The inaugural Elev8 Design Awards by Buildings.com recently recognized our UNC Health Blue Ridge Morganton Pavilion Addition project with a 2025 Honorable Mention in the Healthcare/Senior Living category.

Celebrating projects that demonstrate the transformative power of design for people and the planet, the Elev8 Design Awards recognize both new construction and renovation efforts.

In their review, the jury noted: “For the local community, this expanded healthcare space is able to serve more people (staff/patients) with an emphasis on health and wellbeing. This market sector requires rigorous evidence-based design that demands the design team to innovate. Several areas gesture to biophilia for increased health and wellness in alignment with mission.”

Our design fulfills UNC Health Blue Ridge’s vision of a facility that would elevate critical care access in rural North Carolina, bringing lifesaving services closer to home for residents who previously faced long drives to the nearest hospital. The new six-story pavilion consolidates and expands emergency and intensive care on the Morganton campus.

Award recipients will be featured in the second quarter issue of BUILDINGS magazine.