The official shortlist for the European Healthcare Design Awards 2024 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 2024 Congress on 11 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 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):
Future Healthcare Design
Register for live judging | 7 May 18.00 – 19.30 BST
Shortlisted projects:
- Cavell Passivhaus Community Health and Wellbeing Hub, UK
Commissioned by NHS England
Designed by Medical Architecture and Architype - Children’s Cancer Centre, Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), UK
Commissioned by Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Designed by BDP - Cluj Napoca Children’s Hospital, Romania
Commissioned by Consiliul Judeţean Cluj
Designed by Planho Consultores, Dico si Tiganas and 4B
Interior Design and Arts
Register for live judging | 8 May 13.00 – 14.30 BST
Shortlisted projects:
- Louisa Martindale Building, UK
Commissioned by University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Interior Design by BDP
Art Curation and Integration by Willis Newson - Oak Cancer Centre, UK
Commissioned by The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Designed by BDP - Psychological and Mental Health Services Unit (PAMHS Unit), UK
Commissioned by Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Designed by DAY Architectural with artwork by Giles Round
Design for Health and Wellness
Register for live judging | 9 May 13.00 – 14.30 BST
Shortlisted projects:
- Helmsley Cancer Center, Israel
Commissioned by Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Israel
Designed by Farrow Partners and Rubinstein Ofer Architects - Sinai Health – Circle of Care: Adult Day Program, Canada
Commissioned by Sinai Health, Circle of Care
Designed by ARK (Architects + Research + Knowledge) - Yutjuwala Djiwarr – Nhulunbuy Flexible Aged Care, Australia
Commissioned by Australian Regional and Remote Community Services
Designed by Kaunitz Yeung Architecture
Health and Life Sciences
Register for live judging | 10 May 14.30 – 16.00 BST
Shortlisted projects:
- BCIT Health Sciences Centre, Canada
Commissioned by British Columbia Institute of Technology
Designed by Stantec - Oak Cancer Centre, UK
Commissioned by The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Designed by BDP - The Christie Paterson Redevelopment, UK
Commissioned by The Christie Trust, University of Manchester and CRUK
Designed by BDP
Design for Sustainable Development (Standing the test of time)
Register for live judging | 13 May 11.00 – 12.30 BST
Shortlisted projects:
- The Jean Bishop Integrated Care Centre, UK
Commissioned by NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Designed by Medical Architecture - Omagh Hospital and Primary Care Complex (OHPCC), UK
Commissioned by Western Health & Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland
Designed by TODD Architects - Wexham Park Hospital Redevelopment, UK
Commissioned by Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Designed by BDP and built by Kier Construction
Healthcare Design (Under 25,000 sqm)
Register for live judging | 15 May 12.30 – 14.15 BST
Shortlisted projects:
- Yutjuwala Djiwarr – Nhulunbuy Flexible Aged Care, Australia
Commissioned by Australian Regional and Remote Community Services
Designed by Kaunitz Yeung Architecture - Oak Cancer Centre, UK
Commissioned by The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Designed by BDP - Helmsley Cancer Center, Israel
Commissioned by Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Designed by Farrow Partners and Rubinstein Ofer Architects - The Catkin Centre and Sunflower House, UK
Commissioned by Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Designed by Cullinan Studio
Healthcare Design (Over 25,000 sqm)
Register for live judging | 16 May 11.00 – 12.30 BST
Shortlisted projects:
- Glasblokkene at Haukeland University Hospital, Norway
Commissioned by Helse Bergen HF
Designed by the Architect group consisting of KHR Architecture AS, Copenhagen, Denmark, PKA Arkitekter AS and Henning Larsen Architects AS, Trondheim, Norway - Louisa Martindale Building, UK
Commissioned by University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Designed by BDP - University Children’s Hospital Freiburg, Germany
Commissioned by Vermögen und Bau Baden-Württemberg Amt Freiburg and Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
Designed by Health Team Vienna: Albert Wimmer and Architects Collective
Mental Health Design
Register for live judging | 16 May 16.00 – 17.45 BST
Shortlisted projects:
- Aspen Wood – Low Secure Learning Disabilities Unit, UK
Commissioned by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Designed by Gilling Dod Architects - Stella’s Place Young Adult Mental Health, Canada
Commissioned by Stella's Place Young Adult Mental Health
Designed by Stantec Architecture and Stantec Consulting - Montage Health Ohana Center for Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health, USA
Commissioned by Montage Health
Designed by NBBJ - Kimmeridge Court, UK
Commissioned by Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Designed by Medical Architecture
Design for Adaptation and Transformation
Register for live judging | 17 May 12.30 – 14.00 BST
Shortlisted projects:
- 18 Mole Business Park
Commissioned by Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Designed by tp bennett - Doctor Muñoz Cariñanos Hospital, Spain
Commissioned by Servicio Andaluz de Salud (SAS)
Designed by Planho Consultores - Chengdu Gleneagles Hospital, China
Commissioned by Perennial Holdings and Parkway Pantai
Designed by HKS Asia Pacific Design Consulting - Sinai Health – Circle of Care: Adult Day Program, Canada
Commissioned by Sinai Health, Circle of Care
Designed by ARK (Architects + Research + Knowledge)
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 2024 Congress & Exhibition on 11 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.
