The official shortlist for the European Healthcare Design Awards 2023 has been revealed, following a hard-fought competition and intensive judging process.
Supported by lead sponsor IHP, the awards, which celebrate and recognise professional excellence in the design of healthcare environments both in Europe and around the world, caught the interest of architects, healthcare leaders, academic researchers and innovative solutions providers from all over the globe. The extremely high standard of entries received meant the judges had an unenviable task in whittling them down to a final shortlist. 
We’re also excited to announce live webinar presentations and judging of the shortlisted categories on SALUS TV, ahead of the announcement of the winners at the closing ceremony of the European Healthcare Design 2023 Congress on 13 June. This underpins the transparency of the judging process and offers attendees greater insight into the winning projects and the award decisions, as well as providing a valuable learning opportunity in advance of the Congress. Attendees will also be able to comment and pose their own questions to the shortlisted projects through the live chat.
Comprising organisations and project teams in the running for ten 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: Thursday 11 May; Time: 09.00–10.15 BST
- Woonzorgcentrum Zierik7, Netherlands
Commissioned by Allévo, locatie Cornelia
Designed by Gortemaker Algra Feenstra architects
- Evelina Clinical Research Facility Artwork, UK
Commissioned by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Designed by Art in Site
- Campbelltown Hospital Redevelopment
Commissioned by Health Infrastructure NSW
Designed by Billard Leece Partnership
Lead judge: Ruth Charity, artlink, Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT, UK
Panel judges: Marte Lauvsnes, Sykehusbygg, Norway; Birgitte Gade Ernst, Arkitema Architects, Denmark
Healthcare Design (Under 25,000 sqm)
Register for live judging: Friday 12 May; Time: 12.30–14.00 BST
- The Pears Building, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation
Commissioned by the Royal Free Charity
Designed by Hopkins Architects
- Te Huhi Raupō - Taranaki Base Hospital Renal Unit
Commissioned by Te Whatu Ora
Designed by Warren and Mahoney
- Sabanera Health Dorado
Commissioned by Prisa Group
Designed by Prisa Group, V Architecture, & Perkins&Will Team
Lead judge: David Powell, Velindre Cancer Centre; Alder Hey Children’s NHS FT, UK
Panel judges: Coen van den Wijngaart, archipelago, Belgium; Brenda Bush-Moline, Stantec, USA
Design for Adaptation and Transformation
Supported by RSK 
Register for live judging: Monday 15 May; Time: 13.00–14.15 BST
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Space Transformation Project
Commissioned by Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Designed by NORR Architects & Engineers and Hariri Pontarini Architects
- ICCU Extension, Tallaght University Hospital
Commissioned by Tallaght University Hospital
Designed by Scott Tallon Walker Architects
- Ledplastikcentrum at Bromma Hospital
Commissioned by Vectura Properties
Designed by White arkitekter AB
Lead judge: Visiting Professor Jim Chapman, Manchester School of Architecture, UK
Panel judges: Beau Herr, CallisonRTKL, USA; John Kelly, Lexica, UK
Future Healthcare Design
Supported by IHP 
Register for live judging: Tuesday 16 May; Time: 13.00–14.30 BST
- National Rehabilitation Centre
Commissioned by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Designed by Ryder Architecture
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – Hospitals of the Future Project
Commissioned by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Designed by Perkins & Will with Schmidt Hammer Lassen
- Velindre Cancer Centre
Commissioned by Velindre University NHS Trust
Designed by White arkitekter AB
- Mary Elizabeths Hospital
Commissioned by Region Hovedstaden
Designed by 3XN in collaboration with Arkitema, Niras, and Kristine Jensens Tegnestue
Lead judge: Cliff Harvey, Union of International Architects Public Health Group, Canada
Panel judges: Warren Percival, RSK Group, UK; Chris Shaw, independent, UK
Design for Sustainable Development (Standing the test of time)
In collaboration with European Health Property Network
Register for live judging: Wednesday 17 May; Time: 11.00–12.30 BST
- New Psychiatric Hospital in Slagelse
Commissioned by Region Zealand
Designed by Karlsson Architects / VLA
- The Royal Children’s Hospital
Commissioned by State Government of Victoria, Department of Health
Designed by Billard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart
- Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary
Commissioned by NHS Dumfries and Galloway
Designed by Ryder Architecture and NBBJ
- Clock View Hospital, UK
Commissioned by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Designed by Medical Architecture
Lead judge: Jonathan Erskine, European Health Property Network, UK
Panel judges: Jaimie Bishop, Fleet Architects / Architects for Health, UK; Mohammed Ayoub, HDR, USA
Design for Health and Wellness
Supported by Lexica 
Register for live judging: Thursday 18 May; Time: 10.00–11.00 BST
- Woonzorgcentrum Zierik7, Netherlands
Commissioned by Allévo, locatie Cornelia
Designed by Gortemaker Algra Feenstra architects
- Te Huhi Raupō – Taranaki Base Hospital Renal Unit
Commissioned by Te Whatu Ora
Designed by Warren and Mahoney
Lead judge: John Cooper, JCA, UK
Panel judges: Charlotte Ruben, White Arkitekter, Sweden; Ruairi Reeves, Medical Architecture, UK
Healthcare Design (Over 25,000 sqm)
Supported by archipelago 
Register for live judging: Thursday 18 May; Time: 16.00–18.00 BST
- Radboudumc Main Building
Commissioned by Radboudumc
Designed by EGM architects
- Ataşehir Hospital & Children’s Pavilion, Turkey
Architect of record: Acibadem Project Management
Executive architect: Lina Architecture
Interior design and interior architecture: Gensler and Norm Architects
- Cleveland Clinic London, UK
Commissioned by Cleveland Clinic London
Designed by PLP Architecture with HKS
Built by Sir Robert McAlpine
- Albert Einstein Learning and Research Center, Brazil
Commissioned by Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Albert Einstein (client)
Designed by Perkins & Will and Safdie Architects
Lead judge: Kate Copeland, Australian Health Design Council, Australia
Panel judges: Paul Bell, Ryder, UK; Bill Hercules, WJH Health, USA
Mental Health Design
Supported by Gerflor 
Register for live judging: Monday 22 May; Time: 12.00-13.30 BST
- Trinity Building for the SWLSTG Mental Health NHS Trust, UK
Commissioned by South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust
Designed by C.F. Moller Architects UK
- Campbelltown Hospital Redevelopment
Commissioned by Health Infrastructure NSW
Designed by Billard Leece Partnership
- Skaraborg Psychiatric Hospital department
Commissioned by Västfastigheter
Designed by Semrén & Månsson Arkitekter AB
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Hospital Korbeel and Patio
Commissioned by Groep Zorg H. Familie vzw
Designed by VK architects+engineers
Lead judge: Beatrice Fraenkel, Design in Mental Health Network, UK
Panel judges: Christine Chadwick, Archus, Canada; Femke Feenstra, Gortemaker Algra Feenstra architects, Netherlands
Product and Technology Design Innovation
Register for live judging: Friday 19 May; Time: 10.00-11.30 BST
- Nobi Smart Lamps
Designed by Watif Design Agency & Nobi Smart Lamps
- Guldmann Trainer Module – Trafford General Hospital
Commissioned by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Developed and designed by Guldmann
- BeaconMedaes Central Destruction Unit
Designed, installed and maintained by Medclair and BeaconMedaes UK
- Pathmaker
Designed by MYSPHERA
Implemented by East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust with support of Vitalhub
Lead judge: Danny Gibson, MJ Medical, UK
Panel judges: Tom Stables, Royal College of Art, UK; Andrew Frost, MTS Health, UK
Design Research
Supported by Medical Architecture 
- Building for pandemic resiliency: A comparative analysis of multiple facilities across the US military health system
Authored by: Deborah Wingler, PhD, HKS, USA; Rutali Joshi, PhD, HKS, USA; Abhishek Bhargava, PhD, WSP, USA; Brenda McDermott, Defense Health Agency, USA; Nolan Rome, WSP, USA; and Brent Willson, HKS, USA
- Exploring the effect of physical environment on resident’s wellbeing and staff’s care practice of dementia care facilities in Sweden and Canada: An international longitudinal study
Authored by: Sook Young Lee, PhD, Yonsei University, South Korea; Lillian Hung, PhD, RN, University of British Columbia, Canada; and Habib Chaudhury, PhD, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Lead judge: Dr Göran Lindahl PhD, Chalmers University, Sweden
Panel judge: Grant Mills, UCL, UK
The awards ceremony
The awards, which are organised by Architects for Health and SALUS Global Knowledge Exchange, will be presented at an illustrious ceremony during the final session of the European Healthcare Design 2023 Congress & Exhibition on 13 June. Supported by lead sponsor IHP, the awards make a significant contribution 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.
