Creighton University, Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Health Sciences Building
Phoenix, Arizona
The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Health Sciences Campus has established new principles of interdisciplinary, experiential and active learning pedagogies. The campus provides dynamic, flexible, technology-rich learning environments for over 900 medical, nursing and allied health students. Design for the campus takes inspiration from Creighton’s education ethos, “Cura Personalis” (care for the whole person), to create spaces that emphasize occupants’ physical, mental, social and emotional well-being.
Encompassing medical simulation environments, standardized patient suites, classrooms, and research and laboratory environments, a “vertical learning commons” of interconnecting stairways, atriums and student gathering spaces creates collaborative environments with framed views.
Integral to the building’s design is its use of natural light, a biophilic element shown to have positive cognitive and emotional impacts on users.
Slight shifts in mass and fenestration create a sense of dynamic movement, and the building’s glazing reflects its urban and mountainous atmosphere. The interior design encourages movement and centers on well-being spaces with access to natural ventilation, outdoor study environments and vertical connections.
Additional Information
Associated Firm
Butler Design
Cost per Sq Ft
$355.00
Featured in
2022 Educational Interiors Showcase
Interior category
Healthcare Facilities/Teaching Hospitals
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