PHILADELPHIA, PA — Laura Poltronieri, AIA, has joined HOK’s global healthcare practice as a Principal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With more than 35 years of experience, Poltronieri provides inclusive, humane design for healthcare facilities, with special expertise in healing environments for children, infants and new mothers.

“Laura has distinguished herself as a national leader in designing pediatric and maternal health facilities,” said Chris Korsh, Regional Leader of HOK’s Healthcare practice in the Northeast. “She will work on women’s and children’s projects nationwide while helping to expand HOK’s already-growing healthcare practice across the Philadelphia region.”

“HOK has an impressive global portfolio of innovative and award-winning healthcare projects,” Poltronieri said. “It’s such a great opportunity to join their talented team of healthcare consultants, designers, architects and planners.”

In her previous role as Founding Principal of architecture and consulting firm Poltronieri Tang & Associates, Poltronieri served as Principal for significant pediatric facilities across the U.S., including Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, the Children’s Inn at NIH, NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.

In addition to her project work, she has led numerous Institutional Review Board-approved evidence-based design research studies in conjunction with academic medical centers.

A member of the American Institute of Architects Academy for Health, the Center for Health Design and the Environmental Design Research Association, Poltronieri is an author and speaker on issues related to the planning and design of women’s and children’s healthcare facilities. Early in her career, Poltronieri was involved in original research that established and codified the recommendations and requirements encompassed in the Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design.

She graduated from the State University of New York University at Buffalo with a Master of Architecture degree.