1. FKP Architects
Amy Force

2. 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

3. The Environment Work in teams Everyone is friendly and helpful
Encourage questions and exposure
Create fun activities and learning luncheons

4. 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

5. Texas Children’s Hospital

6. 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

7. Feigin Research Center

8. What I do Build models Put together presentations
Help with plans and drawings
Sit in on meetings
Brainstorm
Have fun

9. How this relates to me Goals same as mine Exposure Experience
Real world
How firm operates and selection of job opportunties
Healthcare emphasis
Experience

10. How this relates to my project
New ways of thinking
Other ways of helping people
How to organize
How to work in teams