Episode 71, Andrea Kingsbury,RID, CHID, LEED AP ID+C, 
Creative Director of Interior Design, e4h, Environments for Health Architecture

About this episode

Andrea Kingsbury discusses her approach to healthcare interior design and the importance of collaboration with clinicians.

"If I can make a terrifying experience a little calmer and a nurse's 12-hour shift less exhausting—that's my why." –Andrea Kingsbury on HID2.0. Today on the pod, Cheryl sits down—virtually—with Andrea Kingsbury, RID, CHID, LEED AP ID+C, Creative Director of Interior Design at e4h | Environments for Health Architecture.With 18+ years in healthcare interiors, Andrea shares how she elevates design across a multi-office practice. She co-creates with clinicians so operations don't get value-engineered out. And on the Roper St. Francis Replacement Hospital, e4h is partnered with SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill)—SOM leads the exterior and first-impression spaces while e4h leads the clinical environments. Together, they're translating a modern Low Country sense of place into calming, resilient settings from curb to bedside. What We Cover Origin story & staying power: finding purpose where "every decision has a human consequence" Creative Director lens: mentorship, cross-pollination, and guiding principles that anchor projects over time Digital collaboration: whiteboards as living libraries (and bringing sketching energy back across offices) Clinician-led, patient-centered: turning design…

People in this episode

Host: Cheryl

Guest: Andrea Kingsbury

Topics covered

• healthcare design
• interior design
• collaboration
• patient-centered design
• architecture

Keywords

• healthcare interiors
• design collaboration
• patient experience
• clinical environments
• modern Low Country

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: e4h | Environments for Health Architecture, SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill), Roper St. Francis

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