RossDrulisCusenbery joined DLR Group in January 2024. The Sonoma-based firm was a nationally recognized design leader for the planning, programming, and design of civic and public safety facilities. RDC’s award-winning projects included courthouses, emergency operations centers, fire stations and training campuses, land ports-of-entry, and law enforcement facilities.

RDC’s participatory design philosophy engaged the creative input of civic and public safety roles, as well as community members traditionally distanced from the design team. By leveraging the operational insights of fire service, law enforcement, and public safety providers, as well as the lived experiences of youth and marginalized communities, RDC’s portfolio connected communities with the resources they most needed. They were recognized for deftly balancing public access and hardened security.

With clients including city, county, and state facilities in California, Texas, Minnesota, Washington, and beyond, RDC’s celebrated civic and public safety design portfolio radiated the unique perspectives of its community of users.

Today, RDC’s expertise in complex emergency operations facilities complements DLR Group’s broader Justice+Civic expertise, serving clients as they tackle increasingly nuanced environmental and political realities across the United States.

Learn more about DLR Group’s history and growth over the years.