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Medicine and Architecture Integrated. Healthcare Innovated.

Dr. Anderson is a recipient of the 2018 AIA/AAH U40 List of Healthcare Design’s Best Under 40!

Diana C. Anderson, MD, M.Arch has worked on hospital design projects within the United States, Canada and Australia, specializing in medical planning of inpatient units, specifically environments for geriatric patients and intensive care units.

As a “dochitect”, Dr. Anderson combines educational and professional experience in both medicine and architecture, in order to truly link medical planning and working within the healthcare environment.

More about Diana C. Anderson, MD, M.Arch

New Book from Dochitect

The Dochitect’s Journal:
A collection of writings on the intersection of Medicine and Architecture

More about The Dochitect’s Journal here

What is a Dochitect?

The dochitect model represents a unique opportunity for architects to experience the world of medicine from a perspective that is typically hidden.

The Physician-Architect Model

Articles and Publications

Read about healthcare design and planning from the perspective of the dochitect, in the form of commentaries, anecdotes based on clinical experiences, and peer-reviewed evidence-based design publications.

Review Articles and Publications

Presentations

Review various speaking venues where the dochitect discusses impacts of healthcare design on patient outcomes, staff satisfaction, and related topics.

Review Presentations

Dochitect in the News

From Modern Healthcare Magazine to the New York Times, the topic of architecture for medical centers is gaining the attention it deserves.

Dochitect in the News

Recent Articles/Publications

  • What can healthcare providers learn from architects?

    December 11, 2018
  • The convergence of architectural design and health – The Lancet

    December 7, 2018
  • Why your practice needs a makeover

    December 6, 2018
  • Bricks and Morals—Hospital Buildings, Do No Harm

    October 25, 2018
  • There remains a fundamental gap between the aims of hospital design and the final user experience

    March 12, 2018

Recent Presentations

  • Design Museum Boston – The Architecture of Health

    January 25, 2019
  • IHCD: Architectural Form + Clinical Function: A Design Paradigm Follows

    October 9, 2018
  • HUBWEEK 2018 Change Maker: How Architecture Impacts our Health

    October 8, 2018
  • Clinicians for Design: A Convergence of Expertise to Enhance Cognition and Healthcare Design

    September 20, 2018
  • Extreme Makeover: Hospital Edition. Physician & Architect, Dr. Diana Anderson

    September 18, 2018
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