Global design firm HKS is strengthening its Health practice across the West with the expanded leadership of Arthur Brito, Partner and Regional Practice Director and Wael Batal, Vice President and Sr. Designer. Together, Brito and Batal bring complementary expertise in healthcare strategy, client relationships and design innovation, strengthening HKS’s ability to help clients navigate the evolving needs of healthcare.
Arthur Brito, Regional Practice Director
With 25 years of experience in strategic master planning, Arthur helps healthcare organizations align facility investments with long-term clinical, operational, and financial strategies. His unique background combines degrees in healthcare architecture and hospital administration, enabling him to bridge planning, design, and executive decision-making. Arthur is passionate about leveraging the built environment as a catalyst for transforming care delivery and advancing organizational goals. A pioneer in evidence based and regenerative design, he advocates for resilient, high-performing healthcare environments that improve patient outcomes, enhance staff wellbeing, and create lasting value for communities.
Wael Batal, Vice President & Sr. Designer
Wael Batal will advance design excellence for health care and institutional clients across California and the West. With experience spanning 40+ projects in 20 countries, Wael brings global perspective, advanced computational design expertise and a deeply collaborative approach to creating distinctive, high performing environments that strengthen institutions, communities and the people they serve.
As the practice grows across the West, the firm is expanding its ability to partner with health organizations to shape places that support better care, patient outcomes and stronger communities.
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