Applying Current Research in Designing a State-of-the-Art Clinic

Children and adults sit in a bright, modern waiting room with patterned chairs—an example of evidence based design—reading and playing at a green puzzle-piece shaped table. A reception desk and staff are visible in the background.

By Jody Anderson, AIA   Duluth’s Scottish Rite Clinic is pioneering new ideas in therapeutic design for the treatment of language disorders. From programming through design, DSGW planned the Clinic with “evidence-based design”—meaning strategies that have been tested and proven to support the work of Speech/Language Pathologists (SLPs). Balancing Calm and Stimulation There are two […]