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The Real Deal
DLR Group Partners with Texas A&M on Academic Center
DLR Group is partnering with Hines for the first mass timber academic building at Texas A&M. The Aplin Center will be an immersive learning laboratory for new university programs in hospitality and retail studies.
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Mass Timber Innovation: The Hospitality Prototype
Our timber hotel prototype dispels sound, structure, and safety myths, showcasing mass timber interiors and timber construction as a viable option for the hospitality industry.
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Biophilia and Mass Timber at Swarthmore College
Our partnership with Swarthmore College for the Dining and Community Commons Project focuses on equitable community and ambitious sustainability goals.
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Goose Island to be Home to Chicago’s First Mass Timber Office Building
The firm is continuing our partnership with Hines to build the first mass timber office building in Chicago.
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Growing Mass Timber Design
Wood couldn't be a better candidate for mitigating climate change when used as a superstructure in large-scale projects.
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Metropolis Magazine Names DLR Group a Responsible Disruptor
Our work on mass timber for hotels was honored for its representation of positive change and healthy innovation in architecture and design.
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Material Hospitality: Researching Mass Timber for Hotels
Rising demand for travel means fresh design opportunities to open conversations about lowering the carbon impact of new hotels.
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Mass Timber's Next Chapter
DLR Group Principal Steve Cavanaugh, AIA, delivers growing evidence on the sustainability, wellness, and aesthetic benefits of mass timber design.
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DLR Group and Hines Continue to Grow Mass Timber Design in Denver
Construction commences on the six-story, 225,000-SF building in the city’s River North neighborhood
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Metropolis
A Future for Mass Timber in Hospitality
Our mass-timber hospitality prototype qualifies the firm as a responsible disruptor by Metropolis Magazine.
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Data Centers: How to Lower the Temperature with Local Engagement
Community engagement is key to helping developers get approval for data centers in municipalities where there’s resistance.
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Navigating Change Together: Where Workplace Strategy Begins
Workplace design starts with curiosity and conversation, revealing insights that shape people first spaces.
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DLR Group Speaks at 2026 APA-IL State Conference
Join our team and explore planning ideas that connect communities by the American Planning Association – Illinois Chapter.
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DLR Group Justice Design Leaders to Present at 2026 AIA AAJ Fall Conference
Join our team at the AIA Academy of Architecture for Justice Fall Conference to explore how design is helping shape the future of our justice system.
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Where Baseball Meets Hospitality: Inside the Minnesota Twins’ Champions Club Renovation
DLR Group’s renovation of Twins Champions Club blends Midwest luxury, open views, and hospitality into baseball’s best retreat.
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Designing Interiors People Feel, Not Just See
Discover how emotion, color, light and texture shape interiors that create connection, comfort and lasting memories for people.
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Mass Timber+ Offsite Construction Conference
DLR Group shares lessons learned reclaiming and requalifying historic timber for a new Google workplace using next-gen mass timber methods.
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DLR Group to Present Multiple Sessions at the 2026 TCUF Conference
Explore adaptable learning and research environments that drive innovation, collaboration, and long-term impact.
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DLR Group to Present at SCUP Southern 2026 Regional Conference
Join DLR Group at SCUP Southern 2026 to learn how data-informed campus planning drives actionable outcomes.