Question #4: Patient Room 2020

The ultimate consumer question that surrounds every breakthrough design: When will I be able to experience this project first hand? While it would be incredible to have the entire Patient Room 2020 concept realized in a hospital one day, practicality …

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How will we ever be able to afford any of this?

The goal of Patient Room 2020 is to inspire what could be possible, not to prescribe exactly what is going to happen in the not-so-distant future. Think of it as a concept car that is rolled out each year: There …

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Question #2: Patient Room 2020

Here’s another line of questioning we’ve received regarding the Patient Room 2020 design. It has to do with the role of clinical efficacy in room design vs. a room aesthetic that is hospitality-driven. Why does this room look so sterile? …

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Patient Room 2020: Four key questions

The Patient Room 2020 project contains some provocative images that have elicited strong responses since it was published in June 2011 online on several websites, including FastCompany’s CoDesign, Architzer, and the Center for Health Design. Comments have ranged from very …

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Unveiling the Patient Room 2020

Healthcare professionals, academicians and corporate executives gathered with us this spring in Greenville, SC, for the official unveiling of the Patient Room 2020 initiative. The reception at the corporate headquarters of Hubbell Lighting — in itself an environment that’s testament …

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