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AMFP GNY - "Biophilic Design in Healthcare: It’s Not Just Plants!"
Location
Tarkett Showroom
440 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10016
USA
Category
AMFP Greater New York
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About this event
An AMFP Greater NY Chapter Event - Earns AIA CEU: 1 LU|HSW
Agenda:
5:30-6:00 PM ET - Registration & Networking
6:00-7:00 PM ET - Panel Discussion / Q&A
7:00-7:30 PM ET - Networking
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Sponsors:
Thanks very much to our event sponsors: TBA
"Biophilic Design in Healthcare: It’s Not Just Plants!"
Participants earn AIA CEU: 1 LU|HSW. The panel discussion will expand on the traditional understanding of biophilic design and explore how integrating natural elements into healthcare environments goes beyond greenery to foster healing and well-being. Our expert panelists will push deeper into strategies such as harnessing natural light and incorporating organic materials, using pattern and texture to create spaces that help connect patients and caregivers with the restorative power of the natural world. Discover the ways biophilic design is transforming healthcare facilities to promote faster recovery, reduce stress, and support cognitive function. Don't miss this opportunity to learn, share, and be part of a movement that reimagines healthcare design for better outcomes!
Moderator:
-Ciro Fraschilla, AIA, Principal, Mascioni & Behrmann Architecture
Speakers:
-Lilliana Alvarado, CHID, EDAC, IIDA, NCIDQ, LEED AP, Founder and Design Principal, UPHEALING
-Corinne Courtney, Founder, BioFiliate
-Melissa Dallal, NCIDQ, LEED AP ID+C, IIDA, Project Manager, Interior Design, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
-Lydia Guo, AIA, Senior Project Manager – Design + Construction, Montefiore Medical Center
-Rafael Mejia, Architectural Designer, Northwell Health
-Amy Mielke, AIA, Associate Principal, Ennead Architects LLP
Registration:
Members: $25.00
Nonmembers: $55.00
Healthcare End Users: Free
You can JOIN FIRST for just $195/Stategic Partners or $95/Healthcare End Users annual membership, and then register for the member rate!
Join here: https://www.amfp.info/content.aspx?page_id=60&club_id=513573
Speaker Bios:
Lilliana Alvarado is the Founder and Design Principal of UPHEALING, an award-winning, a full-service design firm with a mission to create uplifting and engaging spaces for healthcare environments. With over two decades of experience, Lilliana has designed and completed a wide range of healthcare settings, and she approaches every project with a thorough understanding of the needs of her clients. Her dedication to this understanding allows for a richer and better team approach to innovative solutions that are safe, functional, and comfortable for staff, patients, and their families.
Lilliana is a recognized expert in healthcare design, intentionally integrating natural elements into healthcare interiors. Her design philosophy is deeply human-centered, rooted in compassion, and driven by a belief that the built environment can actively support healing. A respected leader in the healthcare design community, Lilliana currently serves as a Board Director for the American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers (AAHID). She also co-chairs the IIDA NY Healthcare Forum and The Currier Collective, and serves as an ambassador for Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses.
Corinne Courtney, BioFiliate Facilitator | Biophilic Design Educator | Regenerative Design Advocate Corinne Courtney is a dynamic facilitator and educator working at the intersection of nature, design, and human well-being. Specializing in biophilic and regenerative design, they lead immersive learning experiences and collaborative sessions that empower professionals to reimagine the built environment as a living, responsive system.
With deep knowledge in WELL and LEED frameworks, Corinne goes beyond sustainability—championing design strategies that restore ecosystems, support human health, and cultivate a deeper sense of connection to place. Through an integrative approach that includes plant-based design, sensory engagement, and environmental psychology, Corinne helps shift mindsets from efficiency to regeneration—guiding projects and people toward a more vibrant, resilient future.
Melissa Dallal is a design leader and experiential brand strategist with 20+ years of experience crafting customer-centered, industry-transforming, and award-winning spaces across hospitality, healthcare, and workplace markets. She specializes in developing innovative, sustainable and equitable design solutions that deliver unparalleled customer experience while maximizing operational efficiency and cost savings.
Melissa’s design philosophy recognizes that the spaces we inhabit can profoundly influence our emotional and physical wellbeing and have the potential to empower people to thrive. Through thoughtful, human-centered design, she aims to create meaningful environments that uplift, comfort, inspire, and foster connection for all.
Her current role, as Project Manager, Interior Design at Memorial Sloan Kettering, is to plan, design and manage renovation and new construction projects for public, clinical and workplace spaces for a portfolio of over 30 locations. In this role, Melissa collaborates with internal and consultant teams to ensure the adherence to the OneMSK environmental brand and design standards. She also oversees the MSK art collection, directing art acquisitions, special commissions, and exhibitions for the hospital.
Ciro Fraschilla is the President and Owner of Mascioni & Behrmann Architecture, a Manhattan based firm with over 60 years of experience in the healthcare sector. A Registered Architect since 2001, he has over 25 years of experience in planning and managing the design of healthcare projects. He is a member of the AIA and is also an active member of the Association of Medical Facility Professionals of Greater New York (AMFP GNY) where he Co-Chairs the Technical Programs Committee.
Ciro is highly recognized for his strong aptitude for project management, specifically his ability to assemble and lead the design team, from conception through execution. With a keen understanding of the industry his proficiencies have proved to be an invaluable resource to a broadband of healthcare institutions, as well as to landlords and developers that cater to the healthcare industry.
Lydia Guo is a registered architect and Senior Project Manager at Montefiore Medical Center, with 15 years of experience in healthcare architecture and construction. She began her career at an architectural firm in New York City, where she worked with hospitals across the tri-state area on a wide range of renovation and new construction projects. Over the years, Lydia has led multidisciplinary project teams that leverage advanced technology and integrated problem-solving approaches to deliver complex healthcare environments from concept through completion.
At Montefiore, Lydia focuses on both project management and construction management, collaborating closely with vendors, contractors, and internal stakeholders. Drawing on her background in architectural consulting, she brings a proactive mindset to identifying potential construction challenges, closing scope gaps, and managing project risks—ensuring delivery on time and within budget. Lydia is committed to shaping healthcare environments that balance operational needs with thoughtful, resilient design—improving experiences for patients, staff, and communities alike.
Rafael Mejia has over 35 years of experience in healthcare architecture in the New York area.
His responsibilities have covered a full spectrum, from hand drafting and CAD drafting to planning, design, project development, management, field supervision, programming, all phases of production, construction administration, bidding, code analysis, both working for an architectural firm or directly for the institution as he did for Montefiore. Currently at Northwell Health, Rafael’s focus is in the design, creating concepts and presenting to the client for their approval, and the development of the project with the assistant of A/E teams in collaboration with a project manager, and coordination with the design department, for project completion.
Rafael’s experience has included taking care of projects from their inception, interviewing with the user, to the completion, including production, approvals, filing with agencies, construction project management and supervision, management, and closeout. In large scale projects his responsibility remains as an architectural designer during the whole development and implementation of the project, and coordinating with consulting architects and contractors.
The projects that Rafael has been involved, include but are not limited to small, medium, and large-scale healthcare, large behavioral health projects, food service, religious and support services, administrative spaces, gardens and patios, laboratories and other pathology, surgery, cardiology, urology, internal medicine, immediate care, neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, pediatrics, and other similar specialties.
Amy Mielke is an Associate Principal at Ennead Architects, acting as design lead across multiple building typologies and co-chair of Ennead’s Sustainability Action Committee. Over the past decade, Amy has worked with healthcare clients, including NYU Langone Health and Inova Health in Northern Virgina, to develop masterplans, renovations, and new buildings that are informed by an architecture of reverence, focused on healing, identity, and responsibility. She believes that when we make places people love, and love the world that makes them, we serve a lasting and just future.
Named a “Game Changer” by Metropolis and a “Best Young Disrupter” by ArchDaily, Amy has also been recognized internationally, most notably with the Lafarge Holcim Gold Medal for North America, a global award for sustainable design. A frequent lecturer and visiting juror, she has taught and advised at Parsons School of Design and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.
Amy grew up in Oklahoma, received a Bachelor of Architecture at Oklahoma State University in 2004 and a Master of Architecture at Yale University in 2013, and now lives with her family in Brooklyn, NY.
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