Feb 18 2025 37 mins 1
What are the latest innovations in urban healthcare design? How can intelligent building design improve sustainability? How did mobile architecture and emergency response planning evolve since 2020? Doug King gives his insights to these and other important topics related to architecture, thought leadership and sustainability.
Doug King is Emeritus VP with Project Management Advisors. Doug has served as a healthcare industry consultant, architect, researcher, and academic over the last 45 years. His expertise encompasses high-rise and urban healthcare facilities, community planning, emergency response planning and mobile architecture.
He was recognized as the top Healthcare Architect in the U.S. for 2020-21 by Healthcare Design Magazine and has been featured in prominent outlets including The New York Times, Healthcare Design Magazine, and Bisnow.
Doug has significantly influenced the healthcare industry on both national and international levels. This includes serving as an appointed member of the Urban Land Institute’s Health Leaders Network.
As an educator, he has mentored future architects at institutions including the University of Illinois, Northwestern University and the University of Pennsylvania.
Today, as the founder of Douglas King LLC, he advises the healthcare industry, applying his expertise to shape intelligent and sustainable buildings.
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In this episode:
00:00 Introduction
03:17 Doug's early inspirations and education
05:45 Journey into healthcare design
12:00 Mobile architecture and emergency response
13:14 COVID-19 response and emergency planning
18:04 Northwestern Memorial Hospital Feinberg and Galter Pavilions: a career-defining project
24:30 Intelligent building design and sustainability
27:20 Advice for aspiring thought leaders
30:48 Key qualities for professional success
35:07 Final thoughts
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