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Design Achievement: Established in 1893, George School is a coeducational Quaker boarding school for grades 9-12. Seeking to replace the earlier outmoded and undersized library building, the new Mollie Dodd Anderson Library and Learning Commons creates a gateway to the campus and combines three major program needs—in...
Design Achievement - Glendale Union High School District’s 2020 bond included a focus on the community and parity between high school athletic facilities across their comprehensive high school campuses. DLR Group has been working with Glendale Union High School District to elevate their High School Locker Rooms a...
Design Achievement - Glendale Union High School District’s 2020 bond included a focus on the community and parity between high school athletic facilities across their comprehensive high school campuses. DLR Group has been working with Glendale Union High School District to elevate their High School Locker Rooms a...
As the last of four elementary school projects in the School District of Lancaster's Phase 1 facilities upgrade, schematic design is currently underway for Ross and final decisions have yet to be made as to the exact project scope. A charrette held in mid-April 2008 identified the following goals: 1.  Preserve t...
Design Achievement: Founded in 1909, the Milton Hershey School provides a full, round-the-clock educational and residential experience for students in grades pre-K through 12. The school embarked on a program of increasing enrollment from 1,500 to near 3,000 and made a strategic decision to move middle schoolers to a...
This 63,000-SF facility accommodates 600 students in grades pre-K through grade 8. The program includes an elementary curriculum for grades pre-K through 2 and grades 3 through 5, and a middle school for grades 6 through 8. Separate and appropriately scaled play and recreation areas, distinct primary and middle school ...
Design Achievement: Mercersburg Academy is a 450-student coed boarding school serving students in grades 9 through 12, with a post-graduate year. The school is located on a 300-acre campus in a rural area of central Pennsylvania. DLR Group | Bowie Gridley’s comprehensive master plan for The Mercersburg Academy analyz...
Created around the concept of four "Centers for Education," Sedona High School is a unique educational facility that blends with the beautiful red rock hills of this Arizona community. This innovative high-school campus is comprised of a communication center, a performing center, a student center, and a technology ce...
Sonoran Sky Elementary School was the first of three Paradise Valley School District’s elementary schools using a site-adapt strategy of the Copper Canyon School. At 77,881-GSF, Sonoran Sky Elementary School has the same square footage as Copper Canyon. It is the first Paradise Valley School District facility loca...
Design Achievement - DLR Group collaborated with NRG energy to design an integrated sustainable energy solution featuring  solar panels and micro wind-turbines that provide approximately six times the power used during all Eagles home games annually. This makes the stadium one of the greenest major ...
Development of a 10-year rank-ordered facilities master plan for the Philadelphia Prison System for both pretrial detention and sentenced offenders serving less than a two-year sentence.   Initial projections of future need through 2022 indicate a need for from a low of 8,900 beds—assuming intervention and populati...
Organized around a central plaza, Tempe Union High School provides students access to the outside, while maintaining a secure campus perimeter. The central courtyard is enjoyed by students as a natural gathering place for activities, thus creating a "town square" feeling and providing a focal point for this i...
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The Early Childhood Education Center is the first phase of a master planned Pre-K-12 educational campus for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The school’s curriculum is designed to honor the O‘Odham and Piipaash cultures and the uniqueness and importance of Tribal sovereignty. The school employs committe...
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The Early Childhood Education Center is the first phase of a master planned pre-K-12 educational campus for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The 79,727 SF Center accommodates 560 community children in the preschool, kindergarten, Head Start programs and special needs space. Specific site boundaries, such ...
The University of Advancing Technology (UAT) is a project that entailed the development of high technology classrooms and labs building. The pulse of their facility was the computer commons area and high technology classrooms. There were a variety of design considerations that were adapted to this facility in order t...
Design Achievement: This hospitality and administration center for Mercersburg Academy, a 450-student coed boarding school in rural central Pennsylvania, combines the renovation of an existing white brick 1930s American Foursquare style house (previously the Head of School’s house) with a contemporary new addition. T...
Design Achievement: Founded in 1929, the Heard Museum has grown in size and significance to earn recognition on a global scale for the quality of its collections, world-class exhibitions, educational programming, and unmatched festivals. Dedicated to advancing American Indian art, the Heard effectively shares first-p...
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is a leader in aviation and aerospace education offering degrees in aerospace and electrical engineering, professional aeronautics and aeronautical science. The residential village is positioned on one of two major ridges on the 560+ acre, master planned site overlooking the main ...
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NOT TO SPEC The Heard Museum’s vision for the renovation of the Museum Shop seeks to enhance the Museum’s “economic engine” by improving the Shop’s presence, providing a unique experience of shopping in a gallery, and strengthening the Museum’s commitment to support indigenous artist...
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Through a comprehensive, participatory planning process, DLR Group established a long-range master plan for the facility needs of the District and assisted in the passage of their $114 million bond issue. As part of the implementation of this plan, DLR Group team members designed a 108,000 SF two story elementary schoo...
When children have cancer, they cannot safely go to the YMCA, a bouncy house, or an art center. Ava’s Treehouse is a charity that provides a safe, fun place for a kid during chemotherapy to just be a kid. Serving families from across Arizona, this center provides art activities, pet therapy, counseling, a gym, a fami...
Design Achievement DLR Group prepared a feasibility study for the renovation and improvement of seating and hospitality amenities at Villanova University's Pavilion. The goals of the study were to identify and conceptualize ways to improve the University's ability to generate increased revenue at events, improve t...
Pima Community College is enhancing its West Campus to support Health Science Education in a cohesive new home. The many facets of these health programs that are distributed on- and off-campus will be brought together in a vibrant, consolidated Center of Excellence for Health Professionals. Along with coalescing the ...
Design Achievement: Canyon View High School has seen enormous success since its opening in 2018 with both in District and traveling out of District students. Agua Fria Union’s administration felt is was in their best interest to capitalize on the “Jaguar” culture and make space for new students, most of which are alr...
"The norm for designing liturgical space is the assembly and its liturgies. The building...enclosing the architectural space is a shelter...for a liturgical action. It does not have to "look like" anything else, past or present. Its integrity, simplicity and beauty, its physical location and landscaping should take i...
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Design Achievement - Designers were challenged with a number of goals when developing a dual-use ballpark for Penn State University and a Minor League Baseball team. The ballpark’s natural surroundings, including the well-loved Nittany Mountains, neighboring Beaver Stadium and overall player and fan experiences each ...
Design Achievement The building owner, Lincoln Properties was interested in pursuing IEQ certification and required assistance generating required documentation. DLR Group's energy team was hired to to assess and document energy usage with HVAC systems, lighting and envelope infrastructure and provided recom...
Design Achievement - In 2001 Forest City Enterprises opened a two story shopping center, The Mall at Robinson. Located in Robinson Township Pennsylvania, The Mall at Robinson ensures its customers a unique shopping experience, bringing together a diverse selection of well-known tenants into one central location. Less...
Design Achievement: 20 years after DLR Group originally worked with Higley Unified High School District on their namesake high school, the school was bursting at the seams.  After extensive community, teacher and student engagement meetings, the District and design team had a clear direction for modern classr...
This new facility was conceived by a small group of dedicated local citizens with a desire to bring Yuma, Arizona its only Catholic high school. Due to a heavy reliance on private funding, the building was constructed in phases, with the initial construction accommodating 400 students. Although the initial constructi...
Founders Hall is the centerpiece of the Milton Hershey School’s Central Campus, which serves as the home for the school’s 1,000 Senior Division students in grades 9-12 and nearly 500 Elementary Division students in grades PreK-5. The 325,000 square-foot building opened in September 1970, as a tribute to the...
Design Achievement Designers were challenged with a number of goals when developing a dual-use ballpark for Penn State University and a Minor League Baseball team. The ballpark's natural surroundings including the well-loved Nittany Mountains, neighboring Beaver Stadium and overall player and fan experiences each guid...
The project was a masterplan and programming exercise to review and compare with both an existing multiple phased facility as well as a new block and stack on an existing downtown site.
DLR Group was engaged to renovate the 67,000 square foot, historically significant Collegiate Gothic dormitory. Major achievements include bedrooms for 175 students, renovated and expanded social spaces, restored and expanded dining hall and a completely renovated commercial kitchen and servery. Entirely new electric...
Design Achievement – Patient satisfaction improved by 50 percent and Banner Thunderbird Medical Center was ranked as a Top 100 Hospital in the nation following a first phase of expansion. An efficient, family-focused design accommodates future growth, expands the offering of core services, and positions the hospital ...
Renovation and restoration of a 35,000 SF Georgian-style dormitory, which will serve as a prototype for several more dorm renovations.  Work included exterior restoration and envelope upgrades; interior refurbishment of bedrooms and social spaces; replacement and expansion of all bathrooms; new HVAC, upgraded electri...
We understand that the project entails Conceptual Design work.  This proposal is based on our understanding of the project scope as communicated by the Owner in conjunction with drawings from a prior concept design package on this site.  We understand the following project parameters are desired: • Approximately 2...
The project was delivered utilizing a Design-Build, Fast-Track delivery method. Located on a small 20-acre site, adjacent to another CCA project, the design team created a compact, site efficient design. The small site presented construction erection issues which were resolved by innovative sequency of construction cra...
We understand that the project entails Conceptual Design work.  This proposal is based on our understanding of the project scope as communicated by the Owner in conjunction with drawings from a prior concept design package on this site.  We understand the following project parameters are desired: • Approximately 2...
We understand that the project entails Conceptual Design work.  This proposal is based on our understanding of the project scope as communicated by the Owner in conjunction with drawings from a prior concept design package on this site.  We understand the following project parameters are desired: • Approximately 2...
Design Achievement: The landmark Sharples Dining Hall, built in 1964, played a significant role in shaping the student experience at Swarthmore. Due to the growing student body, the beloved facility became too small to comfortably accommodate everyone. Consequently, the decision was made to expand the hall and create a...
The site for this project is adapted from an existing DLR Group design. The Parish Building Committee toured several area churches to experience the various floor and seating configurations, both empty and during mass, to get a feel for what they preferred for this new religious facility. St. Thomas More’s concept...
Design Achievement - Sharples Dining Hall is a campus landmark that has played a significant role in shaping the student experience at Swarthmore. The beloved facility had become too small to comfortably house the growing student body since its completion in 1964. In search of a solution that would reflect the Colleg...
NOT TO BRAND STANDARD:   DLR Group designed an art storage facility for the existing Palmer Museum of Art to meet the needs of the expected 10-year growth of the Museum. The project converts 3,000 SF of existing off-site library storage into a new art storage facility. The scope of work includes exterior improvemen...
Academic libraries across the country are transforming themselves into social learning centers and intellectual gathering spaces. Today’s students seek convenience, comfort, technology, and camaraderie.    The Francis A. Drexel Library at St. Joseph’s University was built in 1963 and has since experienced a m...
Design Achievement – Guests at the new Hotel West & Main begin their experience walking into a hotel that stands in the historic Washington Fire Co. station built in 1874. DLR Group's design pays homage to Conshohocken's history with a new structure that connects seamlessly to the existing firehouse. The guest experi...
The project, which included accessibility improvements and renovation of existing ramps, three new exterior elevators, and two new exterior wheelchair lifts. Fire and life safety upgrades include the addition of a fire sprinkler system, the rating of corridors, enclosure of existing stairways and upgrading the existi...
As one of four elementary school projects in the School District of Lancaster's Phase 1 facilities upgrade, Washington's scope called for an addition, renovations and site work. The 35,000 square foot addition will expand the gymnasium to full-court capacity and provide a new cafeteria, kitchen, classrooms and offices....
NOT TO BRAND STANDARD Since its founding in 1972, Penn State University’s Art Museum has evolved into one of the finest university art museums in the country with 9,200 objects in its permanent collection that has outgrown the existing building. The University desires to relocate the Palmer Museum of Art from its ex...
Built in 1948, Lafayette Elementary School is located in an older residential neighborhood in southwest Lancaster. The stand-alone facility sits on an 11-acre site comprising a playground and baseball fields. A K-5 school currently serving 650 students, Lafayette is one of four elementary schools being renovated during...
Study to assist PAFA for humidity control upgrades for the 3rd and 9th floor of the Hamilton Bldg.
Study to assist PAFA for humidity control upgrades for the 3rd and 9th floor of the Hamilton Bldg.
Study to assist PAFA for humidity control upgrades for the 3rd and 9th floor of the Hamilton Bldg.
Due to the decreasing size of available sites for new urban schools, Clark County School District developed new prototype plans for two-story elementary schools. The anticipated site sizes for these more compact facilities will be roughly five acres, with smaller sites potentially in tighter urban areas of Las Vegas. T...
Design Achievement - General Growth Properties requested a fast turnaround of A/E services for the renovation of Meadows Mall in Las Vegas. Another firm began the project but was unable to complete the work leaving GGP with a set mall opening date but no A/E team to complete the work. Based on our existing relationsh...
Design Achievement: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is headquartered in Rockville, MD and has five regional offices across the country. Initiated by an upcoming lease expiration, DLR Group was engaged by the General Services Administration (GSA) to conduct a Strategic Workplace Engagement for Region I fo...
Design Achievement Located in Sparks, Nevada, the Sparks Justice Center will provide litigation space for this area of Washoe County. The surrounding context, primarily big box stores, presents a unique challenge in developing a civic identity. In removing this symbolic typology from its traditionally urban context, a...
Direct contract DLR Group win of Consulting services to IRMC.
Design Achievement: The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (ACPA), originally opened in 1971, is the second largest performing arts center in the Philadelphia region and plays an integral role in the experimental theater and dance traditions of the city, as well as campus performing arts. Though an active venue...
Design Achievement - This expansion to the Robert A. Swadell Justice Facility for the City of Henderson provides much needed trial space and growth for the agencies that support the judicial process. DLR Group's design draws upon the contemporary vocabulary of the existing structure and allows it to flourish as the exp...
Design Achievement – Founded in 1968, Diné College has two main campuses and six community centers serving residents and approximately 2,000 students from the 26,000 square-mile Navajo Nation across Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. DLR Group's design of Diné College Library respects the vital connection between the Din...
Design AchievementModern courthouse planning is based on establishing clearly defined separate circulation systems for the public, staff and prisoner movement. These circulation systems should never cross and only need to converge at the courtroom. While this is easily planned for in new construction, it can be chall...
The School District of Philadelphia commissioned DLR Group to lead the development of Educational Specifications and Design Guidelines - separate documents that, together, form a Project Development Manual. These are two key documents that serve as the foundation for sound K-12 capital improvement planning and implem...
The Washoe County Sheriff's Office faced numerous infrastructure and staffing challenges in the years ahead. To address these rapidly changing factors, a fresh view and realistic projection was necessary to understand how the Sheriff's Office and Detention Center currently function and how the departments could operate...
Design Achievement - The Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Educational Campus is the only pre-K to 12th grade Jewish day school in Nevada.  DLR Group's design solution promotes Jewish traditions and forges connections to Israel through the selection of materials and the choice of colors. The signature design element ...
Design Achievement - Established in 1942, Cannon Air Force Base is home to the 27th Special Operations Wing, located in the high plains of eastern New Mexico. The mission of 27 SOW is to develop, sustain and execute specialized and contingency operations using advanced aircraft, tactics, and air refueling techniques ...
NOT TO SPEC Re-envisioning space to align with the future of working and student services delivery The project focuses on gauging interest and expectations about potential trade-offs and shifts to working environments from traditional to full-spectrum (defined as office + home + third space). Though a highly facili...
Design Achievement - Upper West Side is the first project by Christopher Commercial’s C2Lofts Division that will provide three major housing components totaling 412 units with 58,000 SF within a 21-acre parcel. This development is a component of Thomas and Mack’s Tech Center master plan in the northwest part of the C...
New Mexico State University partnered with DLR Group to reassess how space is used on campus in a post-pandemic environment and provide recommendations for updated space standards to help with future decision-making about utilization, class scheduling, and capital project prioritization. The planning team is engaging...
Design Achievement: With the goal of creating a cabaret theater that supports the great storytelling brought to Pittsburgh by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, the revitalized Greer Theater draws inspiration from the local history of America's rail system and the elegance of early 20th-century passenger trains, transp...
The project is proposed in a newly master planned area in the growing city of Santa Fe, New Mexico.  The project consists of walk-up, 3 story apartment building with tuck under parking, 3 story town homes, signature 8,000 sf community building and site parking.  Design around a modern Santa Fe Style, as required by t...
Phase III fit out work for the Historic New Granada Theater Redevelopment THIS COVERS 31-22104-00 (Theater Renovation) and 31-22105-00 (New Granada Square Building) Design Achievement: At the turn of the 20th century, Pittsburgh’s Hill District was the center of commerce, culture, and entertainment for the local ...
Phase III fit out work for the Historic New Granada Theatre Redevelopment
Phase III fit out work for the Historic New Granada Theatre Redevelopment
The Las Vegas interiors team was hired to provide two different value engineered mock-up room options that closely duplicated the original design by Thomas Shoos. Designers selected alternate finishes and furniture to meet the Owner’s budget and to stay as true as possible to Thomas Shoos' design concepts.
Architectural Services to build the Granada Square Building THIS COVERS BOTH 31-22104-00 (Theater Renovation) AND 31-22105-00 (New Granada Square Building) At the turn of the 20th century, Pittsburgh’s Hill District was the center of commerce, culture, and entertainment for the local African American community. In ...
Architectural Services to build the Granada Square Building
The James C. Henderson Fine Arts Education Center provides the centerpiece for the Fine and Performing Art Departments of San Juan College. Key design issues were the integration of the facility into the existing campus and pedestrian and vehicular traffic control. The facility features an 800-seat auditorium/theater ...
DLR Group, in association with Weller Architects, provided master planning services for the Shiprock Campus of the Navajo Nation’s College. DLR Group provided educational planning and technology planning services, and Weller Architects provided project management and cultural consulting services.   Enrollment at th...
The Nevada Southern Detention Center is a privately owned and operated medium/minimum security facility designed to house adult male and female detainees for the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. The facility capacity is 1,176 beds, consisting of 408 inmates in four separate cell housing pods, observed...
Architectural Services to build the Granada Square Building
“All Children Can Learn” is the motto of the John F. Miller School. This school serves significantly disabled and medically fragile students in the Clark County School District, treating all students with respect and providing them with the educational environment they deserve. Teamed with Tate Snyder Kimsey, DLR Gro...
FROM YOGESH SAOJI May 2022 NOT TO DLR GROUP STANDARD   Hershey Entertainment and Resorts, Concept Land Use Plan, Hershey, PA   DLR Group is working with the Hershey Entertainment and Resort Company (HE&R) on a highest and best use concept land use plan for its landholdings in Hershey, PA. As a leader in the enter...
Design Achievement - Shufflemaster needed to update and reorganize their Las Vegas headquarters facility, where the program serves product demonstration space, light manufacturing and warehouse, and traditional office environment. DLR Group’s goal was to modernize and provide more flexible, efficient spaces in a more...
Design Achievement The Clark County Detention Center North Tower opened in 1984 and functions as a full-service 1,500-bed detention facility for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, but the building lacked the appropriate safety and accessibility measures required to function efficiently. DLR Group’s ver...
DLR Group, in association with Weller Architects, provided master planning services for the Shiprock Campus of the Navajo Nation’s College. DLR Group provided educational planning and technology planning services, and Weller Architects provided project management and cultural consulting services.   Enrollme...
DLR Group will provide site evaluation, building programming & planning services. The project will be located within the city core of Carson City, NV. The development is situated on land owned by the Hop and Mae Adams Foundation, whom are "land partners" with the developers. The site consists of 8 city blocks and i...
Provide recertification services of energy consuming equipment as part of the application process for property tax abatement under Nevada statue.
Provide recertification services of energy consuming equipment as part of the application process for property tax abatement under Nevada statue.
Provide recertification services of energy consuming equipment as part of the application process for property tax abatement under Nevada statue.
DLR Group will provide site evaluation, building programming & planning services. The project will be located within the city core of Carson City, NV. The development is situated on land owned by the Hop and Mae Adams Foundation, whom are "land partners" with the developers. The site consists of 8 city blocks and i...
DLR Group will provide site evaluation, building programming & planning services. The project will be located within the city core of Carson City, NV. The development is situated on land owned by the Hop and Mae Adams Foundation, whom are "land partners" with the developers. The site consists of 8 city blocks and i...
The project will be located within the city core of Carson City, NV. The development is situated on land owned by the Hop and Mae Adams Foundation, whom are "land partners" with the developers. The site consists of 8 city blocks and is currently all surface parking. The project will consist of approximately 150 roos an...
The project will be located within the city core of Carson City, NV. The development is situated on land owned by the Hop and Mae Adams Foundation, whom are "land partners" with the developers. The site consists of 8 city blocks and is currently all surface parking. The project will consist of approximately 150 roos an...