front entrance to a building; nonsymmetrical building construction which is red and gray stone; sunset reflecting the floor to ceiling windows of the entrance

Better Together: DLR Group | Collins Cooper Carusi

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Our Combined Portfolio

As learning evolves, school districts and higher education institutions leverage our R&D studio, proprietary BOLD program, and award-winning laboratory planning team for integrated design that builds resilient learning communities.

Our Combined Portfolio

K-12 Education

Early Education & Elementary School

Educational environments for our youngest learners should spark curiosity, nurture development, and inspire a lifelong commitment to continual learning. DLR Group and Collins Cooper Carusi share an understanding for how scale and immersive design can create imaginative learning experiences for young minds. Together, we design spaces that are joyful, memorable, and position our clients for a resilient, innovative future.

Have an opportunity you’d like to explore with us?
Email Global K-12 Education Leader Carmen Wyckoff, AIA, LEED AP

people reading on a brown circular bench with a brown column and green ceiling fixtures in hallway lined with forest graphics; dlr group design

North Kansas City Schools: an adaptive reuse of an existing Hobby Lobby created this award-winning early education center.

exterior photo of a school with green field and playground in the forefront of the recessed first floor building; multi-faceted and multi-colored building

Tuskegee Airmen Global Academy: a visible point of community connection for Atlanta Public Schools.

Career Prep

Career & Technical Education

Career and technical education environments bridge the gap between education and industry. Our presence in local communities across the globe, which now includes the greater Atlanta metropolitan area, strengthens our network of business partners who help develop curriculum and create programs tailormade for the future workforce. Together with our clients, we are designing environments that support high-level learning to connect real-world opportunities with life pathways.

Have an opportunity you’d like to explore with us?
Email Global K-12 Education Leader Carmen Wyckoff, AIA, LEED AP

Kalamazoo RESA’s Career Connect Campus: educational excellence for both current and future career-based programs.

Aviation lab with helicopter, small plane, and displayed engine, mural at back with planes and pilots, american flag, right

Cherry Creek Innovation Campus: designed to create intentional collisions and synergy between interdisciplinary interactions, industry partners and programs.

Higher Education

Student Life

This is a case where one plus one equals three. DLR Group’s strong background in campus planning and design is complemented by Collins Cooper Carusi’s depth of expertise in designing student living environments. For our clients, this expanded portfolio strengthens our offerings with more experience to create places that reflect each institution’s unique culture while advancing academic and social development.

Have an opportunity you’d like to explore with us?
Email Global Higher Education Leader Stu Rothenberger, AIA, LEED AP

Hub Bloomington off campus student housing; Aerial view of resort-style rooftop pool with cabanas, umbrellas, and students relaxing and swimming.

Hub Bloomington: Supporting connection, wellbeing, and Hoosier collegiate spirit steps from Indiana University Bloomington.

central student hub with tables; students eating and working in the naturally lit space; exposed stone columns and orange accent walls

The first-year residences at Life University: Not only a living-learning facility, but a social heart for first-year students where daily routines into community moments.

Who We Are

Our combined integrated design team brings decades of experience in student learning and living environments. In the Southeast United States, our cultural understanding, community relationships, and regional design acumen are now augmented by in-house engineering, high-performance design, acoustics, lighting design, and branding expertise. Nationally, clients will benefit from a larger team of professionals designing award-winning educational spaces. Connect with our team to learn more.

What We Do

Through architecture, engineering, interior design, planning, and many specialty services, we deliver design for our clients that’s both responsive and enduring. We provide a depth of expertise in early learning and K-12 education, higher education, on and off campus student housing, recreation centers. Beyond our education expertise, we design around the world for public and private sector clients. Across geography and project type, our work is unified by our purpose: elevate the human experience through design.