The building or redesign of a veterinary clinic benefits from a veterinary design-specific architect, but if you're spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a hospital, have you thought about spending a little of that on an engineer too?
In the case of remodels, Learned says it's still a good idea. He points out that, in the absence of mechanical, electrical and other construction engineers, the client and architect must rely on contractors to do design for a building with which they have no familiarity or understanding of the nuances of controlling odor, disease and noise.