Barbara Huelat

Barbara J. Huelat, AAHID, FASID, EDEAC, is nationally recognized for work in patient-centered design, Healing Environments, WELL Building Standards and Evidence-Based Design. Her three decades as a design practitioner cover virtually all types, components and sizes of domestic and international healthcare, government and Veteran Affairs facilities. Barbara is currently the Design Principal of the architecture & interior design firm, Davis Partnership Architects in Alexandria, VA. She is certified in Evidence-Based Design, applying research to design environments. Currently serving on NIH’s Healthy Building Roundtable HiBR and MedStar’s All Mind’s Meeting for Healthcare Innovation.

 

She is a past president of the American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers and a fellow of the American Society of Interior Designers where she also served on the National Board.  Barbara has been honored with numerous design awards for projects of excellence, as well as personal recognition from ASID for design innovation impacting the community, health and wellbeing as well as visionary design innovation,

 

Ms. Huelat has authored two books:  Healing Environments, Design for the Body Mind & Spirit, Healing Environments, What’s the Proof? Design for the Body, Mind and Spirit has been translated into Chinese and distributed throughout Asia. The books are also used in schools and seminars for teaching concepts of Healthcare Design. Barbara is a popular speaker; she lectures frequently to audiences in science, academia, medical, consumers and design on a full spectrum of healthcare design topics.