View across the MAAD masterplan in Makkah, showing a dense mixed-use urban district with landscaped public spaces and the Makkah Royal Clock Tower beyond.

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DLR Group on Translating Urban Density into Intimate Neighborhoods

Leaders from DLR Group’s Dubai studio – Vaida Buchrotatie, Henrique Dias, Stefan du Toit, and Shawn Myers – explore how integrated design can transform dense Middle Eastern developments into walkable, human-scaled communities. Learn how their work across the UAE and Saudi Arabia leverages climate, culture, and local terrain to create intuitive environments rooted in place and rich in identity.

Read the full interview in designboom.

kids reading a book in a cutout window of a space ship mural. Blue walls with pink accents at a early excellence academy.

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K-12 Dive

The New Early Learner: Designing for a Future We Can’t Yet Imagine

DLR Group designs early learning spaces that inspire curiosity, creativity, and adaptability for lifelong success.

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The Architect’s Newspaper

DLR Group–designed mass timber student housing project nears completion

INTRO Columbus topped out as the tallest mass timber student housing project in the U.S.

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Lab Design News

Building Tomorrow's Lab Design Leaders

Chris Ertl shares how mentorship and leadership development are shaping the next generation of lab design leaders.

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Healthcare Construction + Operations News

Mitzi D’Amico Joins DLR Group's Columbus Office

Healthcare leader Mitzi D’Amico joins DLR Group as principal and senior project manager to advance healthcare design in Ohio.

interior of a modern high school; double height library; second floor look out onto small shelves and floor to ceiling windows for natural light

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American School & University

$170 million Gulf Shores High School opens in Alabama

DLR Group redefines learning at Gulf Shores High School with innovative spaces built for student success.

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School Construction News

New Arthur A. Richards PreK-8 School Opens on St. Croix

The first new school facility built in the U.S. Virgin Islands in three decades celebrates its ribbon cutting.

DLR Group employees collaborating in a community space in DLR Group's dubai office

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Construction Week Middle East

DLR Group on Integrating Hospitality Design Principles into Modern Workspaces

What can workplace design learn from hospitality design?

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BUILDINGS

Lessons from Emergency Operations Centers with DLR Group’s Mallory Cusenbery

Mallory Cusenbery, AIA, explains how emergency operations centers sustain resilience and continuity in crises.

interior of a modern school community space with built in nooks for children to read and sit

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EdSource

Inside modern California classrooms: nooks, couches and ‘cozy cubes’ for kids to self-regulate

School design is prioritizing student wellbeing with calming nooks and cozy cubes to help students self-regulate, reduce stress, and stay engaged.

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