Center for Health Systems and Design

Researchers are developing an easy-to-use smart home app for families caring for someone with dementia.

Pilot study finds immersive VR experience can significantly lower fear of death and spark deeper life reflection.

Texas A&M's "Architecture for Health" graduate program designs evidence-based spaces that improve healing and patient care worldwide.

Texas A&M’s College of Architecture will host a one-day symposium in Houston on Aug. 1, 2025, exploring ICU design innovations aligned with new SCCM guidelines, featuring expert speakers, panel discussions, and facility tours.

Texas A&M architecture students presented final designs for a Women’s and Infants’ Health and Maternity Center in Rwanda’s Bugesera District, highlighting a semester-long global collaboration to improve maternal healthcare through sustainable, community-focused design.

Architecture students create designs for safer, more efficient operating rooms.

Healthcare facility design has a major impact on everyone's health care experience, from newborns to patients at every stage of life, as well as the practitioners who provide care.

Ray Pentecost, director of the Center for Health Systems and Design, has earned the 2022 Changemaker award from the Center for Health Design.