Eduardo Egea is LEO A DALY’s first regional healthcare market sector leader
July 23, 2024 – LEO A DALY’s Eduardo Egea, CAAPPR, AIA, NCARB, has taken a new role as a vice president and regional healthcare leader, overseeing the firm’s healthcare work across Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas and the Caribbean.
Egea’s 30-year career has focused on large-scale healthcare projects such as trauma centers, oncology, research labs, behavioral health settings, academic medical centers, and specialty care models. In these major projects, Egea’s expertise lies in the early development stages, including project initiation, programming, operational mapping, and concept design. He has extensive expertise with women’s and children’s facilities, pediatric care units in Florida and across the region.
A graduate of Clemson University, Egea earned a bachelor’s degree in arts and a master’s degree in architecture with a focus on healthcare. In his work he often collaborates with the Clemson College of Architecture Center for Health Facility Design and Testing. Egea is also a frequent speaker at international and regional conferences, where he shares his insights on change management through design.
“I am eager to help hospital systems around the region use data to find customized design solutions to their unique needs,” Egea said. “End users, medical staff and patients, are always top of mind in my work, and I know this will lead to great collaborations with existing and new clients.”
As LEO A DALY’s first regional healthcare market leader, Egea will develop and maintain partnerships and relationships within the health and life science industries. He will offer his considerable expertise to clients across the southeast and in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, serving as the healthcare subject matter expert for clients in those areas.
“Eduardo’s deep expertise with pediatrics, focus on people and knowledge of design will be a great asset to all those we serve in the southeast region,” said Joshua Theodore, ACHE, EDAC, NCARB LEO A DALY’s global health practice leader. “He’s been a great partner to me in the time we’ve worked together, and I know he will serve our clients well.”
Bill Hanser will assume Egea’s former position as LEO A DALY Miami studio managing principal, in addition to Hanser’s current role as West Palm Beach studio managing principal, unifying the firm’s presence and offerings in Florida.
LEO A DALY is a leader in holistic, high-performance design, specializing in planning, architecture, engineering and interior design. Since 1915, the firm’s unyielding focus on design excellence has resulted in exceptional spaces that enhance and enrich the human experience. The firm’s award-winning, diverse portfolio includes projects in a wide range of markets in more than 91 countries, all 50 US states and the District of Columbia. LEO A DALY’s West Palm Beach studio was named AIA Florida’s 2024 Firm of the Year. For more information, visit www.leoadaly.com.
