Patrick Kraft
PrincipalKennedy Kraft ArchitectsPatrick Kraft earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and his Master of Architecture from Rice University. His career spans more than two decades at award-winning architecture firms in New Orleans, Chicago, and New York City, where his work consistently balanced progressive design thinking with the rigorous technical demands of the profession.
As a founding principal of Kennedy Kraft Architects, Patrick brings over 20 years of design expertise to every project. His approach is rooted in close collaboration with clients, ensuring that each project responds thoughtfully to their needs, goals, and aspirations while delivering successful, well-executed results.
E16 – Many Teams, One Campus: Fast-Track integration of a teaching and community hospital
Delivering major healthcare transformations on active campuses requires balancing speed, precision, and uninterrupted patient care. This session exami…Delivering major healthcare transformations on active campuses requires balancing speed, precision, and uninterrupted patient care. This session examines a fast-track, multi-team, multi-phased project that integrated a large academic teaching hospita…Delivering major healthcare transformations on active campuses requires balancing speed, precision, and uninterrupted patient care. This session examines a fast-track, multi-team, multi-phased project that integrated a large academic teaching hospital with a suburban community hospital on a single operational campus. The presentation explores how overlapping design and construction phases, multiple consultant teams, and diverse clinical stakehold…Delivering major healthcare transformations on active campuses requires balancing speed, precision, and uninterrupted patient care. This session examines a fast-track, multi-team, multi-phased project that integrated a large academic teaching hospital with a suburban community hospital on a single operational campus. The presentation explores how overlapping design and construction phases, multiple consultant teams, and diverse clinical stakeholders were coordinated to maintain continuous operations while advancing major facility upgrades and service expansion. Attendees will gain insight into planning strategies that supported patient safety and staff efficiency, phased construction approaches that minimized disruption, and decision-making frameworks aligning academic, clinical, and community care models. Through real-world examples, the session highlights best practices for managing complexity, mitigating risk, and fostering collaboration, offering practical takeaways for architects, planners, and owners navigating fast-track delivery in active healthcare environments.Show MoreClick the title to see all detailsShow More
