daSILVA’s design for the new intensive care unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City is featured the Healthcare Design Magazine’s annual Architectural Showcase. Completed in April, 2007, the new 20-room ICU, designed specifically for critically ill cancer patients, features a wide range of advanced technical equipment, wired and wireless communication technologies and innovative finishes.
New York 2000
In a new book by Robert A.M. Stern, David Fishman and Jacob Tilove, describes the Sidney Kimmel Center for Prostate and Urologic Cancers’ stylish neo-Modernist facade crowned by a roof terrace sheltered by a sixth-floor set-back penthouse punctured by three openings in a manner recalling the penthouse of Goodwin and Stone’s Museum of Modern Art (1939). The Kimmel Center, designed by daSILVA for Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, is a specialized outpatient cancer center in New York City with both clinical and research facilities.
LEEDs Professional Accreditations
daSILVA Associate, Madeline Peralta, AIA, and Project Manager, Hiren Malani, have recently become certified as LEED Accredited Professionals.
Awards
- Healthcare Design Magazine 2007 Architectural Showcase, ICU, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Brick Industry Association Bronze Medal, 2006, Pelham Private Residence
- New York City Art Commission's Design Award, 2004, Award for Excellence, NYC Sanitation Garage and Salt Shed, Edgemere, Queens
- Friends of the Upper East Side Design Award, 2002, Upper East Side Residence, NYC
Publications/Printed
- New York 2000 by Robert A.M. Stern, David Fishman and Jacob Tilove, 2006, Sidney Kimmel Center for Prostate and Urologic Cancers
- Medical Construction & Design, August 2006, “daSILVA Designs Remodel of ED at Lenox Hill Hospital”
- Medical Construction & Design, 2006, “daSILVA Designs Remodel of Radiology department at Lenox Hill Hospital”
- daSILVA Featured in Crain's NY Business, February 6-12, 2006, "Hospitals upgrade in cost-cutting era"
daSILVA employees are encouraged to actively participate and volunteer for industry associations that include American Institute of Architects (AIA), New York Society for Health Planning, Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and American Society of Hospital Engineers (ASHE).
Through an employee led initiative, we support the Heifer Foundation, which helps international communities to combat hunger and poverty by providing them with the tools to rebuild their villages and families. www.heiferfoundation.org
Mentoring
Members of our staff mentor students through the AIGA/NY Mentoring Program (www.aiganymentoring.org), which pairs students from the High School of Art and Design with working professionals.
Each year we also employ several student interns, helping them to learn the workings of our profession and encouraging them to pursue careers in architecture.
