The official shortlist for the European Healthcare Design 2021 Awards has been revealed, following a hard-fought competition and intensive judging process.

And this year, for the first time, we’re excited to announce live webinar presentations and judging of all the shortlisted categories, ahead of the announcement of the winners at the closing ceremony of the European Healthcare Design 2021 Congress on 17 June. This offers delegates greater insight into the judging process and provides a valuable learning opportunity in advance of the congress in June. 

Supported by lead sponsor IHP, the Awards celebrate and recognise professional excellence in the design of healthcare environments both in Europe and around the world. They caught the interest of architects, healthcare leaders, academic researchers and innovative solutions providers from all over the globe. The standard of entries received was extremely high, presenting the judges with the demanding task of whittling them down to a final shortlist. 

Comprising organisations and project teams in the running for nine awards across primary, community, secondary and tertiary levels of international healthcare provision and delivery, the shortlist is as follows (click on the live judging dates to book your place for each webinar):

Interior Design and Arts

Register for live judging date: 18 May; Time: 10.00–11.15 BST

• Evelina 1+ Art Scheme, UK; Commissioned by Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity; Designed by Art in Site
• University College London Hospital, Grafton Way Building, UK; Commissioned by University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Designed by Scott Tallon Walker Architects in association with Edward Williams Architects and UCLH Arts and Heritage

Judges: Ruth Charity, Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT, UK; Femke Feenstra, Gortemaker Algra Feenstra, Netherlands; Charlotte Ruben, White Arkitekter, Sweden

Design for Health and Wellness

Register for live judging date: 18 May; Time: 13.00–14.30 BST

• Hospital Sancta Maggiore Morumbi, Brazil; Designed by Perkins&Will
• Maggie’s at the Royal Marsden, UK; Commissioned by The Maggie Keswick Jencks Cancer Caring Centres Trust; Designed by Ab Rogers; Built by Sir Robert McAlpine Special Projects
• Puntukurnu AMS Healthcare Hub, Australia; Commissioned by Puntukurnu Aboriginal Medical Service; Designed by Kaunitz Yeung Architecture

Judges: Alice Liang, Montgomery Sisam, Canada; Mungo Smith, MAAP, Australia; Beau Herr, CallisonRTKL, Hong Kong

Future Healthcare Design

Sponsored by: IHP

Register for live judging date: 18 May; Time: 17.00–18.30 BST

• iKure Health and Community Hub, India; Commissioned by iKure; Designed by HDR Architecture Associates
• Pears Maudsley Centre for Children & Young People, UK; Commissioned by South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Designed by IBI Group
• National University Hospital Campus Masterplan, Singapore; Commissioned by National University Hospital; Designed by Gensler

Judges: Cliff Harvey, Niagara Health, Canada; Paul Bell, Ryder Architecture, UK

Healthcare Design (Over 25,000 sqm)

Sponsored by Hoare Lea

Register for live judging date: 19 May; Time: 12.30–14.15 BST  

• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Phase 1C Redevelopment, Canada; Commissioned by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH); Designed by Stantec Architecture
• Sengkang General Hospital Campus, Singapore; Commissioned by Sengkang General Hospital; Designed by DP Architects
• The Carrefour santé d’Orléans, Canada; Commissioned by Monfort Hospital; Designed by HDR Architecture Associates
• The North Wing, Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Commissioned by Rigshospitalet; Designed by LINK Arkitektur and 3XN, in collaboration with Nickl & Partner and Kristine Jensens Tegnestue 

Judges: Kate Copeland, Australian Health Design Council, Australia; David Powell, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, UK; Bill Hercules, WJH Health, USA

Mental Health Design

Register for live judging date: 19 May; Time: 16.30–18.00 BST

• Blossom Court, St Ann’s Hospital, UK; Commissioned by Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust; Designed by Medical Architecture
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Phase 1C Redevelopment, Canada; Commissioned by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH); Designed by Stantec Architecture
• Phillips House Redevelopment, Canada; Commissioned by North York General Hospital; Designed by Montgomery Sisam Architects
• The Psychiatric clinic at Södra Älvsborgs hospital, Sweden; Commissioned by Västfastigheter; Designed by White arkitekter

Judges: Marte Lauvsnes, Sykehusbygg, Norway; Jonathan Wilson, GB Partnerships, UK; Christine Chadwick, CannonDesign, Canada

Healthcare Design (Under 25,000 sqm)

Register for live judging date: 20 May; Time: 12.30–14.15 BST

• De Korenbloem Care Campus, Belgium; Commissioned by vzw de Korenbloem; Designed by Sergison Bates architects
• New Building of Waldkliniken Eisenberg, Germany; Commissioned by Waldkliniken Eisenberg; Designed by HDR Germany | Matteo Thun & Partners
• Puntukurnu AMS Healthcare Hub, Australia; Commissioned by Puntukurnu Aboriginal Medical Service; Designed by Kaunitz Yeung Architecture
• The Alder Centre, UK; Commissioned by Alder Hey Children’s Hospital; Designed by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

Judges: Liesbeth van Heel, Erasmus MC, Netherlands; Coen van den Wijngaart, archipelago architects, Belgium; Brenda Bush-Moline, Stantec, USA;

Design Innovation for Quality Improvement

Register for live judging date: 20 May; Time: 15.30–17.15 BST

• Ascent Seating Series, Sweden; Designed by Green Furniture Concept
• KwickScreen at Basildon and Thurrock Hospitals NHS Trust, UK; Commissioned by Basildon University Hospital; Designed by KwickScreen
• Safehinge Primera Full-door Ligature Alarm, UK; Designed by Safehinge Primera
• Vistr Headwall Vertical Medical Trunking at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, UK; Designed by Static Systems Group

Judges: Jonathan West, Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art, UK; Danny Gibson, MJ Medical, UK

Design for Adaptation and Transformation

Register for live judging date: 21 May; Time: 13.30–15.00 BST

• Hospital Sancta Maggiore Morumbi, Brazil; Designed by Perkins&Will
• North Lantau Hospital – Hong Kong Infection Control Centre, Hong Kong; Commissioned by Bureau Public Works of Shen Zhen Municipality; Designed by China State Construction International Medical Industry Development Co; Supervised by Architectural Services Department, HKSAR
• The Carrefour santé d’Orléans, Canada; Commissioned by Montfort Hospital; Designed by HDR Architecture Associates

Judges: Jim Chapman, Manchester School of Architecture, UK; Graham Cossons, Hoare Lea, UK; Chris Shaw, Medical Architecture, UK 

Design Research

Sponsored by: Medical Architecture

Register for live judging date: 24 May; Time: 13.00–14.30 BST

• Design, dignity, dementia: dementia-related design and the built environment; Authored by John Zeisel, Richard Fleming, Kirsty Bennett; Alzheimer’s Disease International, UK 
• From fable to reality at Parkland Hospital: the impact of evidence-based design strategies on patient safety, healing, and satisfaction in an adult inpatient environment; Authored by Renae K Rich, Francesqca E. Jimenez, Susan E. Puumala, Sheila DePaola, Kathy Harper, Lonnie Roy, Jeri Brittin, HDR, USA
• Mobility-supporting rehabilitation clinics: designing environments that actively participate in stroke inpatients’ recovery; Authored by Maja Kevdzija, Technische Universität Dresden / Vienna University of Technology, Germany / Austria

Judges: Jonathan Erskine, European Health Property Network, UK; Goran Lindahl, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden 

The Winners’ Ceremony – 17 June, 16.45–17.30

The European Healthcare Design 2021 Awards are organised by Architects for Health and SALUS Global Knowledge Exchange, with the support of lead sponsor IHP, and category sponsors Hoare Lea and Medical Architecture.

They will be presented on 17 June during the closing ceremony of the European Healthcare Design 2021 Congress & Exhibition, taking place virtually on 14-17 June. Tickets for the Congress can be booked here, with Early Bird concessions now available until 2 June.

It is intended that the Awards will contribute towards the development of knowledge and standards in the design of healthcare environments around the world.

The Awards evaluation committee features international researchers, practitioners and policy advisors, who bring specialist multidisciplinary expertise to the specific categories they have been invited to judge.

The shortlist and winner of each award are determined by a category chair, supported by two other judges with proven expertise in their field. This robust evaluation methodology ensures a balanced and transparent decision-making process.