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At WHR, the Knowledge Café is both our physical gathering spot for informal discussion and our online home for news and ideas. Now it is home to our research series, WHR’s Café Papers, on issues pertinent to our practice. Join us here.

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Sustainability (photo from photostogo.com)

Sustainability
We recognize that a collective shift to sustainable communities and architecture requires a focused and strategic commitment. In light of this, WHR launched the Sustainable Design Initiative (SDI) in 2008 to provide deeper resources for staff and clients and to strengthen our knowledge and commitment.....more

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Featured News

Trinity Mother Frances' Louis & Peaches Owen Heart Hospital

Louis & Peaches Owen Heart Hospital is the cover feature in Medical Construction & Design
The Trinity Mother Frances Louis & Peaches Owen Heart Hospital is enhancing lives in Texas. Read more about the project in the May-June issue of Medical Construction & Design online.

Stamford Hospital is featured in Healthcare Design
WHR's project the Stamford Hospital is featured in Healthcare Design magazine's November issue. The article "Deep Roots", authored by Tushar Gupta and Komal Kotwal, describes how Stamford Hospital is impacting urban design and the Stamford community. You can read the article Healthcare Design's digital issue.

Sam Houston State University's Performing Arts Center is featured in Texas Architect
WHR's project the Sam Houston State University James and Nancy Gaertner Performing Arts Center is featured in Texas Architects' Portfolio of Performing Spaces. You can view the project in the link above or visit Texas Architects' website to view the entire magazine (subscription required).

WHR Architects' Senior Principal Charles Griffin reacts to the Supreme Court's ACA ruling on July 2, 2012

Architects react to Supreme Court's Ruling on the Affordable Care Act
WHR's Charles Griffin was among the architects and healthcare industry experts polled recently for a response to the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act by Architectural Record. The article can be found here.

WHR are the Experts in Evidence-Based Design

Evidence-Based Design for Multiple Building Types
by David Watkins and Kirk Hamilton
"Evidence-based design, which bases design decisions on the best available current research evidence, is gaining traction among architects. Expanding the field from its origins in healthcare to other building types such as education, criminal justice, commercial, industrial, and places of worship, this book introduces design professionals to the concept of evidence-based design and its use in the creation of high performance environments." This book is now available to purchase through Amazon.com.

WHR ARCHITECTS NAMED 2008 AIA HOUSTON FIRM OF THE YEAR

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NEWS & EVENTS

08/06/2013

WHR Architects Awarded Major New Expansion for Prestigious Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Houston-based WHR Architects Awarded Major New Expansion for Prestigious Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Houston, Texas—WHR Architects has been selected to design a...

07/29/2013

WHR Architects Welcomes Scott Sandlin

WHR Architects Welcomes Scott Sandlin Houston, Texas — Scott Sandlin, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP® BD+C has joined WHR Architects, enhancing the firm’s...

07/01/2013

WHR Architects’ 2013 Tradewell Fellowship Awarded to Shuo Yang

New Tradewell Fellow named; 2012 Fellow Akshay Sangolli Joins the Firm as a Medical Planner Houston, Texas — WHR Architects has named Shuo Yang, LEED AP as the...

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RECENT ARTICLES & PAPERS

Trinity Mother Frances Louis & Peaches Owen Heart Hospital on cover of Medical Construction & Design
May-June 2013
WHR's project, the Trinity Mother Frances Louis & Peaches Owen Heart Hospital, is the cover feature in Medical Construction & Design.

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center 1MC wins Houston Business Journal 2013 Landmark Award
April 2013
WHR's project, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Mid-Campus Building One (1MC) won a Houston Business Journal 2013 Landmark Awards (Office Building Development).

WHR Principal Gail Sterling named to AAHID Board of Directors
March 2013
WHR's Interior Design Studio Leader Gail Sterling was named to the AAHID Board of Directors.

Ocean Medical Center featured in HC+O News
March 2013
WHR's project at Ocean Medical Center was featured in HC+O News.

WHR Founder David Watkins in Houston Business Journal
March 2013
WHR's founder, David Watkins, was interviewed in the Houston Business Journal for a "Face to Face" feature (subscription required).

WHR Senior Principal Anthony Haas named AIA Fellow
February 2013
WHR's Anthony Haas, FAIA was elevated to AIA Fellow!

Texas Heart Institute in Houston Chronicle
January 2013
WHR's Texas Heart Institute was featured in an article on "Saving Lives" in the Houston Chronicle.

Memorial Hermann The Woodlands in Houston Business Journal
January 2013
WHR's Memorial Hermann The Woodlands new patient tower was featured in the Houston Business Journal.

UT School of Dentistry in College Planning & Management
January 2013
WHR's The University of Texas School of Dentistry was featured in College Planning & Management's Facilty Focus.

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