Harvey elected to ranks of College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects

DALLAS, TX – Tom Harvey was elected to the ranks of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects, an honor awarded to members who have made contributions of national significance to the profession.

Out of a membership of more than 84,000, fewer than 2,600 AIA members are currently distinguished with the honor of using FAIA after their name. Fellowship is conferred on architects with at least 10 years of membership in the AIA who have made significant contributions in the following areas: the aesthetic, scientific, and practical efficiency of the profession; the standards of architectural education, training, and practice; the building industry through leadership in the AIA and other related professional organizations; advancement of living standards of people through an improved environment; and to society through significant public service.

As managing principal of HKS Clinical Solutions & Research, Harvey directs the strategic development of the team. He also directs the group’s multiple activities of operational planning services, clinical support services to design teams and research staff.

Harvey founded the Center for Advanced Design Research and Evaluation (CADRE) to develop and implement relevant original research in the areas of architectural and engineering design solutions having an impact on end users, including occupant well-being and user effectiveness; operational performance; and sustainability of the built environment.

Throughout his 35-year healthcare architecture career, he has influenced the healthcare environment with design research studies that reveal how architecture affects safety and patient visibility; improves patient outcomes and satisfaction, increases operating efficiencies; reduces nurse walking distances; simplifies design; and reduces costs – while providing the highest standard of care.

With Harvey managing the firm’s aggressive research efforts, HKS has emerged as an international industry leader with respect to architectural research, building functional performance evaluation and evidence-formed design practices – as attested by multiple publications in respected general architectural as well as healthcare-specific, peer-reviewed journals.

He shares his concepts, ideas and philosophy through frequent speaking at industry conferences for the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health (AIA-AAH), the Center for Health Design, the American Society of Healthcare Engineers and the Environment Design Research Association. Harvey also informs the profession by reporting his findings in scholarly peer-reviewed journals such as Healthcare Environments Research and Design (HERD), Environment & Behavior, the AIA Journal of Research as well as in respected healthcare publications.

HKS, Inc. is a leading architectural design firm ranked among the top-four architectural/engineering firms, according to Building Design+Construction magazine. Since its founding in 1939, HKS has completed construction projects totaling more than $66 billion in more than 1,038 cities located in 46 states, the District of Columbia and 64 foreign countries. The firm operates from 23 worldwide offices.