NATIONAL DESIGN MAGAZINE FEATURES NEW FACILITY OF THE WELLNESS COMMUNITY

National Design Magazine Features New Facility of The Wellness Community

Building Hope is recognized as an “innovative prototype wellness facility for people affected by cancer.”

The ground isn’t broken yet and Building Hope, the new facility for The Wellness Community SWFL is generating news on the national level.

Featured in the June 2008 issue of Healthcare Design, Building Hope is noted as an “innovative prototype wellness facility for people affected by cancer.” Last month, international marketing guru Phil Kotler praised Building Hope as “a remarkable healthcare service product concept” in his new book, “Strategic Marketing for Healthcare Organizations.”

The national niche publication which features the newest and most promising concepts in healthcare building, spotlights The Wellness Community’s design for an optimal healing environment in “Place Matters,” authored by Building Hope project director Johnette Isham.

The Building Hope team, assembled by TWC executive director Jay Lockaby, worked with a select group of Ringling College of Art + Design students and faculty to conceive a facility that would incorporate wellness factors found in the growing body of evidence that “place matters” in the process of healing.

The result is Building Hope, a wellness environment that is an inspired combination of art, design, gardens and technology. Building Hope’s home will be a five-acre campus set against a backdrop of 600 acres of pristine Florida landscape in Lakewood Ranch; the public ground-breaking is scheduled for October 2008. Visit the Building Hope facility and campus at: www.helpusbuildhope.com.

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Building Hope is the capital campaign for The Wellness Community, a non-profit organization providing free support services to people affected by cancer. Building Hope will become a destination facility for thousands and will feature numerous healthful advantages for participants through innovative green features and an inspired combination of art, design, gardens and technology. Building Hope has received unprecedented support from the local professional design community. The new facility, planned for construction on a pastoral 5-acre setting in Lakewood Ranch, is expected to become a model for The Wellness Community facilities worldwide.

The Wellness Community Spokesperson: Jay Lockaby, Executive Director

For hi res art, images, logos and and architectural renderings of Building Hope, please call Suzanne at 941-362-3011.