Baoshan Long Beach Complex along Shanghai's Yangtze River, cylindrical tower with two red facade bands

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These 5 pillars helped our company thrive for 60 years

DLR Group CEO Steven McKay, AIA, RIBA, shares the vision and strategy that has kept us growing decade after decade. From employee ownership and growth with intention, to pushing for design excellence and maintaining a local presence as a global firm, the key pillars that have held up our success are all outlined in this article.

Read the full story in Fast Company.

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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.

Aerial view of the 9th and High construction site showing the third floor of mass timber beams and columns installed above the podium level.

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Informed Infrastructure

It’s Tall, But That’s Not All: 158 Feet of Mass Timber

Mass timber, moving fast: 9th and High, a 158-foot student housing tower in Columbus, climbs two floors every two weeks.

Illuminated sports stadium beside a calm lake at dusk, glowing in blue and white lights. The stadium’s reflection stretches across the water, while a piece of driftwood and tall reeds appear in the dark foreground.

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Sports Venue Business

DLR Group Unveils Design for Camping World Stadium

Camping World Stadium redesign creates a new iconic destination for the city of Orlando.

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Transforming a legacy building into a digital future

West Texas A&M transforms a 1928 building into an immersive learning hub, blending heritage, technology, and access.

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Smithsonian magazine

DLR Group’s Tom Gallagher speaks to Gaudi’s legacy and most influential projects

Honoring Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí a century after his death, Tom Gallagher reflects on how Gaudí’s Barcelona works and ideas continue to shape architecture today.

Gunter Hotel lobby lounge with jewel-toned seating, original columns and rosette ceiling, softly glowing chandeliers overhead, check-in desk in the background, and the Keystone Club bar and vinyl library to the right.

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Sleeper

Gunter Hotel Unveils Redesign by DLR Group

San Antonio's historic Gunter Hotel, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel by Marriott has unveiled its $57 million renovation.

Rendering of an eight story research building on a college campus; full transparent glass façade with Vanderbilt signage posted on the top of the building

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Lab Design News

How Early Collaboration Shapes High-Performance Research Facilities

Featured in Lab Design News, Vanderbilt’s Stevenson Center 6 fosters collaboration and transparency, blending data and insight to create connected spaces in a LEED Gold facility.

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Making the Museum

“Liminal Space Research” on Making the Museum Podcast

In this episode, DLR Group's Dan Clevenger, Monika Smith, and Helen Ho explore liminal spaces in museums showing how transitional areas shape emotion, deepen engagement, and user experience.