design concept for a large mixed use mass timber building in Canada. Black facade with green grass courtyard

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Mass Timber's Next Chapter

Evidence of mass timber’s benefits is starting to catch up to the promise it has held for architects at the vanguard of sustainability and tall building construction over the last decade. New York, San Francisco, Tokyo, Philadelphia – all cities where mass timber’s proof points are taking shape and where architects are changing expectations of what’s possible. In this interview, DLR Group Principal Steve Cavanaugh, AIA, offers an insider’s take on mass timber’s next chapter and its impact on the future of climate action.

T3 Sterling Road in Toronto. Rendering © DLR Group.

“There’s opportunity,” Steve says, “but you have to have the vision.”

Read the interview at AIA.

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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

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.

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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.

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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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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Timber: What’s Old is New Again

Many of us are familiar with wood as a decorative and finishing material, but wood is making its way back – quite literally – to the core of our buildings.

Modern seating area with black velvet bench seating below wooden shelves built into the wall display artwork and other pieces

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Hospitality Design

Hospitality’s Next Wave: This Is What’s Driving 2026 Development

Human connection is playing a bigger role in hospitality design than ever, reshaping how spaces are conceived, experienced, and delivered.

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Archello

A Community Hub and Launchpad for College and Careers

Learn how our design transformed Compton High School into a world-class learning environment where 2,000 scholars are pursuing passion-led pathways to college and careers.

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Stadium Journey

Memorial Stadium 100th Anniversary: Out With the Old, In With the New

Mizzou advances a $250M Memorial Stadium renovation with naming rights plans to modernize fan amenities for its 100th anniversary.

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Justice Design News

Curving Toward Justice: Bernie McCabe Courthouse Unveiled in St. Petersburg

A new chapter in Florida’s judicial history began on February 21, 2026, as the Second District Court of Appeal officially opened the Bernie McCabe Courthouse.