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Architecture 

Winter/Spring 2014 

Hiver/Printemps 2014 

HEALTHCARE 

ISSUE 

NUMÉRO SUR 

LA SANTÉ 

Healthcare 

design can improve 

patient outcomes 

La conception 

des établissements 

de santé peut 

améliorer les 

résultats des 

patients 

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14 La conception des établissements de santé peut améliorer les résultats des patients 

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Board of Directors 

Conseil d’administration 

2013 Board of Directors 

Conseil d’administration 2013 

President 

Paul E. Frank, FRAIC 

Allan Teramura, MRAIC 

Ontario North, East and Nunavut 

Président 

Paul E. Frank, FRAIC 

Leslie M. Klein, FRAIC 

Ontario Sud, Ouest 

First Vice-President / 

President-Elect 

Wayne De Angelis, FRAIC 

Second Vice-President 

Jean-Pierre Pelletier, FIRAC 

Immediate Past-President 

David Craddock, PP/FRAIC 

Regional Directors 

Pierre E. Gallant, FRAIC 

British Columbia / Yukon 

Samuel Oghale Oboh, FRAIC 

Alberta / Northwest Territories 

Michael Cox, MRAIC 

Saskatchewan / Manitoba 

Leslie M. Klein, FRAIC 

Ontario Southwest 


Québec 

Edmond Koch, FRAIC 

Atlantic 

Rachelle Lemieux, MRAIC 

Director Representing Interns and 

Intern Architects 

Barry Johns, FRAIC 

Chancellor, College of Fellows 

Annmarie Adams, MRAIC 

Chair, Canadian Council of 

University Schools of Architecture 

1 er vice-président / président élu 

Wayne De Angelis, FRAIC 

2 e vice-président 


Président sortant 

David Craddock, PP/FRAIC 

Administrateurs régionaux 

Pierre E. Gallant, FRAIC 

Colombie-Britannique/Yukon 

Samuel Oghale Oboh, FRAIC 

Alberta / 

Territoires-du-nord-ouest 

Michael Cox, MRAIC 

Saskatchewan / Manitoba 


Québec 

Edmond Koch, FRAIC 

Atlantique 

Rachelle Lemieux, MRAIC 

Conseillère représentant 

les stagiaires et architectes 

stagiaires 

Barry Johns, FRAIC 

Chancelier, Collège des fellows 

Annmarie Adams, MRAIC 

Présidente, Conseil canadien 

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RAIC 

IRAC 

RAIC | Architecture 

Canada 

the leading voice 

of architecture 

in Canada 

Established in 1907, RAIC is a voluntary national association representing 

more than 4,600 members—including architects, faculty and graduates of 

accredited Canadian Schools of Architecture from every region of the country. 

It provides the national framework for the development and recognition of 

architectural excellence. 

Membership 

Members include Licensed (or Registered) Architects, Architectural graduates, 

Intern Architects or Interns, as well as full-time faculty members of a 

University School of Architecture. Architects who reside outside Canada can 

become International Associates. Architects who have graduated outside 

Canada and reside here in Canada may make a special application to be 

considered for full membership. A full-time student from an architectural 

program in a Canadian accredited University School of Architecture or in 

the Syllabus program can become a Student Associate. Also, those who are 

involved in the Design and Construction Industry and who are associated with 

the architectural profession can become Affiliates. 

A Greener Canada 

RAIC has consistently led the charge toward a more sustainable builtenvironment—incubating 

the establishment of the Canada Green Building 

Council; and developing the Sustainable Design for Canadian Buildings (SDCB) 

series for architects; emphasizing the importance of life-cycle costing and ways 

to educate building owners about the importance of long-term operating and 

maintenance costs in all management and design decisions. 

RAIC is part of the 2030 Challenge—a global initiative calling for an 

immediate reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption 

in all new buildings and major renovations. The goal is that by 2030 all new 

buildings and major renovations be carbon-neutral—generating as much 

energy as they consume. ■ 

IRAC | Architecture 

Canada 

le principal 

porte-parole de 

l’architecture 

au Canada 

Fondée en 1907, IRAC est une association nationale à adhésion volontaire. 

Elle représente plus de 4 600 membres, dont des architectes provenant de 

toutes les régions du pays, ainsi que des professeurs et des diplômés des 

écoles d’architecture agréées du Canada. Elle offre le cadre national au développement 

et à la reconnaissance de l’excellence en architecture. 

Membres 

Les effectifs de l’IRAC se composent d’architectes, de diplômés en architecture, 

de stagiaires et de professeurs à temps plein des écoles universitaires 

d’architecture. Un architecte qui réside à l’extérieur du Canada peut s’inscrire 

à titre d’associé international. Celui qui est diplômé de l’étranger et qui réside 

au Canada peut quant à lui présenter une demande spéciale d’être reconnu 

à titre de membre à part entière. Un étudiant inscrit à temps plein dans un 

programme d’architecture d’une école universitaire d’architecture agréée ou 

dans le programme Syllabus de l’IRAC peut s’inscrire à titre d’étudiant associé. 

En outre, les personnes physiques ou morales qui oeuvrent dans l’industrie du 

design et de la construction et qui ont des liens avec le milieu de l’architecture 

peuvent s’inscrire à titre de membres affiliés. 

Un Canada plus vert 

L’IRAC a toujours joué un rôle de chef de file pour ce qui est d’améliorer 

la durabilité de l’environnement bâti. Il a participé à la création du Conseil du 

bâtiment durable du Canada; il a élaboré les cours de la série Développement 

durable des bâtiments au Canada (DDBC), à l’intention des architectes; il a 

insisté sur l’importance du coût sur le cycle de vie et sur les façons de sensibiliser 

les propriétaires immobiliers afin qu’ils tiennent compte des coûts 

d’exploitation et d’entretien à long terme lorsqu’ils prennent des décisions 

relatives à la conception et à la gestion de leurs immeubles. 

L’IRAC participe au Défi 2030—une initiative mondiale qui vise dès maintenant 

la réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre et de la consommation 

énergétique de tous les nouveaux bâtiments et des bâtiments faisant l’objet 

de rénovations majeures. L’objectif ultime du Défi est d’assurer la neutralité en 

carbone de tous ces bâtiments d’ici 2030—c’est-à-dire que tous ces bâtiments 

produisent autant d’énergie qu’ils en consomment. ■ 



DEsigning better healthcare 

Healthcare design 

can improve patient 

outcomes 

By Peter Kenter | Photos By Greg Paupst 

The pursuit of better healthcare and better 

healthcare design at lower cost per capita was the 

theme of the 2013 International Union of Architects/ 

Public Health Group (UIA/PHG) Forum and Global 

University Programs in Healthcare Architecture 

(GUPHA) Meeting, held September 24-28 in 

Toronto. Presented by RAIC | Architecture Canada, 

in collaboration with the Interior Designers of 

Canada, the event represented a distinct program 

integrated within the program of the International 

Interior Design Exposition (IIDEX) 2013. 


The event was chaired by Clifford Harvey, MRAIC, Senior Architect for the 

Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOH) and Professor George J. 

Mann, AIA, Texas A&M University, President of GUPHA and Director UIA/PHG. 

Harvey says his involvement as co-chair began with a personal professional 

drive to access international research into best practices that would assist 

him in providing informed investment advice on capital projects to the MOH. 

“Last January, I contacted the UIA/PHG to see if I could attend their session 

in Oslo, Norway and in that discussion they expressed an interest in coming 

to Canada,” says Harvey. “I approached the RAIC with a proposal for hosting 

this event in its joint venture with IIDEX and they accepted.” 

Collaboration with IIDEX would be critical to the staging of the event, to 

leverage the organizers’ expertise in conference registration and event planning. 

While Harvey attended the Oslo event in a professional capacity, entirely 

apart from his duties with the MOH, he notes that the ministry actively encouraged 

his involvement in planning and chairing the current conference. 

Harvey and Mann advertised an open call for papers in May and established 

a committee representing architects, interior designers and some suppliers 

interested in healthcare. Papers were rated and selected according to a matrix 

developed by the group. All UIA members and RAIC members, who are automatically 

registered as UIA members, were offered the opportunity to present. 

8 ■ Architecture Canada






Presentations were organized so that similar material was grouped together at 

the conference, regardless of the country from which the presenter originated. 

“In that way, the messages of each presentation were reinforced,” says 

Harvey. “One of the key messages I took away from my own research is that the 

practice of healthcare design does not change as you cross borders. There are 

cultural nuances and some parameters are influenced by system decisions, but 

the fundamental arguments about healthcare design are similar across borders 

and around the world.” 

Conference presenters included professionals from Canada and the U.S., 

and ranged to presenters from countries as far away as the UK, France, Germany, 

Italy, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and China. Presenters included architects, 

interior designers, doctors and government officials. 

Presentations also covered a wide variety of topics and disciplines, linked 

by a strong emphasis on research-based design, evidence-based decisionmaking 

and patient care that is both effective and cost-efficient. 

The topics presented included a series of questions designed to intrigue audiences 

as well as inform them. How can the design of a hospital affect the health 

of a city? What sort of measurable effect does building and interior design or the 

presence and timing of lighting have on patient outcomes? Can landscape design 

result in measurable improvements in patient health? How can healthcare facilities 

be better designed to accommodate an aging population? How can healthcare 

facility design directly improve the morale and productivity of staff members? 

Should healthcare architects consider themselves medical professionals? 

Some of the presentations resulted directly from particular challenges in 

patient care. One presenter described how a mental health centre could be made 

more secure for staff and visitors, without making the building less conducive to 

calm and healing. An interior designer was charged with the task of making the 

interior of a healthcare facility almost literally disappear for critically ill patients 

who would simply rather be anywhere else. 

Presenters repeatedly stressed that effective designs affecting patient health 

and treatment outcomes could only be achieved if design professionals collaborated 

with healthcare professionals as well as engineers. Only then could they 

access the research required to demonstrate that one design approach achieved 

superior results for patients when compared to another at an acceptable cost. 

The conference attracted a broad scope of attendees, ranging from members 

of architectural firms from across North America and the international market, to 

senior decision makers and CEOs of hospitals and healthcare facilities, managers 

responsible for healthcare facility redevelopment and Harvey’s own colleagues 

from the MOH. 

“I can walk away from this conference with a lot of valuable knowledge 

points about materials, glazing and lighting, which are all extremely important 

to patients and the health of the community,” says Harvey. “But our job is to put 

it all together into an intelligent story. As those stories are developed with senior 

decision-makers, CEOs of hospitals, doctors and healthcare team members and 

shared on an international level, these intelligent stories will actually begin to ring 

true and gather momentum.” 



He notes that the MOH is monitoring the conference closely. 

“The ministry is very active in terms of research, and the development 

of standards and best practices regarding healthcare design,” says Harvey. 

“They’re very interested in the results and the outcome of this conference.” 

He also notes that the conference event has dovetailed with the establishment 

of the new Institute for Architecture and Human Health at the University 

of Toronto. The Institute will research the impact of architecture and design 

on the quality of patient care, the delivery of healthcare services, and the 

creation of more efficient, cost-effective healthcare facilities. 

“What we want to do at the ministry is to partner with the universities 

to continue this research work in order to develop further healthcare design 

best practices,” says Harvey. “In Ontario, we’ve completed 120 projects at a 

value of more than $10 billion during the past 10 years. However, by the time 

you finish a project, you often realize you’re working to yesterday’s standards. 

Now we’re coming down to some serious questions about the transformation 

of our existing facilities and what we should be investing in. Research is a 

key component of this.” 

He says he has confidence that the conference will also reinvigorate the 

activity and interests of the RAIC Public Healthcare Group. 

“We’re planning another conference next July 9 through 13 in Toronto with 

the International Academy for Design and Health,” says Harvey. “We’re trying 

to keep this momentum going.” ■ 


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Par Peter Kenter | photos par Greg Paupst 


« Aller mieux! À la poursuite d’une meilleure santé 

et d’une meilleure conception des équipements 

santé à un juste coût » : voilà le thème exploré 

dans le cadre du Forum du groupe de la Santé 

publique de l’Union internationale des architectes 

et des programmes universitaires mondiaux sur 

l’architecture des équipements de santé (GUPHA) 

qui s’est tenu du 24 au 28 septembre à Toronto. 

Présenté par l’IRAC | Architecture Canada, en collaboration 

avec Designers d’intérieur du Canada, 

l’événement s’est inscrit comme un programme 

distinct intégré au programme de l’exposition 

internationale du design d’intérieur (IIDEX) 2013. 

Clifford Harvey, MRAIC, architecte principal au ministère de la Santé 

et des Soins de longue durée de l’Ontario, et le professeur George J. Mann, 

AIA, de la Texas A&M University, président du GUPHA et administrateur du 

groupe de la Santé publique de l’UIA, ont coprésidé le forum. 

Clifford Harvey raconte que sa participation à titre de coprésident est née 

de son intérêt personnel envers la recherche internationale sur les pratiques 

exemplaires qui l’aideraient à fournir des conseils d’investissements immobiliers 

judicieux au ministère. 

« En janvier dernier, j’ai communiqué avec le groupe de la Santé publique 

de l’UIA pour voir si je pouvais assister à sa rencontre d’Oslo, en Norvège, et 

au fil de la conversation, j’ai appris que le groupe aimerait venir au Canada », 

dit-il. « J’ai approché l’IRAC avec une proposition pour organiser cet événement 

dans le cadre de son partenariat avec IIDEX et ma proposition a été acceptée. » 

La collaboration avec IIDEX était essentielle à la tenue du forum, en raison 

de son expertise en planification d’événements et en logistique d’inscription. 

Clifford Harvey a assisté au forum d’Oslo à titre de professionnel et non 

pas à titre de fonctionnaire du ministère ontarien de la Santé, mais il souligne 

que son employeur l’a néanmoins encouragé activement à participer à la 

planification et à la présidence de la conférence de Toronto. 

Avec George J. Mann, il a donc lancé un appel de communications en mai 

dernier et créé un comité formé d’architectes, de designers d’intérieur et de 

quelques fournisseurs qui s’intéressent aux soins de santé. Les propositions 

reçues ont été évaluées et choisies selon une grille élaborée par le comité. 

Tous les membres de l’UIA et les membres de l’IRAC, qui sont automatiquement 

inscrits comme membres de l’UIA, ont eu l’occasion de soumettre une proposition. 

Les présentations ont été organisées de manière à regrouper celles qui 

traitaient d’un sujet semblable, peu importe le pays d’origine du présentateur. 

« Ainsi, les messages ont été renforcés », souligne Clifford Harvey. « L’un 

des principaux messages que je retiens de mes propres recherches, c’est que 

la conception des établissements de santé repose sur les mêmes prémisses, 

peu importe le pays. Il y a bien sûr des nuances culturelles et certains paramètres 

sont influencés par des décisions systémiques, mais les arguments 

fondamentaux de la conception d’un établissement de santé se ressemblent 

partout dans le monde. » 







Des professionnels du Canada et des États-Unis, et d’autres de pays aussi 

éloignés que le Royaume-Uni, la France, l’Allemagne, l’Italie, l’Arabie saoudite, 

la Malaisie et la Chine ont présenté des exposés. Ces professionnels étaient 

des architectes, des designers d’intérieur, des médecins et des représentants 

de gouvernements. 

Les exposés ont couvert une grande diversité de sujets et de disciplines, 

mais tous ont insisté sur la conception fondée sur la recherche, la prise de 

décision fondée sur des éléments probants et les soins aux patients efficaces 

et efficients. 

Le forum a aussi été l’occasion de poser une série de questions visant à 

éveiller la curiosité des participants et à les informer. Comment la conception 

d’un hôpital peut-elle influer sur la santé d’une ville? Quel genre d’effet 

mesurable la conception et l’aménagement intérieur des établissements de 

santé ou la présence ou les plages horaires de l’éclairage peuvent-ils avoir 

sur les résultats des patients? L’aménagement paysager peut-il entraîner 

une amélioration mesurable de la santé des patients? Comment améliorer la 

conception des établissements de soins de santé en fonction d’une population 

vieillissante? Comment la conception des établissements de santé peut-elle 

améliorer directement le moral et la productivité des employés? Les architectes 

des établissements de santé devraient-ils se considérer comme des 

professionnels de la santé? 

Certains exposés portaient sur des défis particuliers posés par les soins 

aux patients et des expériences concrètes. Un présentateur a décrit comment 

on pouvait améliorer la sécurité des employés et des visiteurs d’un centre de 

santé mentale sans compromettre le calme et le climat favorable à la guérison. 

Un designer d’intérieur a été mandaté pour aménager un établissement de 

façon à ce que les patients très malades qui aimeraient tellement être ailleurs 

n’aient pas l’impression d’être hospitalisés. 

Les présentateurs ont souligné à maintes reprises que la collaboration 

entre les professionnels de la conception, architectes, ingénieurs et designers 

d’intérieur, et les professionnels de la santé était essentielle à la réalisation 

de bâtiments qui améliorent la santé des patients et les résultats des soins. 

Seule cette collaboration permet d’avoir accès aux études nécessaires pour 

démontrer qu’une approche conceptuelle donnée entraîne des résultats 

supérieurs pour les patients à un coût acceptable. 

Le forum a attiré des participants de plusieurs horizons : des architectes 

de partout en Amérique du Nord et d’ailleurs dans le monde, des décideurs 

de haut niveau, et des directeurs d’hôpitaux et d’établissements de santé, 

des gestionnaires responsables du réaménagement d’établissements de santé 

et des collègues de Clifford Harvey au ministère de la Santé et des Soins de 

longue durée de l’Ontario. 

« Ce forum m’a permis d’acquérir bien des connaissances fort utiles sur 

les matériaux, le vitrage et l’éclairage, qui sont des éléments extrêmement 

importants pour les patients et la santé de la communauté », souligne Clifford 

Harvey. « Toutefois, nous devons maintenant rassembler toutes ces connaissances 

et ces expériences en un tout intelligent. Comme ces témoignages et 



« ... la conception des établissements de santé 

repose sur les mêmes prémisses, peu importe le 

pays. Il y a bien sûr des nuances culturelles et 

certains paramètres sont influencés par des décisions 

systémiques, mais les arguments fondamentaux 

de la conception d’un établissement de santé se 

ressemblent partout dans le monde. » 

ces exposés sont élaborés avec des décideurs de haut niveau, des directeurs 

d’hôpitaux, des médecins et d’autres membres des équipes de soins et qu’ils 

sont diffusés sur la scène internationale, ils commencent réellement à trouver 

une certaine résonance et suscitent de plus en plus l’intérêt. » 

Il souligne que son ministère suit de près les activités de ce forum. 

« Le ministère est très actif sur le plan de la recherche et du développement 

de normes et de pratiques exemplaires en matière de conception d’établissements 

de santé », ajoute-t-il. « Il s’intéresse vivement aux résultats et aux 

incidences de ce forum. » 




Il souligne enfin que le forum a concordé avec la création de l’Institute for 

Architecture and Human Health à la University of Toronto. Cet institut mènera 

des études sur les incidences de l’architecture et du design sur la qualité des 

soins aux patients, la prestation des services de soins de santé et la création 

d’établissements de soins de santé plus efficaces et efficients. 

« Au ministère, nous voulons nous associer avec les universités pour 

poursuivre la recherche en vue de développer davantage les pratiques 

exemplaires de la conception d’établissements de santé », conclut Clifford 

Harvey. « En Ontario, nous avons réalisé 120 projets totalisant plus de 10 

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When it opened in Toronto in June, the Bridgepoint Healthcare Centre became the largest facility of 

its kind in Canada focused on the rehabilitation and treatment of patients living with complex health 

conditions. Now, one of the architects involved in its design believes the 464-bed, 10-storey hospital 

could serve as an important component of a holistic health-and-wellness system of community care 

never before seen in this country. 


Greg Colucci, MRAIC, a principal with Toronto-based Diamond Schmitt 

Architects, envisions a model that would provide urban, suburban and rural 

residents with access to treatment, care and prevention on one campus—and 

Bridgepoint, which was designed by a consortium of architects from Stantec, 

KPMB Architects, HDR Architecture and Diamond Schmitt—satisfies some 

of his wish list in providing ambulatory care as well as complex continuing 

care and rehabilitation services that incorporate elements of prevention 

and treatment. 

The 63,000-square-metre facility also happens to sit on a plot of land 

where three other sites have been identified for future development over the 

next decade. 

Were Colucci to realize his dream, such an area could consist of other 

elements, such as centres for cancer care and mental health, a medical clinic, 

a long-term care facility, an assisted living retirement home, a guest house 

for respite, a fitness and community centre, a learning resource centre and 

possibly even space for life-sciences research. This healthcare constellation 

could also include food markets and cafés. 

“Imagine a place where you could go to your family doctor, then drop your 

kids off at a fitness centre while you search for information about healthy 

living at a library,” said Colucci. “You then pick up Grandma at the retirement 

home and take the family grocery shopping followed by lunch—all at the same 

location, whether it’s in a major city or a rural environment.” 

He presented the idea of such a fully integrated campus of care at the 

2013 International Union of Architects Public Health Group Forum and Global 

University Programs in Healthcare Architecture Meeting at IIDEX 2013 in 

Toronto, presented by RAIC. 

“At one end, you would have a site for treatment, whether it’s through 

long-term care or rehabilitation services. At the other end, you would focus 

on prevention, such as through a learning resource centre or fitness facility,” 

explained Colucci in an interview. 

“Ambulatory care would straddle both sides in providing people with access 

to primary care and minor day-hospital procedures.” 

The question that confounds him is why such a one-stop healthcare 

complex has not been established in Canada. Similar treatment-andprevention 

models exist in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia 

and Scandinavia. 

“It doesn’t have to be a physical collection of buildings,” said Colucci. “It 

just has to be a mindset that has all these entities talking to one another to 

Photos: Tom Arban 


A healthcare hub 



a healthcare hub 


Photo: Steven Evans 

create something greater than the sum of their individual parts where people 

have a place to go to learn how to take care of themselves.” 

However, as he pointed out, that conversation isn’t occurring and the 

required partners in the process function within their own silos. 

Provincial health ministries operate ambulatory, continuing and long-term 

care facilities. Municipalities run fitness and community centres and libraries, 

while retirement homes are private-sector businesses. 

If they all came together, perhaps a health-and-wellness campus could 

receive public-private funding, according to Colucci, who served as project 

architect for the award-winning Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care’s Apotex 

Centre for long-term care residents and those suffering from cognitive disorders 

in Toronto. 

“As architects, we have the capability and understanding of all of the 

required building types, but nobody is pulling them together into a single 

campus,” said Colucci. 

The idea for a healthcare hub has caught the attention and interest of some 

significant and potential future partners, including Blake Hutcheson, president 

and CEO of real estate developer Oxford Properties Group, and Cliff Harvey, 

MRAIC, senior architect at the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. ■ 

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Such an area could consist of other elements, 

such as centres for cancer care and mental health, a 

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include food markets and cafés. 

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Stantec Architecture / KPMB Architects are the Planning, Design and 

Compliance Architects for Bridgepoint Health responsible for the project specific 

outline specifications (PSOS) and the Design Exemplar. HDR Architecture / 

Diamond Schmitt Architects are the architects to the Design, Build, Finance 

and Maintain consortium responsible for the design as constructed and are 

the Architects of Record. Both teams are recognized as leaders in healthcare 

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L’hôpital Bridgepoint, inauguré en juin dernier à Toronto, est le plus grand établissement de santé dédié 

à la réhabilitation et au traitement des patients atteints de maladies complexes au Canada. L’un des 

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Greg Colucci, MRAIC, associé principal de la firme torontoise Diamond 

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des services de prévention dans un même complexe. L’hôpital Bridgepoint, 

conçu par les architectes Stantec, KPMB Architects, HDR Architecture and 

Diamond Schmitt, en consortium, répond en quelque sorte à cette vision, car 

il offre des soins ambulatoires, des soins continus complexes et des services 

de réhabilitation qui intègrent des éléments de prévention et de traitement. 

L’établissement de 63 000 pieds carrés est également construit à proximité 

de terrains sur lesquels trois projets de développement seront réalisés 

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Pour que se réalise le rêve de Greg Colucci, ces projets pourraient consister 

en un centre de soins pour le cancer et de soins en santé mentale, une clinique 

médicale, un établissement de soins de longue durée, une résidence-services, 

un centre d’hébergement pour les soins de relève, un centre de conditionnement 

physique et un centre communautaire, un centre de formation et peut-être 

même un espace pour la recherche en sciences de la vie. Cette constellation 

d’établissements de soins pourrait même comprendre des marchés d’alimentation 

et des cafés. 

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puis vous allez ensemble faire l’épicerie avant d’aller déjeuner au restaurant—tout 

cela en un même endroit, que ce soit dans une grande ville ou en milieu rural. » 

Greg Colucci a exposé le principe d’un tel complexe de soins entièrement 

intégrés lors du Forum du groupe de la Santé publique de l’Union internationale 

des architectes et des programmes universitaires mondiaux sur l’architecture 

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« D’une part, vous auriez un lieu de traitement, que ce soit pour des 

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de formation ou un centre de conditionnement physique », a expliqué Greg 

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« Les soins ambulatoires assureraient à la fois l’accès aux soins primaires 

et aux opérations mineures qui ne requièrent pas l’hospitalisation. » 

Il trouve déconcertant qu’aucun complexe de soins de santé centralisé de 

ce genre n’existe encore au Canada. Des modèles semblables de traitement 

et de prévention existent aux États-Unis, au Royaume-Uni, en Australie et 

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« Il n’est pas nécessaire qu’un tel complexe comporte plusieurs bâtiments 

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ces entités communiquent entre elles pour créer un tout plus grand que la 

somme de ses parties, où les gens disposent d’un endroit pour apprendre 

comment prendre soin d’eux-mêmes. » 

Pourtant, comme il le souligne, ce dialogue ne se produit pas actuellement 

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Si ces divers intervenants unissaient leurs efforts, peut-être serait-il 

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Phone: (405) 996‐5343 

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Web: www.flexabilityconcepts.com 

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WINDOW TREATMENTS & HARDWARE 

Sun Glow Window Covering 

Products of Canada 

50 Hollinger Road 

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Phone: (416) 266‐3501 

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E-mail: john@mysunglow.com 

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Sun Glow manufactures innovative roller shade 

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writing specifications, the selection of fabrics, 

and recommending shade types such as manual, 

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the knowledge to provide integration of shading 

solutions into multimedia and BMS systems. 

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ACOUSTICAL ENGINEERING 

Valcoustics Canada Ltd.. ...................36 

www.valcoustics.com 

ACRYLIC SHEETS 

Evonik Cyro Canada Inc.. .............33, 35, 37 


ALUMINUM DOORS/WINDOWS/ 

CURTAIN WALLS 

Commdoor Aluminum .....................20 

www.commdooraluminum.com 

ARCHITECTURAL GLASS 

Fenzi North America Inc. ...................30 

www.fenzi-na.com 

Sarah Hall Studio, Inc. .....................37 

www.sarahhallstudio.com 

ARCHITECTURAL METAL PRODUCTS 

Ohio Gratings, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 

www.ohiogratings.com 

ARCHITECTURAL SOFTWARE 

Graphisoft North America. .....Outside Back Cover 

www.MyArchiCAD.com 

ARCHITECTURAL SPECIALTIES 

Ten Plus Architectural Products Ltd............37 

www.tenplus-online.com 

BASIC MASONRY MATERIALS 

Arriscraft International ..................30, 34 

www.arriscraft.com 

BRICK MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS 

Thames Valley Brick & Tile ...............18, 35 

www.thamesvalleybrick.com 

CONCRETE PRODUCTS 

Beaver Valley Stone Ltd.. ...................30 

www.beavervalleystone.com 

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Index des annonceurs 


CURVED FRAMING COMPONENTS 

Flex-Ability Concepts ......................37 

www.flexabilityconcepts.com 

DOOR HARDWARE 

Accurate Lock and Hardware Co..............21 

www.accuratelockandhardware.com 

DOORS 

Access Entry Systems Inc. ...............21, 34 

www.accessentry.ca 

EXTERIOR STONE DESIGN 

StoneSelex Inc. ........................3, 35 

www.stoneselex.com 

Sunset Stone Inc.. ........................29 


Whatever your 

commercial steel 

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Vicwest ICI steel products are widely used by North 

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FENCING - ORNAMENTAL IRON 

Iron Eagle Industries Inc. ...................33 

www.ironeagleind.com 

FLOORING 

Beaulieu Canada .........................36 

www.bolyu.ca 

GLASS 

Pilkington North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 

www.pilkington.com/na 

HANGING & DISPLAY SYSTEMS 

AS Hanging Systems ......................35 

www.ashanging.com 

vicwest.com 

LOUVRES 

Ten Plus Architectural Products Ltd.. ..........37 

www.tenplus-online.com 

METAL BUILDING SYSTEMS 

Varco Pruden Buildings. .......Inside Front Cover 

www.vp.com 

OUTDOOR HEATERS 

IR Energy Inc.. ...........................36 

www.irenergy.ca 

OVERHEAD DOORS 

Steel-Craft Door Products Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 

www.steel-craft.ca 

PAINTS 

Cloverdale Paint Inc. ......................31 

www.cloverdalepaint.com 

ROOF DECKING - METAL 

Epic Metals Corp.. ......................6, 34 

www.epicmetals.com 

ROOFING & SIDING PANELS 

VICWEST ...............................38 

www.vicwest.com 

SITE PREPARATION 

Invisible Structures, Inc.. ...................31 

www.invisiblestructures.com 

SOUND CONTROL FOR BUILDINGS 

Sound Solutions. .........................19 

www.soundsolutions.ca 

STONE VENEER 

Sunset Stone Inc .........................29 


STRUCTURAL PRECAST 

CONCRETE WALL PANELS 

Fabcon .................34, Inside Back Cover 

www.fabconprecast.ca 

STRUCTURAL SHOTCRETE 

HC Matcon Inc ...........................36 

www.hcgroup.ca 

TACK BOARD & VISUAL AID BOARDS 

AS Hanging Systems ......................35 

www.ashanging.com 

WALL SYSTEMS 

LOGIX Insulated Concrete Forms, Ltd. ......20, 35 

www.logixicf.com 

WINDOW TREATMENTS & HARDWARE 

Sun Glow Window Covering 

Products of Canada .....................37 

WINDOWS & DOORS 

DURABUILT Windows & doors Inc. .........33, 34 

www.durabuiltwindows.com 

Marvin Windows & Doors. ...................4 

www.marvincanada.com 

WINDOWS/THERMAL BARRIERS 

Azon ..................................36 

www.azonintl.com 

Ener-Gard/Vista Window Film. ............32, 34 

www.ener-gard.com 

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