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What You Need to Know Now About Mass Timber Design

Here are 10 things you need to know about this building process.

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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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Purposeful Space Outperforms Flexible Space Every Time

Learn why intentional design, not multipurpose rooms, drives stronger recreation and fitness outcomes.

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The Paradox of Automation: The Rise of AI Demands a Highly Tactile Campus

Read more of the latest Evolution of Campus insights on designing for cultural safety, spatial agility, and human fluency.

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DLR Group to Present at 2026 LHAT National Conference

Discover how projection mapping revitalized a historic theater and enhanced audience engagement and fundraising.

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Strategic Design Shapes a Resilient Future in the U.S. Virgin Islands

A resilient kit of parts design model transforms VIDE schools, delivering modern, flexible campuses built for future-ready learning.

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Designing for Career Readiness in the Age of AI

Now in its sixth year, the latest phase in our Evolution of Campus series identifies critical gaps and opportunities as institutions prepare students for an AI-driven workforce.