Becky Smith, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, NCARB

Director of Medical Planning

Vice President / Principal

Becky Smith brings more than 34 years of diverse architectural experience to LS3P.  Primarily focused on medical design, she is highly skilled in project planning, programming, and all other facets of healthcare design. She has been involved with the design of facilities for hospitals, research laboratories, medical office buildings, and ambulatory care facilities. Additionally, she has assisted several healthcare institutions in Certificate of Need planning work. In the higher education field, Becky has worked with over 20 colleges and universities designing simulation labs for nursing and health sciences programs.  She has been with LS3P over 25 years and has served in various project roles from project manager to healthcare planner to construction administrator or team member.

Becky serves as a firmwide resource for her abilities in the programming and planning phases of healthcare projects and continues project involvement during the completion of the work.  She and her staff are researching the trends in ambulatory care and exploring concepts to promote efficient operations to aid our clients in facing the challenges of balancing the everchanging economics of healthcare and the desire to provide the best care possible for patients and their families. Becky’s energetic personality and passion for healthcare design is evident in every project with which she is associated. Her talents do not go unrecognized by our clients.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT/ PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Carolinas Society of Healthcare Strategy and Market Development