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ARCHITECTURE
& DESIGN

Studies have shown that visual art in hospitals provides
major benefits to the wellbeing and improvement of care
for both patients and employees. Unbeknownst to most,
the University Hospital expansion houses over 1,200 pieces
of artwork from over 275 artists representing eight coun-
tries. The hospital expansion is part of University Health
System’s Design Enhancement and Public Art Program:
the largest in the city of San Antonio with a budget of $6
million. One would not often expect a hospital on the cut-
ting edge of healthcare to also be a storehouse for such a
large collection of art work.

References
Pearson, Brita. A Prescription for Art: Healing at the new
Sky Tower at University Hospital

https://perkinswill.com/news/prescription-art-healing-
new-sky-tower-university-hospital

Photos: Top — Main lobby with a view of artist Ed Carpenter’s Fox-
glove which is an scaling, abstract representation of Digitalis the
heart medication.
Bottom — Lobby view from the opposite side with a view of the wall
piece titled Hippocrates.

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