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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

A 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.

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Presentations

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

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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

  • Society of Critical Care Medicine 2024 Guideline on Adult ICU Design

    February 21, 2025
  • When Deception Promotes Dignity: The Ethics of Using Illusion to Create Safe Spaces for Persons Living with Dementia

    February 14, 2025
  • Windows in the ICU and Postoperative Delirium: A Retrospective Cohort Study

    January 13, 2025
  • Who Should Contribute to Decisions About Health Care Space Design?

    December 1, 2024
  • PLoS One: Impact of remote social interaction during the COVID-19 pandemic on the cognitive and psychological status of older adults with and without cognitive impairment: A randomized controlled study

    November 12, 2024

Recent Presentations

  • Frameworks for Health: Applying Clinical Models to Design

    February 14, 2025
  • January 23, 2025
  • University of Toronto Zeidler-Evans Annual Architecture of Health Lecture: Designing for Older Persons in a Transforming World

    October 17, 2024
  • Politecnico di Milano – Keynote speaker at 15th anniversary event for post-graduate Masters in Hospital Design

    October 2, 2024
  • 31st Maine Geriatrics Conference Plenary Speaker: Architecture for Aging: The Built Environment as Healthcare

    May 23, 2024
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