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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

Woman standing in Arte Noir Gallery interior in Seattle, movable white wall panels hang art in room with floor to ceiling windows, black ceiling
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Arte Noir: A Home to Honor the Black Creative Community

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Outdoor shopping mall renovated into walkable mixed-use space with shopping, dining, community seating areas, and green space
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Crafting the Heart of the Contemporary Community

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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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Designing a Sustainable Future

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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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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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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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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Accidentally Wes Anderson Tours Cleveland: Our Highlights

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

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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

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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dark green wall with molding details behind a lamp made from stack of books, framed art print vintage metronome and cast bust
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Accidentally Wes Anderson Tours Colorado: Our Highlights

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Personal Development Grants + Research

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$15,000 Awarded to Personal Development Grant Recipients

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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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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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Press

In the Media

woman walks up wooden stairs surrounded by raw concrete walls. Black and white mural, front of a forest. Angled railing

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Case Studies of Integrated Design with designboom

CEO Steven McKay highlights the benefits and successes of our integrated design model with a selection of actualized projects for designboom.

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Steven McKay

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CEO Steven McKay Shares a Passion for Design with designboom

This exclusive interview reveals McKay’s commitment to employee-ownership, the thrill of the design challenge, and the future of our firm.

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Dining area with flexible seating below wood ceiling with beam details, hanging rod lights, fireplace with white chimney back

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DLR Group Weighs in on Student Housing Trends

Senior Principal Stu Rothenberger and Principal Jeanette Walton share their insights on what the future holds for student housing.

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Valentina Castellon

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Defining Hospitality Podcast Features Valentina Castellon

Hospitality Interior Design Leader Valentina Castellon joins Dan Ryan on the Defining Hospitality podcast to discuss her process, inspiration, and work.

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Vaida Buchrotaite

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Commercial Interior Design's Power 50

Commercial Interior Design magazine recognized Interiors Leader Vaida Buchrotaite in their annual Power 50, highlighting the most influential people in the MENA region’s interior design industry.

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Ismaili Center in Houston interior triple height chamber with angular white textured walls. Double stairs on each side of double doors

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Talking Design with the Aga Khan Award for Architecture Director

Senior Associate Osma Thompson discusses design with Dr. Farrokh Derakshani, the director of the esteemed Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

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young girl stands at screen on wall with birch tree wallpaper and signage showing the combination of nature with the built environment

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Messaging Sustainability Outcomes in the Built Environment

In Research Design Connections, the team explains a three-path approach to communicating sustainable outcomes for the built environment.

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Flexible seating around tables in dining space. Garage door of windows opened to right. Green accents. Kitchenette left

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Safety is the abiding design priority for K-12 schools

National K-12 Education Design Leader, Todd Ferking, AIA, weighs in on school districts' evolving needs.

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Archinect Announces Chicago’s First Mass Timber Office Building

DLR Group and Hines will collaborate on a T3 project – timber, transit, and technology – in Chicago’s North Branch Framework corridor.

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DLR Group Managing Principal Steven McKay,RIBA

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Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce Connects with New CEO

CEO Steven McKay, RIBA, LEED AP, connected with the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce to discuss the future of the firm and the legacy he aims to build.

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