings, promoting the relationship between the internal and external environment.
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