Welcome to the International Academy for Design and Health
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Download the Preliminary Programme for the 9th Design & Health World Congress
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The International Academy for Design & Health is a global, interdisciplinary knowledge community dedicated to the stimulation and application of research concerning the interaction between design, health, science & culture.
Providing a highly visible global forum for an ongoing exchange of research findings among scientists, designers and industry, we work in close partnership with our international network of governments, universities and commercial organisations to promote human health, wellbeing and quality of life through environmental design.
The centrepiece of our activities is the 9th Design & Health World Congress & Exhibition 2013, which will be held in Brisbane, from 10-14 July, which will be attended by up to 1,000 researchers and practitioners from around the world. Click here for further details online of how to register, sponsor or exhibit at the most influential international congress in the field or download the Preliminary Programme and Call for Registration.
In 2012 the 8th World Congress was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 27 June-1 July 2012. Click to download the Final Programme or for the congress presentations. A slideshow from the World Congress in Kuala Lumpur is also available with the option to download images.
Early bird deadline extended at World Congress in Brisbane
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| The new Gold Coast University Hospital in Queensland will be visited on the study tours during the World Congress in Brisbane |
Due to unprecedented interest, the early bird discount deadline at the 9th Design & Health World Congress & Exhibition in Brisbane, from 10-14 July, has been extended to 7th June.
The world’s foremost event promoting the exchange of knowledge and research findings through a leading-edge scientific programme attracts international experts from across the globe, and is set to reach new heights with the development of a number of fringe activities in a festival and a celebration of design and health.
Sponsored by Aecom, the pre-congress symposium on 10 July has a new format. Entitled 'Future Health Lab', the event will provide an interdisciplinary symposium, CEO panel discussion and afternoon workshop on the future of global health and healthcare provision.
Three sponsored breakfast symposiums, will provide further opportunities for debate. On 11 July, a Siemens-sponsored symposium called 'Assess. Change. Treat' will debate approaches to hospital planning to optimise processes, assets and quality of care. On 12 July, Arup will be sponsoring a round-table event debating ‘Re-thinking Healthcare for the 21st Century’. And on 13 July, a panel debate, sponsored by Aurecon, will debate the role of science, research and innovation in healthcare facilities in helping to reshape our changing cities.
Click here to register or to visit our events page for more information on the World Congress.
Academy Awards 2013 shortlist announcement in June
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the Call for Entries
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Following the extension of the entry deadline for this year's prestigious Design & Health International Academy Awards 2013, following an unprecedented level of interest in submitting, the awards shortlist will now be announced in early June, following completion of the international adjudication process. Supported by lead partner, Lend Lease, this year, the programme comprises twelve categories across the key areas of international health delivery, including the prestigious Lifetime Leadership Award.
Established as the world's leading advocacy programme recognising professional excellence in the research and practice of designing healthy built environments, the awards ceremony will be held on 13 July in Brisbane, Australia, during the Gala Awards Dinner of the 9th Design & Health World Congress & Exhibition from 10-14 July.
Click on the image to download the Call for Entries directly or here for further details on the Academy Awards 2013 and links to the details of previous winners.
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The International Academy for Design & Health (IADH) and its Australasian partners are launching a new and exciting publication at the 9th Design & Health World Congress in Brisbane, from 10-14 July.
Edited by Kate Copeland, past president of the Australasian College of Health Service Management, Australasian Healthcare Design 2000-2015 will review past, current and future projects and trends in healthcare design in Australia and New Zealand, providing a unique reference publication for researchers and practitioners in the field of design & health both internationally and in the region.
The publication, which is being produced in collaboration with Government State Health Departments and the Australasian partners of the 9th Design & Health World Congress, which will be held in Brisbane, from 10-14 July, 2013, will consist of a collection of essays from prominent Australasian academics and practitioners, as well as a comprehensive catalogue of projects delivered during a remarkable period of capital investment in health infrastructure. Click here or on the image to download the Call for Projects.
Award winning hospital hosts Design & Health Asia Pacific 2013
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Click on the image to download the final programme for Design & Health Asia Pacific 2013
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The double Academy award winning Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) was the prestigious host of the inaugural Design & Health Asia Pacific 2013 International Symposium, Exhibition & Gala Dinner, which too place from 14-15 March in Singapore.
The KTPH won the Best Hospital Design and Best Sustainable Design awards in 2011, and is widely recognised around the world as a benchmark for leadership in health promotion, as well as medical care.
With Singapore also recognised as having one of the world's best health systems, the symposium, which was supported by the Ministry of Health Holdings in Singapore, focused on health policy and health infrastructure issues relating to the key challenges facing countries in the Asia region around a rapidly ageing population and the need for a more dynamic approach to integrated care.
Click on the image to download the final programme or here to visit our past events page and to download all of the speaker's presentations.
 The winners of this year's prestigious Design & Health International Academy Awards 2012, have been announced.
Recognised as the world's leading advocacy programme recognising professional excellence in the research and practice of designing healthy built environments, the awards ceremony was held on 30 June in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during the 8th Design & Health World Congress & Exhibition from 27 June - 1 July.
Click here to view the winners list across all categories for this year's Academy Awards.
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| The Minister of Health of Malaysia's opening speech |
The 8th Design & Health World Congress was held in Kuala Lumpur, from 27 June-1 July 2012, as the globe's leading event in the field moved to an annual schedule for the first time.
More than 700 delegates attended from over 35 countries to hear from some of the world's leading researchers and practitioners. Click to download the Final Programme and to see a Slideshow of images from the event.
The Preliminary Programme for the 9th Design & Health World Congress in Brisbane, Australia, from 10-14 July 2013, will be published in January 2013. |
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| The winning design, Protea Health |
The winners of a new international competition to design a ‘Health Promoting Lifestyle Centre’ for South Africa, have been announced by the International Academy for Design & Health in partnership with the Ministry of Health in South Africa.
Providing an open design brief, the competition, which was the first of its kind in Africa, asked entrants to design a new kind of health centre – one with a preventative, rather than a curative vision.
Focusing mainly on primary care, with an emphasis on health promotion, the design brief called for a friendly and welcoming facility that empowered the community towards self-care. Entrants were required to show an understanding of salutogenic health principles and how the physical environment can be a valuable tool for preventative medicine, as well as demonstrating environmentally-supportive design.
The winning design, Protea Health, submitted in a joint venture by Farrow Partnership Architects, Clark Nexsen and Ngonyama Okpanum & Associates, received a prize of €40,000, while the two highly commended designs, Triple Embrace by Nightingale Associates and Phila Kahle (‘Live Well’) by HLM Architects both received €20,000 each.
For more information on the competition, the international jury and the winning designs, click here
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