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Today is World Mental Health Day. As a firm, we are focused on designing for mental wellbeing in all spaces, not just healthcare buildings. Most moments of crisis don't occur within hospital walls. To us, designing for mental wellbeing means we must shift our focus beyond treatment spaces alone and expand our line of sight towards prevention. We must consider mental health within all the places we live, learn, work, play and care. Recently, our Stephanie Vito, AIA, ACHA and Marisa Nemcik, AIA NCARB WELL AP led a webinar that illustrated ways a three-dimensional ecosystem of wellness can shift the conversation from treatment of mental health issues to one of prevention on college campuses in particular. Check out the webinar recording here: ?https://lnkd.in/dHuaGKeq #WorldMentalHealthDay #MentalHealth

?? Looking for a new opportunity? We have four Executive Director, Market Strategy & Growth open positions waiting for you. These roles will work in partnership with executive leaders for elevating the CannonDesign brand in meaningful and measurable ways that contribute to growing impact, strengthening reputation and scaling assigned market focus within the company. There are positions in the following areas: ?? Healthcare market ?? Incubation of new ideas, products and services ?? Community, civic, recreation and commercial markets ?? Education and science/technology markets Listen to Juliet L. Rogers, PHD, MPH, Executive Director of Firmwide Strategy, discuss the roles in the video below. If you would like to learn more, apply through https://lnkd.in/gw52jTju

We're in the midst of our annual Environmental Action month, CannonDesign's annual celebration of smart ideas, innovative technologies and influential thinkers that help guide our progress toward becoming a regenerative practice. Every year we invite speakers from various sustainability industries to share the latest strategies, materials and more than can be used to build a more earth-friendly future. This year, we are inviting anyone interested in this year's topics around Designing for a Livable Future to attend virtually. Here is the speaker lineup: Tuesday, Oct 15: Chris Magwood, Author of 'Build Beyond Zero' and Carbon-Free Buildings Manager at RMI Wednesday, Oct 16: Priya Premchandran, Vice President of Market Transformation,?Habitable.com Thursday, Oct 17: Corey Squire, AIA, Author of 'People, Planet, Design'?and Director of Sustainability at BORA Architects Learn more about the sessions and register at our EA website: https://lnkd.in/gmmdWG4c

Congratulations to the whole team who worked on the Stamford Health Whittingham Pavilion Cohen NICU and Maternity Unit, which won the Silver Award in the annual Healthcare Design Remodel/Renovation Awards. The team was recognized at the HCD Conference Awards Luncheon this past weekend.

We're excited to have three speakers at this year's The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Women's Leadership Summit in Chicago next week! CannonDesign is proud to be a Collaborating Sponsor of this year's event, and is hosting a lunch for conference attendees in our Chicago office on Thursday, October 10. Maggie Bailey, MBA and Amy Phillips will speak on "Equitable Spaces: Revolutionizing Maternal Health Through Design," sharing our work and partnership with JAMAA BIRTH VILLAGE in St. Louis. Dora Ng will speak on "Empowering Leadership Through Storytelling" with others from AIA Canada Society on how storytelling is crucial to good leadership. See the full agenda here: https://lnkd.in/e68VPNdu

?? Fresh off the successful Open House for our new Pittsburgh office, we are thrilled to be deeply involved in AIA Pittsburgh's Architecture Week 2024. A huge thank you to AIA Pittsburgh | The Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Institute of Architects for organizing a packed week of activities. Check out the full schedule here: https://lnkd.in/gM7EDCZ5 Here's a quick rundown of our involvement: ?? October 7: Join us as Sophia Berman Ogiso presents at the Pecha Kucha night. Don't miss out—grab your tickets https://lnkd.in/ez63Tn5w ?? October 8: F Jeffrey Murray will be a panelist for the "Architecture Matters: Designing for Well-Being" discussion, featuring architects and planners from Pittsburgh and Sweden. Register https://lnkd.in/eVqMkVsV ?? October 9: We're hosting an exciting brainstorming session in our new office space, "Imagined Futures: Rapid Design Prototyping for Community Development." Join the discussion https://lnkd.in/eg-BnhBg We hope to see you there!

We are excited to have many people from CannonDesign and Blue Cottage of CannonDesign speaking at and attending this year's Healthcare Design Conference and Expo in Indianapolis! ?? We'll be speaking on topics from a unique multi-level Emergency Department renovation, rethinking cancer care patient journeys, emerging treatment environments and platforms for mental healthcare and more. ??♀? Members of the project team will be leading a tour of the recently completed Ascension St. Vincent Hospital, Women's and Infants Hospital. ?? Some of our projects will be recognized at the HCD Awards Luncheon on Sunday, October 6. See the full agenda below, and we hope to see you this weekend! https://lnkd.in/gq3rfJbf

We are thrilled to welcome April Herrmann to the firm as the new business development leader for sports, recreation and education! April will focus on building and nurturing relationships in the professional sports industry, while also enhancing partnerships with colleges and universities across the country. Learn more about April: https://lnkd.in/deTujZqW

Our team was honored to be at the ribbon cutting and grand opening of the UC Health Emergency Preparedness and and Response Center (EPRC) yesterday, a space to support the adjacent world-class Emergency Department. Funded fully by federal, state and local entities, the EPRC is a one-of-a-kind space that can easily expand or contract to accommodate anything from a community recognition ceremony to a mass casualty situation to another pandemic or infectious disease scenario.?It also allows UC Health to safely handle crises while still letting the main Emergency Department function normally. Learn more about this unique space here: https://lnkd.in/g4kRmK6e

Abigail Clary, FAIA, FACHA, LEED AP, co-director of our health practice, inspired hundreds on Friday at TEDxChicago. Abbie blended her personal journey with the healthcare system with her experiences as a healthcare architect to share how patient and clinician stories can transform care spaces into places of empathy and healing. Abbie left the crowd inspired and empowered to become advocates for themselves and their loved ones within the labyrinth of the healthcare system.