The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) has announced four recipients of the AIA National Healthcare Design Awards program. The awards program highlights the "best of healthcare building design and healthcare design-oriented research" that exhibit "conceptual strengths that solve aesthetic, civic, urban, and social concerns as well as the requisite functional and sustainability concerns of a hospital."
The buildings' design and massing responds to the construction methods and climate in Kenya. The linear bar buildings are oriented east/west to minimize heat gain. Large overhangs on the north/south facades accommodate sun-shading, solid east/west end walls minimize direct solar radiation. Taking advantage of Kenya's temperate weather, the buildings are naturally ventilated.
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The buildings' design and massing responds to the construction methods and climate in Kenya. The linear bar buildings are oriented east/west to minimize heat gain. Large overhangs on the north/south facades accommodate sun-shading, solid east/west end walls minimize direct solar radiation. Taking advantage of Kenya's temperate weather, the buildings are naturally ventilated.
To read more, visit: http://www.archdaily.com/274743/aia-selects-four-projects-for-national-healthcare-design-awards/
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