The Center for Health Design, Healthcare Design Conference, and
Contract magazine presented the 2012 Nightingale Awards on November 5, recognizing the best industry products for the built healthcare environment. During the conference in Phoenix,
Contract magazine Editor in Chief John Czarnecki announced the 13 Nightingale Awards at a ceremony that also celebrated the magazine’s Healthcare Environment Awards.
The
Best of Competition Award went to Humanscale Healthcare for its ViewPoint V6 Technology Wall Station. The category winners included:
Architectural Products
Futrus Solutions with Dupont Corian for Futrus Casework System – Gold
Amri Studio for Fine Art Crystal Plaque and Mural Signage – Silver
Carpet
Tandus Flooring for Novo Collection – Gold
Patcraft for Cultural Layers Collection – Silver
Fabrics & Textiles
Pallas Textiles for the Freehand Collection – Gold
cf stinson for the Big Sur Collection—Sunbrella Contract with Defiance – Silver
Flooring: Hard Surface
nora systems for noraplan sentica – Gold
Armstrong World Industries for Striations Biobased Tile – Silver
Seating: Guest
Nurture by Steelcase for Regard – Gold
Nemschoff for Valor – Silver
Technology Support
Humanscale Healthcare for ViewPoint V6 Technology Wall Station – Gold
Window Shading & Treatments
Vistamatic for Vista—Slide – Gold
MechoSystems for EasyLift – Silver
The winners were selected through a jury process just prior to the conference’s opening. A group of healthcare architects, interior designers, and facilities managers visited the participating exhibitors and rated entries on functionality, quality and durability, aesthetics, pricing, innovation, and contributions to the healing environment. The 2012 judges were Michelle Acosta, HDR Architecture; Donald Cremers, HOK; Cindy Flinchum, University of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics; Courtney Johnson, Perkins+Will; Janet Kobylka, Health Design Source; Marie Lukaszeski, Interior Design Solutions; Karen Muraoka, Karen Muraoka Interior Design; and Marjorie Sobylak, New York–Presbyterian.
