VISUAL ARTS + MUSEUMS

AIA Houston & Architecture Center Houston presents the exhibition Building the Healing City: The History and Strategic Growth Plans for the World’s Largest Medical Campus.  On view January 27, 2011 through March 11, 2011. Opening Reception Thursday, January 27, 2011,  5:30 - 8:00pm.

The numbers tell the story. - six million annual patient visits; 49 member institutions on over one thousand acres; 6800 patient beds; 160,000 daily visitors; 75,000 employees. From its beginning, the Texas Medical Center never planned to be small.

The exhibit chronicles through photographs, drawings, and models, the phenomenal growth of the Texas Medical Center since its charter in 1945 and the ground breaking at Baylor College of Medicine. Also included are the Texas Medical Center’s plans for the next 50 years of growth.

Architecture Center Houston is located downtown at 315 Capitol, Suite 120 on the corner of Bagby and Capitol. Parking is available in the Hobby Center parking garage located across the street with entrances on Rusk and Walker. The gallery is open Monday through Thursday from 9am to 5pm and Fridays from 9am to 3pm

Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated.

This exhibit is generously supported by our Underwriters: Harvey Builders, Haynes Whaley and Associates, O’Donnell/Snider Construction, Skanksa, SSR Smith Seckman Reid, and Walter P. Moore; our Sponsors: Austin Commercial, Courtney Harper + Partners, Gilbane Building Company, Milestone Project Management, Structure Tone, and Telios; and our Contributors: E&C Engineers and Consultants, Heitkamp Swift Architects, Kirksey, mArchitects, PhiloWilke Partnership, and SpawMaxwell.