Brumbach began his architecture career at SmithGroup, and during his 12-year tenure has become an expert on issues of patient and staff safety in health care environments — in particular designing for infection control and prevention. As health systems globally grapple with the future of health care delivery following the COVID-19 pandemic, Brumbach’s leadership on these issues, in collaboration with the expertise of his colleagues in Boston, is guiding solutions to help systems evaluate interventions to improve pandemic resiliency.
“Andrew is a versatile designer with a wide range of health care expertise, whose leadership style is mission- and service-driven,” said Wayne Barger, SmithGroup Health Practice Director. “That mindset, coupled with his depth of experience and ability to form lasting partnerships both within and outside our firm, will be crucial for our clients as the health care industry charts its post-pandemic future.”
SmithGroup’s Health Practice encompasses a range of specialty expertise, including strategic facility planning and design for all types of public and private health organizations. Brumbach’s leadership will further strengthen the firm’s presence in the Northeast health sector, where clients include Mass General Brigham, Boston Medical Center, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Baystate Health, and Maine General Health.
Numerous health organizations have benefitted from Brumbach’s medical planning and design expertise, including Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Signature Healthcare, and others. He recently led a series of complex renovation projects for Brigham and Women’s Hospital, including its inpatient oncology units, its 66-bed neonatal intensive care unit, and installation of North America’s first dedicated self-shielded neonatal MRI.
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Brumbach is also passionate about public health equity and resiliency. “The best facility decisions and design solutions are rooted in evidence and data," he said. "We are helping our clients to examine community needs and trends through data, which in turn, are influencing ever-better solutions for sustainable and resilient community health.”
Brumbach earned a Bachelor of Architecture from Syracuse University. He is a registered Architect in Massachusetts and has earned Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification. Brumbach is active in the local health care design community, serving as the current Co-Chair of the Health Care Committee for the Boston Society of Architects (BSA) and a Leader in the Health Care Associated Infection Organization, a Boston-based collaborative seeking to minimize the spread of acquired infections through innovative design solutions.
SmithGroup is one of the largest architecture, engineering, and planning firms in the U.S. SmithGroup works across a network of 15 offices in the U.S. and China, with a team of 1,300 experts. The scale of the firm’s thinking and organization produces partnerships with clients that maximize opportunities, minimize risk, and solve complex problems. SmithGroup creates design solutions for health care, science and technology organizations, higher education and cultural institutions, urban environments, diverse workplaces, mixed-use and waterfront developments, and parks and open spaces. The integrated practice offers depth in all disciplines serving the built and natural environment, including architecture, engineering (civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing), landscape architecture, urban design, and environmental science.
