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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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.

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Interior Design Magazine

7 Global Projects That Elevate Urban Life And Public Service

DLR Group’s industry-leading CTE design is celebrated among educational, civic, and cultural spaces crafted for community engagement and innovation.

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An Integrated Approach

What happens when architecture and interiors are designed as one? The result is hospitality experiences rooted in place and memory.

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Hotel Management

Three smart budgeting tips for PIPS and renovations

Renovation planning is complex in uncertain times. DLR Group experts share how hotels can invest wisely without compromising quality.

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Athletic Business

How to Correctly Design Climbing, Cycling and Functional Fitness Spaces While Ensuring Flexibility

DLR Group stresses purpose-built fitness spaces, optimizing a diverse set of performance areas.

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Engineering News Record

DLR Group Co-Founder and Inaugural Engineer Jim Roubal Dies at 94

DLR Group celebrates the life and legacy of James "Jim" P. Roubal, a pioneering engineer and advocate for integrated design.

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Architectural Record

In Kalamazoo, DLR Group Completes a Mass-Timber Hub for CTE Programs

DLR Group designs a mass-timber CTE hub as a “living lab,” blending sustainable systems, hands-on learning, and biophilic form.

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ArchDaily

Evolving Classrooms for Diverse Minds and Futures

Principal and K-12 Education Leader Vanessa Schutte, AIA, ALEP, details DLR Group’s approach to thoughtful design for future-ready teaching and learning.