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Ideas

Every project and client solution starts with a spark of an idea. Read what we're saying and how we engage our teams in design thinking and problem solving.

In Our Communities

Semillas y Raices mixed use housing development entrance with shops on 1st level, apartments above on either side of walkway
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Semillas y Raices: The Future of Farming Communities

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Aerial view of the tents and campsite at a migrant camp in reynosa mexico
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Facing Immigration and Awareness at the U.S. – Mexico Border

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blue tinted wall graphic of cambodian forest with glass display case in the foreground with queueing ropes and tour signs
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Integrating Technologies to Bring History to Life: A Krishna Story

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students working on an engineering project on the left with additional students collaborating at a long wood table on the right. Orange chairs, grey carpet.
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Reimagining the Possible to Diversify Engineering

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  • Making Moves

More Action in 2022

The planet needs more than resolutions. Our employee-owners are proud to show the actions we’re taking to create a better world and elevate the human experience through design.

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woman standing with a statement on actions companies are taking to tackle climate change

Designing a Sustainable Future

Interior view with curved glass wall, left. Right, a seating area with tables under wood ceiling with exposed beams and ducts
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The Benefits of Being Connected to Nature through Intentional Design

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two people looking at a white board pinned on a wall filled with evenly spaced paper and fabric swatches in purple colorways
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Materials Transparency in Use: Addressing Gaps

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Double height white cement block lab with exposed ducts above lab equipment. View, left, through windows to green space
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10 Ways to Address Energy Use in Science+Technology Facilities

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Tables in front of wood half wall with plants on top and counter attached. White board wall to left. Open garage door window
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All Systems Go: Building Readiness in Response to COVID-19

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woman walking past interactive screen showing air quality in the workplace with wood panel wall and large window opposite
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Selecting Indoor Air Quality Monitors to Maintain Healthy Spaces

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  • Q+A

In Their Words: Hear From Female Student-Athletes at Northern Arizona University

Female student-athletes at Northern Arizona University reflect on the impact that facilities and equal opportunities have had on their personal journeys to collegiate athletics.

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wood display with photos under a three dimensional blue, black, and yellow graphic wall. a black ceiling with parallel lights

Title IX: 50 Years

The University of Nebraska Athletic Performance Lab training facility with grey and turf floor in white room with red padding
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Student-Athlete Foundations for a Design Career

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angular white paneled exterior canopy over glass facade with glass doors leading onto concrete plaza lined with wire railing
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Top 7 Women’s Student-Athlete Facilities

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  • Featured Collab

Accidentally Wes Anderson Tours Colorado: Our Highlights

Tour some of our projects in the Centennial State through the lens of our friends at Accidentally Wes Anderson.

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dark green wall with molding details behind a lamp made from stack of books, framed art print vintage metronome and cast bust

1876 Landmark Building Victorian architecture in America with arched windows and sculpted stone moldings and block facade
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In the Details: Women's History at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

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A gray skyscraper with arched windows, columned rotunda, gold cupola, and spire flying a flag on top against a clear blue sky
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Accidentally Wes Anderson Tours Cleveland: Our Highlights

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Mass Timber in Focus

Walking up on a path to the new building characterized by warm woods, tall windows, and a curved roof at Swarthmore College Dining and Community Commons.
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Biophilia and Mass Timber at Swarthmore College

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Mass Timber Innovation: The Hospitality Prototype

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Heavy timber ceiling, beams, and columns with a gray sofa and dark wood entertainment center
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Materiality and Hospitality: Researching Mass Timber Design for Hotels

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mass timber floor plate looking toward floor to ceiling windows
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Mass Timber: Inherent Beauty and Potential

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looking at the first mass timber T3 building in the US with warm exterior facade
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What You Need to Know Now About Mass Timber Design

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Personal Development Grants + Research

illustration by Mika Rane showing mermaids constructing an enclosed transparent curvaceous structure with a crane underwater.
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A Book to Inspire the Next Generation of Designers

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Wood panel wall sections with large spaces between planks and sections, light shining through in room with raw floor
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Visualizing and Celebrating Building Systems

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Aerial view of the tents and campsite at a migrant camp in reynosa mexico
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Facing Immigration and Awareness at the U.S. – Mexico Border

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Three men pointing at a photo on white gallery wall in Seattle
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Outside In: Collaborative Community Design

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Events

The Latest

Chris Etrl and Dave Swanson
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Space Considerations for Climate Solutions at the I2SL Conference

Join Principal Chris Ertl and Senior Associate Dave Swanson for a conversation on the space considerations for climate solutions in laboratory design at the I2SL Conference.

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Bill Carney
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Digital Construction Technology, Better Together

Join Principal Bill Carney at the NAWIC Midwest Region Fall Conference to learn how design teams share digital information to build better outcomes.

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SCUP Southern 2022 Regional Conference

Attend Woody Giles’ session on creating pathways to increase equity and economic mobility.

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Connect with DLR Group at the National ALAS Education Summit

We are exhibiting at the 19th Annual National Association of Latino Administrators & Superintendents Education Summit in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Meet us in the sponsor hall to learn more about our design offerings.

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World Class: Upper Upscale and Luxury at the Lodging Conference

Join Principal Valentina Castellon at the Lodging Conference for a panel on world-class luxury experiences.

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Diana Gonzalez Shares Structural Engineering Embodied Carbon Research

A year after signing the SE2050 Commitment, we're sharing the tools used, lessons learned, and results across a variety of project scales, building types, and structural systems.

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Hunter Wheeler Shares Structural Engineering Embodied Carbon Research

A year after signing the SE2050 Commitment, we're sharing the tools used, lessons learned, and results across a variety of project scales, building types, and structural systems.

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Susan Orlandi
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Susan Orlandi Talks Equity in Design at LinkedIn’s Headquarters

Join Principal Susan Orlandi, CID, LEED AP BD+C, for an opportunity to connect with women leaders in the design industry.

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Join Fabiola Catalan at ASID Gather 2022

Join Fabiola Catalan, One to Watch Scholar, discuss leadership potential of rising professionals at the ASID's annual Gather conference.

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West-MEC NEX building at the Southwest Campus, an angular yellow building with sunscreen across the front with white sign
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DLR Group to Deliver Opening Keynote at AASA Sustainable Schools Summit

Join Todd Ferking, AIA and Premnath Sundharam, AIA, WELL AP for the opening keynote session at the AASA Project Green & Clean: A Sustainable School Summit.

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Press

In the Media

Valentina Castellon
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Promotion of Valentina Castellon in Hospitality Design

Hospitality Design celebrated the promotion of Valentina Castellon as the firm's Hospitality Interior Design Leader.

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Marayca Lopez
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The New European Bauhaus: An Opportunity to Revisit the Way We Think About Prisons

Marayca Lopez dives in to what the New European Bauhaus means for the future of correctional facilities with Justice Trends.

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Dusk shot of Pinal County Attorney’s Offices, a serrated wrapped facade in alternating horizontal layers
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Biomimicry Designs Smart Buildings

Urban Land Magazine explores how one structure in the middle of the Arizona desert used a natural solution to keep the building cool.

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The Hyatt Regency San Antonio renovated guest room with textural wallpaper, geometric furniture, and large window
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Hyatt Regency San Antonio Completes Renovation

Lodging Magazine delves into the specifics of our recent renovation of the Hyatt Regency San Antonio.

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Here to There: A Journal to Excellence and Equity in Philadelphia

Troy Glover’s piece in Essentials magazine shows how systemic change in planning, design, and construction results in equitable environments for students.

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The Thompson Hotel Opens in Lower Downtown Denver

The Colorado Real Estate Journal announced the opening of the Thompson Hotel in Denver.

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Found Residence at 6422 Selma in Hollywood Los Angeles California
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Urbanize LA Explores FOUND Residences in Hollywood

Urbanize Los Angeles explores the newly released renderings for our design of the Found Residences at Selma.

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Nine Workplace Design Considerations to Elevate Your Enterprise

Jonathan Grefaldon talked with D Magazine on the nine considerations our designers discuss to create the perfect workplace for every stakeholder.

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Building entrance viewed from driveway. The building dark brick with wood panel details
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Unlocked Doors Were "First Line of Defense" at Uvalde School

Todd Ferking talks with the Associated Press on functional and historical issues that contributed to the tragedy at Uvalde.

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Exterior of Northern Arizona University Student-Athlete High Performance Center. White building with bridge, above grade entrance.
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Northern Arizona University Student-Athlete High Performance Center featured on ArchDaily

ArchDaily explores Northern Arizona University Student-Athlete High-Performance Center, a state-of-the-art training facility designed to attract top student-athletes and focused on wellness and development.

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