Design ups comfort, care in cancer center

A new cancer center is slated to open in fall 2011 at Banner Gateway Medical Center, Gilbert, Ariz. The three-story, 120,000-sf, $107 million cancer center will contain physician clinics, medical imaging, radiation oncology, infusion therapy, and support services. A/E firm Cannon Design has created a visually open, column-free interior to increase patient comfort and care. Punctuating the exterior of the building is a tall, open-air lantern tower with color-changing LED lighting and organic leaf patterns.