CannonDesign and EDSA selected to design Bentonville Health Care Campus
BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS (November, 12, 2025) – Today, the Alice L. Walton Foundation announced that global design firm CannonDesign and global planning, landscape architecture, and urban design firm EDSA have been selected to design its future Bentonville Health Care Campus.
In February 2025, the Foundation announced that the campus will be located on a 100-acre site approximately two miles east of downtown Bentonville. The creation of the campus follows an announcement of a 30-year, $700 million collaboration between the Foundation and Mercy to expand access to health care, working with Heartland Whole Health Institute to reduce costs and improve health outcomes in the Heartland. It also announced that Cleveland Clinic will collaborate, providing world-class cardiovascular expertise to the effort. Mercy’s experience and history in planning places of care and healing is shaping the building design on the Bentonville Health Care Campus, which will include a Center for Advanced Specialty Care, supporting the partnership and creating a transformative model of care.
“Our innovative partnership focused on bringing world-class specialty care to our region needs equally innovative design partners,” said founder and philanthropist Alice Walton. “I’m delighted to announce that CannonDesign and EDSA have been selected to design our future Bentonville Health Care Campus. They bring to this project an understanding of whole health and how our environment and interactions influence our health and well-being. They’ve coupled that understanding with admiration for the beauty of the Ozark region and the collaborative spirit of our community, and channeled it into designs that enhance accessibility, connection, and ultimately wellness.”
Design rooted in whole health care
The proposed design for the Bentonville Health Care Campus represents a departure from conventional health care offerings. Rather than a series of clinical buildings connected with parking lots, the campus is a fully integrated environment design focused on enhancing whole-person health – physical, mental, social and emotional well-being.
“We’re designing this campus through the lens of Living-Centered Design, which explores how places can help people live healthier lives and support stronger communities,” said PJ Glasco, Project Executive and Health Practice Leader at CannonDesign. “What the foundation is striving to achieve with this campus is extraordinary, as it addresses interconnected health needs at a scale few have ever attempted. Our team is thrilled to help bring this vision to life and demonstrate how design can directly shape healthier outcomes across the region.”
Read the full announcement here.
