2024-12-11T17:07:28-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150316651/osd-and-polk-stanley-wilcox-selected-to-design-the-alice-l-walton-school-of-medicine-in-arkansas Josh Niland 2022-07-13T13:42:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6b/6b4c3f7a6d6277406289ec91dcc163ab.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vis_medicatrix_naturae" target="_blank">healing power of nature</a> is a universal human experience and has been espoused throughout history in the Gospel of John, by the Ancient Greek philosopher Hippocrates, and in several key texts of eastern and new age religions. It is one of the guiding principles behind the architecture of <a href="https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/healing-and-medicine-healing-and-medicine-islamic-texts-and-traditions" target="_blank">Islamic hospital designs</a> dating to the 12th century and will serve as the key to New York-based multidisciplinary studio <a href="https://archinect.com/osdoutside" target="_blank">OSD</a>&rsquo;s landscape design for the new Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville, Arkansas.</p> <p>Scheduled to open in the fall of 2025, pending the new school&rsquo;s accreditation, the campus is to be connected to the currently under-construction Whole Health Institute building from <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150065997/marlon-blackwell-architects" target="_blank">Marlon Blackwell</a> and the nearby <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150258533/moshe-safdie-to-expand-crystal-bridges-museum-of-american-art-by-50" target="_blank">Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art</a>, which was also designed (in unison with <a href="https://archinect.com/safdiearchitects" target="_blank">Safdie Architects</a>) around an <a href="https://crystalbridges.org/architecture/" target="_blank">elevating naturalistic experience</a>.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c4/c4829077a4bcb02a92fd95b1f473025a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c4/c4829077a4bcb02a92fd95b1f473025a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image by OSD and Polk Stanley Wilcox</figcaption></figure><p>OSD will work with Little Rock-based lead architects&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/54850771/polk-stanley-wilcox" target="_blank">Polk Stanley Wilcox</a> to realize philanthro...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150155863/gensler-to-design-walmart-s-new-350-acre-campus-in-arkansas Sean Joyner 2019-08-29T18:15:00-04:00 >2024-01-23T19:16:08-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4f/4fe41e059c2dd69cad91fa56d03f3dd1.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>With abundant natural daylight, expanded food offerings, convenient parking, fitness options, and an on-site childcare facility, Walmart&rsquo;s new 350-acre campus in Bentonville, Arkansas, has ample amenities to attract next-gen talent...It&rsquo;s a connected and sustainable campus where associates are inspired to do their best work, a place that reflects the company&rsquo;s culture, and a campus that seamlessly integrates into the fabric of the local community.</p></em><br /><br /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/gensler" target="_blank">Gensler</a> has been named the Design Architect for the office buildings that will populate the new campus. The firm will also act as the Executive Architect for the overall campus design, leading a "team of consultants to create a campus that honors Walmart's history and amplifies the company's potential to impact the local community."</p> <p><br></p>