Congratulations to Laura Sherman and Brandon Aultman for winning first and second place in the Kennesaw State University Architecture 2017 Thesis Competition! The competition judging was led by moderator Matt Finn (Cognitive Design) and included guest critics Jeremy Ficca (Carnegie Mellon University), Zoë Ryan (Art Institute of Chicago), Vaughn Horn (Boston Architectural College), and Alex Paulson (Randall Paulson Architects).
Architecture Answers
Kennesaw State University Magazine features alumnus Matthew A. Finn (Founder, Cognitive Design) in their Spring 2017 print issue citing his "insight on the correlation between human health and environment design." Tony Rizzuto, chair of the department of Architecture, describes Matt's work by saying "His research has had a transformative impact on the field of healthcare design, one that we can all benefit from.”
Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge
The Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge (ABBC) who were recently named the 2017 EPA Climate Leadership Award for Innovative Partnerships, held their first 2017 Steering Committee meeting at the Southface Campus. Input from a wide variety of experts from across the country, including TerraCycle founder Tom Szaky, Healthy Design expert Matt Finn, and numerous representatives form Atlanta's 5 largest neighborhood organizations, helped generate compelling ideas for the future of ABBC.
Blue Sky Brooklyn: Designing a Hospital for the Future
The Center for Health Design hosts a workshop in Brooklyn, NY on November 1st - 3rd on behalf of the Brooklyn Medical Relations Council. Participants included Robin Guenther, Debra Levin, Don Orndoff, David Ruthven and Matt Finn, among many others.
NYSID: Design, Knowledge and Experience: The Built Environment and Mental Health
Program Director Breeze Glazer of the New York School of Interior Design, Master of Professional Studies in Healthcare Interior Design, invites guest lecturer Matt Finn to speak to his students. In an engaging webex presentation, Matt discussed the important role of architecture in people's mental health in healthcare environments.
Matt Finn is named the 2016 HCD 10 Researcher by Healthcare Design magazine!
Congratulations to Matt Finn, who was just named the 2016 HCD 10 Researcher by Healthcare Design magazine! The HCD 10 is an elite group of design and architecture professionals who represent the most exciting, inspirational, and influential healthcare work of the previous year. Matt is the first practicing architect to be awarded the distinction of being named the HCD 10 Researcher in the award's history.
Careers in Architecture Panel Discussion
Elaheh Demirchelie moderates a panel discussion on careers in architecture for an auditorium of future architects at Kennesaw State University, Marietta Campus. Panelists included architects Matt Finn, Patrick Chopson, and Taylor Pitelka.
Health and Design Practitioner Workshop
The Green Health Partnership organizes an extraordinary workshop at the CDC's Roybal Campus in Atlanta, GA. As part of a series of workshops across the U.S., the GHP is seeking to address the challenge that human health is inextricably tied to where we live, learn, work, and play. Matt Finn was honored to provide input as a practicing architect, in the diverse group of participants ranging from nutrition scientists, public health officials from the CDC to a representative from the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Addressing Childhood Obesity in America
Katie Janson and Matt Finn present their research on how design can impact childhood obesity in America to Perkins+Will, who generously funded their work on this topic through the company’s Innovation Incubator program. Katie and Matt’s collaboration is part of a joint venture with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Collaborative of Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR).
Deriving and Applying Behavioral Design Principles to Foster Active Living and Healthy Eating
The National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research hosts a 2-day workshop March 7th - 8th in Washington D.C. to discuss how design can address childhood obesity in America. Matt Finn was invited to participate as a representative of the architecture industry. Exercise your mind and learn about this effort HERE.
Wash U: Design, Knowledge and Experience: The Built Environment and Mental Health
Professor Valerie Greer's design studio at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis hosts Matt Finn as a guest lecturer and guest critic.
Facility Design Support for Mental Health
Facility Care magazine hosts a 90-minute webinar led by architect Matt Finn on design and acoustics in mental healthcare facilities. The presentation included in-depth input from co-presenter Susan B. Wesley (PhD in music therapy), and contributors Jessica Clements (Acoustical Engineer), Edward Vega (PhD in psychology), and Clint McMahan (USMC Veteran).
Design Health Workshop
Perkins+Will hosts Chris Kochtitzky and others from the CDC in an invigorating workshop around designing healthy environments. Collaborators included Eve Edelstein, John Haymaker, Matt Finn and other great minds from P+W and the CDC.
Choose Honest Materials That Agree with the Senses
Architect and Behavioral Design magazine guest blog author Matt Finn discusses the psychological benefits of using genuine materials in architecture, especially for individuals in compromised mental states, such as PTSD.
Green Guy Eric Moncrief: PTSD and the Built Environment
Guest Matt Finn, architect with Perkins+Will in Atlanta, leads a research team on PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder) and the built environment. He and his team (Clint McMahan, Edward Vega, Marat Zanov) have discovered how architecture can facilitate the therapy for veterans with PTSD. Join us for this important discussion to help our veterans and understand how our environment can impact those diagnosed.
Post-traumatic Understanding: The Connections Between Environmental Design and Posttraumatic Stress
At the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Convention 2015, Matt Finn leads a presentation on his collaborative and original research on designing for veterans for the U.S. Armed Forced with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Contributors included co-presenters Edward Vega, PhD in Psychology and Acting Director of the Trauma Recovery Program at the Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs and Clint McMahan, Veteran of the United States Marine Corps.
ANFA 2014 Conference: Posttraumatic Understanding: The Connections Between Posttraumatic Stress and Environmental Design
At the incredible Salk Institute in La Jolla, Matt Finn presents his research on PTSD, neuroscience, and architecture at the Academy of Neuroscience For Architecture (ANFA) 2014 Conference.
White Paper: Posttraumatic Understanding
Matt Finn releases a white paper describing his original research methods and process for collaborating with experts in psychology, human factors, military techniques, and research methodology to study how to design for complex issues through a case study on Veteran Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Learn more and download the paper HERE.
Contract: Designing for Health: Post-traumatic Understanding
Contract magazine features guest author Matt Finn in their column "Designing for Health" about his research into designing for Veterans with PTSD. Read the article HERE.
Sidewalk Radio with Gene Kansas: Healthy Design
Host Gene Kansas interviews guests: clinical psychologist at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Edward Vega, Ph.D., innovative thinker and Perkins+Will architect, Matt Finn, and US Marine Corps veteran, Corporal Clint McMahan. Together, they discuss and consider why design matters and how it can help make for healthier environments for combat veterans with PTSD. Listen to the interview HERE.