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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

The world has reached a crucial tipping point around carbon emissions. Could timber construction be the answer 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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Materiality and Hospitality: Researching Mass Timber Design 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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The Future of Urban Planning and Digital Transformation

Imagine cities that adapt in real time, powered by AI and smart technologies. The future of urban planning has the opportunity to blend human insight and digital innovation.

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A Neuro-Inclusive Workplace: Designing Spaces for Everyone

Designing for neurodiversity with equity in mind can lead to a happy, healthy, and productive workplace environment for everyone.

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The Intersection of Preservation and Adaptive Reuse in Hospitality

The art of adaptive reuse breathes new life into communities while also preserving a true sense of history and community.

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Exploring the Timeless Beauty of Hijazi Architecture

A blend of tradition and modernity, this historic design offers sustainable elegance and cultural richness in today’s design world.

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Six Questions for Counties to Ask to Improve Mental Health Outcomes in Public Facilities

Architects improve buildings to effect better outcomes; metrics prove how our work makes a difference in reducing recidivism.

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Watch: Delivering on Design Vision and Building Performance

When the Portland Building needed comprehensive repairs, the design team's solution respectfully preserves this architectural icon.

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Earth Day 2024: Sustainability at Every Scale

From a cactus structure to 2M-SF of sustainable space planning, climate solutions come in all shapes and sizes.

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DLR Group's First Female Employee

DLR Group was shaped by our founders and those they hired who were committed to fairness, opportunity, and ownership. Barbara Gaughan, the firm's first full-time female employee, shares how that transpired over her 40-year career.

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From Intern to Executive: Career Pathways for Black Designers

Our Global Leader of Equity, Diversity, and Belonging reflects on Black History Month’s theme and Black designers’ career journeys.

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Choose Your Own Climate Adventure: Nine World-Changing Concepts from COP28

Find a world-changing idea from COP28 to spark your climate action, curated by our Chief Climate Officer and COP delegate.