FKP Architects
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FKP Architects
Amy Force
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Mission and Goals
• Mission: Improving people’s lives by design
• Values: people, integrity, client services, teamwork, innovation excellence
• Vision: focus on Healthcare, Science and Higher Education
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The Environment
• Work in teams
• Everyone is friendly and helpful
• Encourage questions and exposure
• Create fun activities and learning luncheons
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Texas Children’s Hospital
• Houston, Texas• Clinic floors, two-story, color-coded geometric shapes
that help parents with way finding and fun spaces for kids
• Increase in exam room use, registration time faster, larger annual increase in patients, more productive space
• 2003 ASID Interior Design Award, 2003 AIA Houston Design Award 2002, Business Week/ Architectural Record- Design is Good Business Award
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Texas Children’s Hospital
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Feigin Research Center
• Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas• Owned by Texas Children’s Hospital • 12 floors of research space and other uses• Renovation of 151,000 square feet of space for
research labs, a conference center and "internet cafe" spaces for researcher interaction
• Research cancer, gene therapy and cell therapy
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Feigin Research Center
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What I do
• Build models
• Put together presentations
• Help with plans and drawings
• Sit in on meetings
• Brainstorm
• Have fun
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How this relates to me
• Goals same as mine
• Exposure– Real world– How firm operates and selection of job
opportunties– Healthcare emphasis
• Experience
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How this relates to my project
• New ways of thinking
• Other ways of helping people
• How to organize
• How to work in teams