Susan Blomquist Archives

Emerald Extension: Embedding Nature and Sustainability with an Urban Academic Medical Center

April 18, 2024

Chris Blomquist, Jensen Ying, Susan Blomquist

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center recently completed a new inpatient building in the heart of Boston’s Longwood Medical Area. [...]

AIA Women’s Leadership Summit 2022 Reflections

December 1, 2022

Miep Keller, Susan Blomquist

PAYETTE People Susan Blomquist, Miep Keller, Lisa Kenyon and Sarah Lindenfeld made a trip to Silicon Valley to attend AIA’s Women's Leadership Summit 2022. [...]

WiD Spotlight: Susan Blomquist, AIA, LEED AP

February 26, 2021

Elizabeth Cooney, Elizabeth Cox, Susan Blomquist

Our Women in Design Groupd (WiD) is spotlighting Susan Blomquist in recognition of her important leadership and in celebration of Black History Month [...]

Spurring a Fresh Design Approach with Mockups

December 11, 2018

Susan Blomquist

Metropolis highlights the discussion from our August Think Tank event which focused on how full-scale prototypes and mockups are vital and useful design tools. [...]

Payette People at Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo

September 4, 2018

Susan Blomquist

Join us at the Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo in October! [...]

2017 Women’s Leadership Summit on the Books

October 4, 2017

Andrea Love, Karen Robichaud, Sarah Lindenfeld, Susan Blomquist

September 2017 marked the fifth biennial AIA Women’s Leadership Summit, and this year, four of us from PAYETTE had the honor of attending. [...]

Modular Design in Small Healthcare Renovations

August 1, 2017

Parke MacDowell, Susan Blomquist

We use our ability to make full scale mockups to bring the whole team to the table early in the design process. [...]

Hear from Payette at MedED Conference 2017

February 9, 2017

Alejandra Menchaca, Greta Eckhardt, Jeff Abramson, Parke MacDowell, Susan Blomquist

We are excited to present on multiple topics at this year's conference. [...]

Payette People at ABX 2016: Part III

September 9, 2016

Alejandra Menchaca, Bob Schaeffner, Kevin Sullivan, Leon Drachman, Parke MacDowell, Santiago Garay, Scott Rawlings, Susan Blomquist

This year we are very excited to lead several sessions at ArchitectureBoston Expo including sessions focusing on architectural tools and our Northeastern University project. [...]

#ilookup, Part Six

August 14, 2015

Susan Blomquist

When I visit New York, my first instinct is to focus on surface. [...]

DMB UNITE: Healthcare Environments

May 12, 2015

Susan Blomquist

How can the design of healthcare environments improve the quality of the patient, family and staff experience? [...]

MGH Danvers Linear Accelerator Fit-Out

November 9, 2014

Elizabeth Cox, Susan Blomquist

Unlike a still rendering, a panorama provides the user a real-time, first person simulation of moving within the room. [...]

The Who, What, Where and Why of Effective User Meetings

September 18, 2014

Susan Blomquist

Dominant personality types and personal interests can shape a user group dynamic and lead to missed opportunities. [...]

Highly Specialized Healthcare Spaces

January 27, 2014

Susan Blomquist

This project exemplifies PAYETTE’s continued expertise in coordinating complex hybrid procedure and imaging suites. [...]

Integrating Personalized Medicine into the Cancer Hospital Clinical Lab

August 7, 2013

Susan Blomquist

Integrating personalized medicine into the traditional clinical lab setting has become a top priority for many hospitals. [...]

Susan has over 10 years of experience designing healthcare facilities for clients such as Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Children Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and UMass Wing Memorial Hospital. Her skill sets are far and wide extending from conceptual planning to Construction Administration in addition to interacting effectively with user groups and consultants. Susan teaches a preliminary course for first and second year students at the Boston Architectural College.

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