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Griff Davenport
Managing Principal | Chair of the Board
Griff Davenport, FAIA
Griff Davenport is chair of the board of directors. He joined DLR Group in 1980 and practiced his entire career with the firm – including a decade as CEO – until retirement in 2024. Under his leadership, the firm grew from 400 employees in 12 offices to more than 1,600 in over 30 locations around the globe. He has been a chair of the AIA Large Firm Round Table and is a member of the Professional Advisory Committee at the University of Nebraska College of Architecture
firm news May 01, 2025
Griff and Nancy Davenport Auditorium Dedicated
DLR Group honors former CEO with a lecture hall in the College of Architecture at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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firm news February 12, 2025
Former DLR Group CEO Griff Davenport Retires After a 45-year Career with the Firm
Griff Davenport retires after an impactful career shaping DLR Group’s leadership culture and driving expansion into new markets and geographic regions.
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idea January 09, 2023
Making an Impact in 2022
In 2022 DLR Group elevated the human experience through design for our employees, our industry, our communities, and the planet.
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press June 06, 2021
Business of Architecture podcast ft. Griff Davenport
In Episode #370, Business of Architecture podcast founder Enoch Bartlett Sears interviews DLR Group CEO Griff Davenport, FAIA. 
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idea January 12, 2021
The Promise of a New Year
As a firm, we will build on the lessons and perspectives gained in 2020.
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idea June 04, 2020
June 2020 in America
For DLR Group, our promise to elevate the human experience through design has never meant more.
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DLR Group CEO Griff Davenport, FAIA
idea April 06, 2020
An Update from DLR Group CEO Griff Davenport, FAIA
An overview of our response to the novel Coronavirus over the last quarter.
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