LOS ANGELES—With the Affordable Care Act well under way and the consolidation of many healthcare organizations, healthcare real estate is experiencing a small revolution. According to Stan Chiu, AIA, LEED AP and principal with HGA Architects and Engineers, owners are also starting to incorporate design trends into healthcare facilities, moving away from the stark white and plain style of the past. To find out more about this changing industry, we sat down with Chiu to discuss the ACA’s role in this change, other drivers and which design trends are most popular. Here is what he had to say:

GlobeSt.com: How is the healthcare real estate market in L.A. changing, and what are driving these changes?

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