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2021 Master Plan of the Year

The Islamic World District wins the Master Plan of the Year award by Design Middle East.

Design Middle East

Design Middle East celebrates the region’s best designers, architects, and projects.

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Designing for Equity: A Guide to GIS Principles

Interested in design for equity? Learn five principles that unlock GIS’ potential, and questions to ask your designer or planner.

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Designing for Equity II: The Role of Data in GIS

Interested in design for equity with GIS? Avoid data traps, select relevant data, and ask your designer the right questions for better results.

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Designing for Equity III: Transforming Education Projects

Interested in design for equity with GIS? See how school districts and universities across the United States benefit from a principled approach.

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DLR Group and the Department of General Services Partner on Energy Management Plan for District of Columbia

The energy management plan for the district’s portfolio of government buildings will dramatically reduce energy use in more than 25.7 million SF of real estate.

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Puerto Rico Department of Education Master Plan Underway

We are leading the effort to set design standards for future-facing learning environments across the territory.

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Lessons Learned: Applied Museum Master Planning

A 10-year strategy for more than 350,000 square feet of real estate helps inform effective, ongoing design work.

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Barrington 220 School District to Update Learning Environments

Following a successful master planning effort, DLR Group has been selected to design district-wide improvements for students and staff.

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Forbes Details DLR Group's Master Plan for 2027 World Expo

If the design is selected, this will be the first World Expo in the U.S. since the 1980s.

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A New Beginning for Freedom West Homes

Freedom West Homes is one of the largest and oldest cooperatives in the western U.S. After 50 years, it needed help to meet the needs of today's residents.