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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

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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The Hispanic Society of New York, paintings projected on the side of the building beyond a sculpture of a man on horseback
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Bringing a Collection to the Community through Accessible Technology

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Front doors of a federal building, showing classical design with stone arches and steps leading up to the doors
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The Past to Present: Accessibility and Universal Design

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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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A carpeted walkway overlooks a staircase and an entryway labeled Grand Gallery in cream colored room with skylights
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Engaging New Audiences Through Design at the Heard Museum

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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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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

Featured Collab

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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  • Forest to Frame

The Future of the Forest

A key driver pushing mass timber forward are the environmental advantages.

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View from base of midrise tower looking upwards. Paneled columns separate square sections of windows

Mass Timber in Focus

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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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

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2022 League of Historic American Theatres National Conference

We will be presenting, sponsoring, and exhibiting at this year's League of Historic American Theatres National Conference in Cleveland.

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The A, B, C's of IAQ Monitoring: When, Why, and How?

Principal Shona O'Dea, LEED AP BD+C, BEMP, will speak at this year's Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in San Francisco.

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Town Gown Collaborations Across the Country

Principal Krisan Osterby and Senior Associate Woody Giles, AICP, LEED AP, are presenting at the International Town Gown Associations’ 2022 Conference.

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From Health Screens to IAQ: Health and Wellness Takes Center Stage

Principal Ruairi M. Barnwell, HBDP, LEED AP BD+C, will moderate a session on healthy buildings at this year's Realcomm conference.

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Understanding Development and Growth Opportunities

Senior Associate Dave Swanson, RA, will join the NAIOP Colorado Life Sciences and Biotech Forum to discuss development and growth opportunities for Colorado's commercial real estate industry.

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Implementing the Framework for Design Excellence

Senior Principal Prem Sundharam, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, will join AIA Arizona for a webinar on implementation of the AIA's Framework for Design Excellence.

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Renewable Energy Systems

Principal Sean Avery, PE, LEED AP, will join Consulting - Specifying Engineer for a webinar on renewable energy systems and solar-ready design.

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Understanding the Ultimate Hack to Value Engineering

Designer Vaida Buchrotaite will join Index Design Talks in Dubai for this fireside chat on materials and process specification.

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Demystifying Return on Investment for Technology in the AEC

Principal Brooke Grammier will join cove.tool for this fireside chat training session on AEC tech and automation.

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Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine Tour

We are hosting a tour of the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center.

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Press

In the Media

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A Vision of Collaboration

In this episode of Defining Hospitality Podcast, Principal Staci Patton discusses the hallmarks of good leadership and the importance of collaboration.

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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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Jacksonville’s Museum of Science & History Reveals Exterior of Future Riverfront Home

The Architect's Newspaper explores the recently unveiled design concepts for the Museum of Science & History, and the impact of the expansion on the museum and its surrounding communities.

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Transformative Influences on the Interior Design Profession

Principal Amy Hoffman, IIDA, LEED AP, joins Interior Design to uncover how expanded expertise can lead to innovation.

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A curved hallway with wood panel ceiling and a mural along the wall of grass and animals. Wood desk curves with hall
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Addressing Safety and Security in K-12 School Design

Green Building & Design magazine examines our holistic approach to designing healthy, safe, and engaging learning environments.

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Exterior view of Canyon View High School, an angular multistory building with black wrapped roof to back
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Canyon View High School Aims to Change Education by Reshaping Space

Metropolis magazine explores Canyon View High School's design made to blur the edges between teaching and learning in an innovative, flexible space.

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A wood panel desk in Swedish Issaquah Medical Center framed by the wall section and drop ceiling accent in corner workstation
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Opportunities for Hospital Sustainability

Dale Anderson discusses with Darren Schwend of P2S Inc. the areas in which healthcare design can improve sustainable operations.

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DLR Group Senior Associate Rita Carter
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Priorities Shift

DLR Group Senior Associate Rita Saikali Carter joins TRXL podcast to talk about the issue of loyalty to an architecture firm versus the stigma of moving to different firms, and the reasons she's moved firms in the past.

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DLR Group Senior Associate Stephanie Kinnick
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Green Growth with Women Design Leaders

Stephanie Kinnick sat down with Commercial Interior Design magazine to discuss the connection between gender and the growth of sustainable design.

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Green Buildings and Sustainability - Generation Orange Podcast

The future is green but how do we get there? Applied Research Leader Prem Sundharam talks with West-MEC about the NEX building on the Southwest campus.

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