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Mass Timber: Inherent Beauty and Potential

Mass timber buildings are a celebration of exposed structure, and an opportunity to update the charm of the warehouse aesthetic.

A mass timber midrise hotel with a blackened steel façade and timber infill with an arched timber canopy on a glassed-in rooftop, timber hotel, mass timber interiors, innovations in wood construction

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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.

Mass timber midrise building with exposed wood, dark steel and reflective windows

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First Class-A Timber Office and Residential Space Debuts in Austin, Texas

T3 ATX Eastside’s new mass timber office and residential space offers a modernized and sustainable option for working and living.

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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.

Rendering of a new office building in Fort Lauderdale showing a colorful sunset above multistory buildings with colorful murals

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T3 FAT Village Breaks Ground in Fort Lauderdale

New mass timber Class-AA office building set to anchor larger redevelopment of mixed-use district in the Flagler Village.

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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.

T3 Goose Island Front entrance to mass timber building in Chicago

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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.

Heavy mass timber ceiling, beams, and columns with a gray sofa and dark wood entertainment center

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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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Elementary school classroom filled with tables and chairs with a large wall of windows

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Beyond Net Zero: The Next Chapter in Sustainable School Design

This article explores how sustainable school design evolves from concept to scalable reality.

boutique hotel room at the Crawford Hotel at Denver Union Station, lush textures on benches, couches, headboard, and modernist interior design

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A Look Inside The Crawford Hotel’s Guestroom Transformation

The iconic hotel within Denver’s historic Union Station reflects timeless elegance, celebrating history and modern luxury.

Design concept for the urban development, the Wichita Ballpark District Mixed-Use Development; mixed-use developement to bolster cultural districts

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The Future of Fun: Designing Vibrant Entertainment Districts

Explore how design creates resilient, people-first entertainment districts that spark culture, commerce, and community.

Front facade of the Cleveland Museum of Natrual History; a geometric cream colored concrete structure outlines the large windows of the building to look like a glacier; backdropped by clear blue skies

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Design Leads to Connection: Humans, Nature, History, and Science

Museum design becomes a living exhibit – uniting science, sustainability, and community in a space that inspires and connects.

Boys Town Education Center exterior wall; red-tan stone with slated windows; shaded green space and walk paths in front of the wall; Stone structure with a mural light with phrase the history of tomorrow

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Wellbeing by Design: Empowering Every Learner

Boys Town students designed their new school through a hands-on activity that also introduced them to the power of architecture.

architectural master plan drawing of a college campus with green aerial designations for outdoor space and blue rectangles for buildings

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Master Planning for New College Standards

Strategic campus planning redefined – prioritizing renewal, flexibility, and sustainability for the next generation of learners.

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Place Matters: How Physical Spaces Shape Human Experience

As we move forward, human-centered spaces will shape a more connected, creative world, blending purpose with evolving needs.

group of students gather in front of camera outside Lake Stickney Elementary School, a red paneled building with angled roof

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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.

fourth grade students at Crestview Elementary School posed and facing the camera outside the school playground; modern tan building in the background

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Student Architects in Action

Crestview students designed their new school through a hands-on activity that also introduced them to the power of architecture.

Fluor Field, home to the Greenville Drive, from above, with lawn seating by 3rd base foul line, and suites behind home plate

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Stadium Design that Fosters Community Enrichment

Our design at Fluor Field has served as the catalyst for economic and community development for two decades in downtown Greenville, S.C.

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