The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) is recognizing eight projects with its 2020 Healthcare Design Awards.

The awards recognize cutting-edge designs that help solve aesthetic, civic, urban and social problems while also being functional and sustainable. Recipients can include healthcare building design, healthcare planning and healthcare design-oriented research. This year’s projects were awarded by a seven-person jury in the following categories.

Category A

Built: Less than $25 million (construction cost).

-Hampton County Health Clinic, Varnville, South Carolina | Liollio Architecture

-Mountain Park Health Center Tempe, Tempe, Arizona | SMITHGROUP

-Mount Sinai Kyabirwa Ambulatory Surgical Facility, Kyabirwa, Jinja, Uganda | Kliment Halsband Architects

-Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago | HDR | Gensler in association with Clive Wilkinson Architects

-Warren Clinic, Tulsa, Oklahoma | CallisonRTKL

Category B

Built: More than $25 million (construction cost).

-Duke Student Wellness Center, Durham, North Carolina | Duda|Paine Architects

-MSK Nassau, Uniondale, New York | EwingCole

Category F

Master planning urban design for healthcare settings.

-Saving Main Street: Haxtun Hospital District, Haxton, Colorado | HDR

Visit AIA’s website for more information on the AIA/AAH Healthcare Design Awards.

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