
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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Planning

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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: Education Projects with GIS-based Equity Outcomes
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.

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Chaffey College Taps DLR Group for Planning and Design Services
A new library and learning commons will enhance student access to resources, and a new campus master plan will accommodate future growth.
Awards
Honors+Recognitions

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2023 IMPACT Award
The Cornell Arts + Entertainment Complex was recently recognized by Missouri Main Street Connection Inc. through the Main Street America™ movement with the IMPACT Award.

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2023 AIA Ohio Design Awards Program
Slippery Rock University – Miller Auditorium: Honorable Mention Award for Additions, Renovations, Restorations.

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2023 AIA Ohio Design Awards Program
The AIA Ohio Design Awards Program seeks to focus attention on quality design, high performance design and AIA’s Framework for Design Excellence.


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2023 Innovation by Design Award
Our Semillas y Raices mixed-use design concept was honored by Fast Company as a Finalist in the Social Justice category of the Innovation by Design Awards.





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2023 National Council of Architectural Registration Board’s Board of Directors
During the Annual National Council of Architectural Registration Board’s meeting in Tampa, two DLR Group leaders were elevated to the Board of Directors.