Shortlist
We're delighted to announce the shortlist for the European Healthcare Design 2025 Awards!
Setting a new benchmark for design innovation and excellence in healthcare infrastructure around the world, 27 shortlisted projects across 8 categories will now move forward to the next stage of the judging process.
From 7–14 May, shortlisted project teams will present their projects virtually to our panel of judges and a live international audience. Each project presentation will include a 10-minute talk followed by 10 minutes of Q&A and discussion with the category judges. Register for each webinar below.
This robust process underpins the transparency of the judging and offers greater insight into the winning projects and the award decisions, as well as providing a valuable learning opportunity in advance of the Congress. The shortlist for the remaining category, Design Research for Healthcare Design, will be announced soon.
Design for Health and Wellness
The LIVE judging webinar for this category will be held 09.00-10.30 (BST) on Wednesday 7 May – register here
Judges: John Cooper, JCA, UK; Charlotte Ruben, White Arkitekter, Sweden; Ruairi Reeves, Medical Architecture, UK
An inspirational project that encompasses services outside of traditional healthcare settings and, through an alignment of the care philosophy with the design of the environment, helps promote positive behaviours towards healthy living and wellness.
Commissioned by Dublin Simon Community
Designed by O’Connell Mahon Architects
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Commissioned by St John of God Health Care
Designed by Studio STH
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Healthcare Design (Under 25,000 sqm)
The LIVE judging webinar for this category will be held 08.30–10.00 (BST) on Friday 9 May – register here
Judges: Brenda Bush-Moline, Stantec, USA; Jaime Bishop, Architects for Health; Fleet Architects, UK; Peter Ward, King’s College London; Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, UK
An outstanding healthcare project in a community, primary or tertiary care setting that demonstrates high levels of sustainability and urban integration, transforming the quality of care services in an accessible location, and supporting the integrated needs of staff, patients and the community.
Commissioned by Servicio Madrioleno de Salud
Designed by Virai Arquitectura
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Health and Life Sciences
The LIVE judging webinar for this category will be held 11.30-13.00 (BST) on Friday 9 May – register here
Judges: David Powell, Velindre University NHS Trust; Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, UK; Mohammed Ayoub, HDR, USA; Richard Mann, AECOM, UK and Ireland
An outstanding health and life sciences project that promotes the development of medical knowledge and innovation in areas such as training and education, clinical research, informatics and artificial intelligence, drug discovery and healthcare delivery, with a focus to improve patient and population health outcomes.
Commissioned by Flinders University
Designed by Architectus
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Commissioned by Kings College London
Designed by HLM Architects
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Healthcare Design (Over 25,000 sqm)
Supported by Lexica
The LIVE judging webinar for this category will be held 12.00–13.45 (BST) on Monday 12 May – register here
Judges: Kate Copeland, Australian Health Design Council, Australia; Ben Bassin, Massey Family Foundation Emergency Critical Care Center, USA; Paul Bell, Ryder Architecture, UK
An outstanding healthcare project in a secondary or tertiary care setting that demonstrates high levels of sustainability and urban integration, creates an effective clinical environment, promotes service improvement, and provides a supportive environment for staff, patients and their families.
Commissioned by Alberta Health Services
Designed by DIALOG in collaboration with Stantec
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Commissioned by Kantonsspital Baden
Designed by Nickl & Partner Architekten Schweiz
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Commissioned by 12 De Octubre University Hospital
Designed by Argola Arquitectos
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Design for Adaptation and Transformation
The LIVE judging webinar for this category will be held 14.30-16.00 (BST) on Monday 12 May – register here
Judges: Visiting Professor Jim Chapman, Manchester School of Architecture, UK; Christopher Shaw, Past chair, Architects for Health, UK; Christine Chadwick, Archus, Canada
An outstanding healthcare project that has had a transformational impact on resolving complex and difficult service design challenges.
Commissioned by Lidingödoktorns Husläkarmottagning
Designed by White Arkitekter
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Future Healthcare Design
Supported by Integrated Health Projects
The LIVE judging webinar for this category will be held 11.30-13.00 (BST) on Tuesday 13 May – register here
Judges: Cliff Harvey, Grand River Hospital/St. Mary’s General Hospital, Canada; Bill Hercules, WJH Health, USA; Matthew Holmes, Jacobs, Australia
A future healthcare project that can demonstrate the potential for outstanding outcomes in masterplanning, place making, wellness, pandemic preparedness and sustainable development, in alignment with the strategic requirements of the healthcare provider to transform their services within the wider community, regional or national health system.
Commissioned by Health Infrastructure NSW
Designed by Billard Leece Partnership
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Mental Health Design
The LIVE judging webinar for this category will be held 21.00-22.45 (BST) on Tuesday 13 May – register here
Judges: Beatrice Fraenkel, Design in Mental Health Network, UK; Dan Gibson, MJ Medical; Healthcare Design Leadership, UK; Tara Veldman, BLP, Australia
A mental health project that, through innovative design thinking, achieves a reconciliation between the needs of the patient/resident for a humanistic environment that supports ongoing therapy, care and recovery, and the requirement for appropriate levels of safety, security and supervision.
Commissioned by Cayman Islands Government Public Works Department
Designed by Montgomery Sisam Architects
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Commissioned by Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Designed by Atelier PRO and Vakwerk architecten
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Commissioned by Health New Zealand
Designed by Klein Architects
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Interior Design and Arts
The LIVE judging webinar for this category will be held 13.30-15.15 (BST) on Wednesday 14 May – register here
Judges: Ruth Charity, Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT, UK; Nicola Bertrand, Asklepios, Germany; Femke Feenstra, Gortemaker Algra Feenstra architects, Netherlands
An inspirational project that demonstrates exceptional skill in creating a compassionate healthcare environment that reflects and communicates the values of the healthcare provider through the integrated application of interior design with the visual arts.
Commissioned by Royal United Hospitals Bath
Designed by Arcadis and Art at the Heart of the RUH
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Commissioned by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Designed by White Arkitekter and CW+
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