Medtronic, maker of implantable cardioverter defibrillators, pacemakers, and monitoring equipment for cardiac rhythm disorders, has a new 1.2 million-square-foot campus, Phase 1 of a 1.5 million-square-foot project that will eventually house 6,000 Medtronic employees.
Driven by the client’s desire to achieve LEED platinum-level certification—unprecedented for an inpatient hospital—the design for Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas began with a distinct vision and commitment to significantly reduce the negative impact of the building on its occupants and the environment.
The focal point of Community Hospital North’s recent expansion is a new six-story tower that houses one of the largest and most advanced women’s and children’s hospitals in the country.
The completion of Banner Gateway Medical Center last September provided the growing community of Gilbert, Arizona, with what the NBBJ design team calls the “next-generation hospital.”
As the key location for skiing events at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Whistler, British Columbia, will no doubt be irrevocably imprinted on people’s minds this winter.