Deadline | AHC Spring and Fall Conference Call for Presentations and Project Tours

The 2026 AHC Conference theme is Creativity, Challenges and Change: Evolving Healthcare for Tomorrow. We need you!

Proposals due February 13, 2026 for the Spring and Fall Conference

The Architecture for Health Committee (AHC) is opening its 2026 Call for Presentations and Project Tours for the Spring and Fall Conferences. Proposals will be considered for either the Spring or Fall Conference. The Spring Conference will be held on Friday, May 15, 2026 in Seattle location TBD. The Fall Conference will be held in the Portland area (final date and location to be confirmed).

The AHC welcomes presentation and project tour proposals focusing on flexibility and adaptability in healthcare planning, design, construction, operations, and facilities management. Presentations should be planned for 40 minutes with 15-20 minutes of Q&A, shall have clear learning objectives, and are not intended to be a showcase of a firms work. Project tours should be planned for 1 hour and be located within 45 minutes of downtown Seattle or Portland. Firms are also encouraged to submit virtual tour considerations that can be an option if there are no local projects that fit the conference theme.

Proposals are due February 13, 2026 and should be sent to ahcchairs@aiaseattle.org

Presentation proposals should include:

Intended Speakers
Presentation format
Summary of presentation
Main takeaways or CEU topics

Tour proposals should include:

Intended Tour Leaders
Project Summary
Project Location
Project aspects to be featured on tour

Presentation topics and project tours should focus on flexibility and adaptability in healthcare such as:

Care Deserts
Demographic Impacts
Emergency / Disaster Planning
Staff Shortages (Providers, Nurses, etc)
Care Delivery Models
Project Delivery
Cost Pressures / Reimbursement Models
Impacts of AI

When

February 13, 2026

5:00 pm

Where

Online

Organizer

Architecture for Health Committee

Questions?

Contact ahcchairs@aiaseattle.org

AHC Mission and Commitment to Equity

Since 1981, the Architecture for Health Committee has remained steadfast in its mission to improve the quality of planning, operation, design, and construction of healthcare facilities by enhancing the ability of architects to provide their services in a more intelligent, thoughtful, efficient, and responsible manner. As the complexity of our project type continues to grow, our committee has evolved to include the voices of other designers, contractors, and healthcare professionals in the Pacific Northwest.

AHC has long featured the work of architectural professionals and practices of different scales and locations throughout Washington and Oregon. We believe that there is much to learn from each other. We are dedicated to fostering foster diversity, equity, and inclusion in our programming. It is only through diverse perspectives in our content and within our makeup that we move health and wellness forward holistically. AHC is committed to continuing to reach out to diverse groups and contacting diversity committees/panels from regional firms and educational organizations. We believe that equity is nurtured in design solutions as well as the policies, missions, and visions of the clients we serve.