In celebration of 10 years of the European Healthcare Design (EHD) Congress, two Australian projects have claimed victories in the EHD Champions Awards as stand-out projects in international healthcare design. The prized projects were recognised as the most innovative and impactful healthcare projects to have won prizes in the annual EHD Awards over the past decade.
Winners were awarded across the awards’ six categories: Healthcare Design – Over 25,000 square metres, Healthcare Design – Under 25,000 square metres, Mental Health Design, Design for Health and Wellness, Interior Design and Arts, and Design for Adaptation and Transformation. Across each of the categories, three previously awarded winners were shortlisted and invited to present in person to judging panels at the Future Health 2050 International Symposium in London.
The awards juries featured international practitioners from across design and healthcare professions. In each category, jury members were selected for their specialist multidisciplinary expertise relevant to the specific categories they were invited to judge.
For the Healthcare Design – Under 25,000 square metres category, the jury named Yutjuwala Djiwarr Aged Care by Kaunitz Yeung Architecture as winner, making it the Champion of Champions in this regard. In the Interior Design and Arts category, the Campbelltown Hospital Redevelopment in NSW designed by Billard Leece Partnership received a high commendation.
Reflecting on the win, Kaunitz Yeung practice director David Kaunitz commented, “This project was a huge team effort between Yolŋu Elders, communities and Australian Regional and Remote Community Services Ltd and the project team with funding and incredible support from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care. The project demonstrates the progress that is possible when we work collaboratively and sensitively together.”
Source: Architecture - architectureau
