A mass timber midrise hotel with a blackened steel façade and timber infill with an arched timber canopy on a glassed-in rooftop

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A Future for Mass Timber in Hospitality

We have been recognized as one of three Responsible Disruptors in Metropolis Magazine’s second-annual Responsible Disruptors program for the Mass Timber Innovation: The Hospitality Prototype.

The Hospitality Prototype's greatest accomplishment may be that it enables us to see the future of design in this industry.

Widely known for our mass timber workplace expertise, we’ve expanded our vision for the material to create positive change, or disruption, that encourages healthy innovation in architecture and design. Our mass timber hotel prototype addresses a new use for mass timber in design that enables the built environment to imagine new opportunities in hospitality for mass timber. The prototype strives to increase the adoption of mass timber, a sustainable construction material, by proving that it is affordable, appealing, and accessible and disproving its common misconceptions.

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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.

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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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Mass Timber's Next Chapter

DLR Group Principal Steve Cavanaugh, AIA, delivers growing evidence on the sustainability, wellness, and aesthetic benefits of mass timber design.

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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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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.

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DLR Group Leverages US Mass Timber Manufacturing Growth

As mass timber construction gains momentum in the U.S., DLR Group’s Bobby Larson highlights the importance of U.S. sourcing.

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Work Design Magazine

The Great Escape: Spaces That Help Us Rest and Refocus

As the workplace grows louder and more connected, DLR Group’s Abbey Cwiek-Garrett explores spaces that support focus and calm.

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Design Middle East

Leading From the Core

DLR Group’s Dubai Studio leadership team outlines how integrated design, cultural insight, and clear direction are shaping the firm’s next phase of regional growth.

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ICSC

Mass Timber Construction Takes Root in Retail

DLR Group shares how mass timber is reshaping mixed-use developments through its low-carbon design and biophilic benefits.

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Modern Steel Construction

What’s Cool in Steel: COOL Wellness Center – Letting In Light

DLR Group activities and wellness center project at Green Hill School is included in Modern Steel’s annual roundup of recent captivating steel projects.

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Architectural Record

The Ismaili Community Gets a New Home in Houston

Designed by Farshid Moussavi Architecture in partnership with DLR Group, the first Ismaili Center in the U.S. learns from Islamic architecture to foster cultural exchange.

modern workplace with values displayed on the foreground wall in rainbow colors, acoustic panels hang from ceiling, long hallway with wood wane scotting

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Fast Company

Employee Ownership Isn’t an Exit Plan – It’s a Legacy

Discover how shared ownership can sustain a company beyond any one leader.

Architectural rendering; Southeast-facing view of the courthouse exterior with tall vertical windows and a prominent glass wall revealing the three-story central stairwell. Visitors walk along clear, landscaped pathways surrounding the building.

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Justice Design News

Benton County Advancing Steadily on Oregon’s Most Modern Justice Campus

DLR Group designed the new Benton County Courthouse and District Attorney’s Office to reflect a shift in justice infrastructure from a place for legal proceedings to a civic anchor for safety, accessibility, and resilience.