An industry leader with over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, Henry will leverage the company's strong hospital portfolio into strategic growth in North America
MIAMI, April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- luis vidal + architects, an award-winning architectural firm specializing in healthcare and transportation design, is pleased to announce that Jim Henry, AIA has been appointed executive vice president & managing principal, North America, effective April 14. Henry brings over two decades of experience to the role, including a background in design, leadership, and innovative problem-solving.
"We are thrilled to welcome Jim Henry to our team at luis vidal + architects as the new executive vice president & managing principal of North America," said Luis Vidal, president and founding partner of luis vidal + architects. "With his extensive experience in design and leadership, as well as an award-winning career that reveals a passion for improving health infrastructure and living conditions, I am confident he will be an invaluable member of our firm. luis vidal + architects has an exceptional reputation in healthcare design that has seen us grow in numerous countries. One of Jim's missions will be to build on that reputation in the United States and continue to be unstoppable in innovation."
At luis vidal + architects, Henry will lead the firm's North American practice across all verticals, overseeing the region's design and business development activities. He will bring his passion for design, health, and well-being, and sustainability to the role, striving to create state-of-the-art projects. His responsibilities will also include making Dallas — where the company designed the Terminal D expansion of the DFW Airport — a major center of operations for the firm, in addition to its current office in Miami.
"I'm thrilled to join luis vidal + architects, a global firm that is at the forefront of innovation and design in architecture and human experiences. Luis has been a friend and mentor of mine for many years, and I am excited to be part of this creative practice," said Henry. "I look forward to working with Luis and the talented team in North America and around the world to create inspired design solutions that optimize quality of life and improve the world around us.
As senior vice president and global director of health and well-being at CallisonRTKL, Henry led the development of global healthcare sector, with a focus on exceptional client service, innovative design thinking, and human centered approach to design. Prior to CallisonRTKL, Henry held various leadership roles at design firm HDR, including vice president of the U.S. Western Region leader for health and global design director of health.
Henry is an accomplished architect, having won numerous awards for his design work and leadership, including the AIA National Young Architect's Award and the Building Design + Construction "40 Under 40" Awards.
Henry's appointment comes at a pivotal time for luis vidal + architects, as the firm continues to grow and expand its reach globally. The firm's growing U.S. practice focuses on various industries, including mobility, bio-innovation, community and commercial sectors. luis vidal + architects' notable projects include Heathrow's award-winning Terminal 2 and several international airports in major U.S. cities, including Pittsburgh, Boston, Dallas, and Denver.
"We look forward to working with Jim to continue delivering world-class design and innovative solutions to our clients," emphasized Vidal.
ABOUT LUIS VIDAL + ARCHITECTS
luis vidal + architects is an architecture practice that prides itself on creativity, development, and global dialogue. With an international workforce – and talented architects of diverse backgrounds, luis vidal + architects offers experience across various disciplines and scales, including expertise in the design of global transportation hubs, office buildings, cultural/educational centers, and healthcare facilities including leading hospitals: Alvaro Cunqueiro, the largest hospital in Europe named "Hospital of the Future," Can Misses Hospital and Infanta Leonor Hospital in Spain, and the Matta Sur Healthcare Centre in Chile.
Driven by keen entrepreneurial spirit, luis vidal + architects provides innovative and high-quality answers to social, cultural, and environmental questions of the day. The firm has been labeled the "pioneer" of the user experience. luis vidal + architects was established in 2004 by Luis Vidal and maintains offices across Spain, the Dominican Republic, Chile, and the U.S. luis vidal + architects has expressed its unique vision across 200 projects worldwide, each of which differs in scale and encapsulates industry-leading expertise.
For more information, visit: http://www.luisvidal.com.
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