DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new construction, renovation, and adaptive reuse. DLR Group is a 100 percent employee-owned firm. More than 1,000 employees serve for public and private sector clients from 27 offices around the world. Core areas of design expertise include Civic, Courts, Detention, Energy Services, Healthcare, Higher Education, Hospitality, K-12 Education, Museums, Performing Arts, Retail/Mixed-Use, Sports, and Workplace.
DLR Group was founded in Omaha, Nebraska in 1966 as Dana Larson and Roubal and Associates. The founders were Irv Dana and Bill Larson, both architects, and engineer Jim Roubal.
In February 2010, DLR Group acquired Southern California-based design firm WWCOT into the firm. The transaction added DLR Group office locations in Los Angeles and Riverside, and the office in Shanghai. In July 2010,DLR Group announced the acquisition of Minneapolis-based design firm KKE Architects. KKE offices in Minneapolis, Las Vegas, Tucson, and Pasadena, Calif., were merged into DLR Group. In 2015, DLR Group acquired Washington, D.C.-based Sorg Architects, establishing a strong presence on the East Coast. In September 2016, DLR Group acquired design firm Westlake Reed Leskosky, adding locations in Charlotte, Cleveland, and New York. In February 2017, DLR announced its acquisition of Studio Hive, a Minneapolis interior design firm. The firm acquired San Francisco based design firm Kwan Henmi in May, 2017.
In its January 2017 rankings, United Kingdom based BD World Architecture ranked DLR Group's Education practice #1, Government practice #4, Engineering practice #6, Sports practice #9, and its Sustainable Design practice #9 in its annual world rankings. DLR Group also ranks as the 23rd largest firm in America by revenue according to Architectural Record. In its 2016 Giants 300 rankings, Building Design+Construction recognized the firm's Courts and Education practices as number one in the United States.
In September 2012, Architect magazine, the official publication of the American Institute of Architects, ranked DLR Group as the #1 firm in the United States in its annual ARCHITECT 50 ranking of U.S. firms. The ARCHITECT 50 list is compiled by weighting three key components of practice: design excellence and pro bono, sustainability, and business.
DLR Group is a member firm of Architecture 2030 and supports the 2030 Challenge. The firm also is a signatory of the American Institute of Architects' 2030Commitment.
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DLR Group building designs
- Clackamas Town Center - Clackamas, Oregon
- Overland Park Convention Center and Hotel - Overland Park, Kansas
- Tucson Convention Center and Hotel - Tucson, Arizona
- Edward R. Roybal Learning Center - Los Angeles, California
- Betty H. Fairfax High School - Phoenix, Arizona
- Lincoln High School (Tacoma, Washington)
- Oak Ridge High School (Oak Ridge, Tennessee)
- Panorama High School - Los Angeles, California
- Rosemont High School - Sacramento, California
- Alex Box Stadium - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Bowling Green Ballpark - Bowling Green, Kentucky
- UFCU Disch-Falk Field - Austin, Texas
- Fluor Field at the West End - Greenville, South Carolina
- Morrison Stadium - Omaha, Nebraska
- PK Park - Eugene, Oregon
- CenturyLink Center Omaha - Omaha, Nebraska
- ADX Florence - United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility - Fremont County, Colorado
- Coffee Creek Correctional Facility - Wilsonville, Oregon
- Wayne L. Morse United States Courthouse - Eugene, Oregon
- Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution - Goshen County, Wyoming
- Provident Bank Park - Ramapo, New York
- Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex and Benedictine University
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Office locations
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Chicago, Illinois
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Denver, Colorado
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Dubai, UAE
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Houston, Texas
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Lincoln, Nebraska
- Los Angeles, California
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Nairobi, Kenya
- New York, New York
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Orlando, Florida
- Overland Park, Kansas
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Portland, Oregon
- Riverside, California
- Sacramento, California
- Seattle, Washington
- Tucson, Arizona
- San Francisco, California
- Shanghai, China
- Washington, D.C.
References
External links
- DLR Group website
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