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𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐇𝐃 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 We’ve just returned from two inspiring days at the European Healthcare Design 2026 conference in London, where we had the opportunity to share how research and practice come together in our work at archipelago. CARING NATURE research project, exploring the intersection of energy performance and wellbeing, was at the heart of our contribution. In the "Art and architecture" stream, our colleagues Laurent Grisay and Giulia Scialpi presented how architectural levers in inpatient room design can support patient wellbeing while significantly reducing a hospital’s carbon impact. The Groupe hospitalier CHIREC project served as a concrete example of how these ideas move from theory to practice. 🏆 We are also honoured that the AZ Diest (General Hospital Diest) project, designed in collaboration with Gortemaker Algra Feenstra architects, M-gineers and Ontwerpbureau Pauwels, is laureate in the "𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞-𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞" 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, a strong encouragement to keep pushing for human-centred, sustainable healthcare architecture. 🤝 Thank you to all the peers, clients and partners we met in London for the rich conversations on how design can help shape healthier futures. 📸 Photos by Eric BERTEAU and Antoine BUISSERET #EHD2026 #HealthcareDesign #SustainableArchitecture