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From Crisis to Calm: Using IEQ Design to Enhance Emergency Spaces
Emergency Departments are among the most stressful and chaotic spaces in a hospital, where the atmosphere can unintentionally hinder healing and patient well-being. Applying principles of Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) can help improve not just the patient experience, but operational efficiency and staff performance as well.
From Virtual to Real: An Early Architect’s Path to Career Immersion
Marissa Andrews completed grad school during the pandemic and launched her career virtually. Today she’s fully immersed in DG’s culture. She shares her journey from isolated student to deeply involved professional working on some of our largest healthcare projects.
AI, Neurodiversity, and the Future of Healthcare: Insights from DesignGroup’s Advisory Board Event
The one constant in healthcare design is change. DesignGroup architects and designers are always part of the conversation about what’s next.
Designing for Mental Health and Well-Being in Student Housing
In the evolving landscape of higher education, student housing is no longer viewed merely as a place to sleep and store belongings. Increasingly, it is recognized as a critical factor in promoting student mental health and well-being.
Places I Remember
Buildings and campuses may change over time, but memories from within them will always endure. DesignGroup’s John Ryan reflects on the emotional lives of buildings, a melody that continues over time.
Prefab Construction: A Time-Tested Technique with New Innovations
Building a project with pre-manufactured components can save time, labor, and material. Here’s a look at why it has endured for longer than you may realize – and why it might or might not be right for your next project.
Prefab Construction: A Time-Tested Technique with New Innovations
Building a project with pre-manufactured components can save time, labor, and material. Here’s a look at why it has endured for longer than you may realize – and why it might or might not be right for your next project.
Unused Office Space: Problem and Potential
We see great potential for conversion of under-occupied office buildings into other uses – but also many considerations. Learn more in a DesignGroup special report that explores the challenges and possibilities.
Grounded in Mission. Driven by Impact.
DesignGroup’s design philosophy expresses how we work and think. Inside our firm, it’s a foundational vision. Outside the firm, it’s a differentiating approach that puts our clients and their communities at the center of everything we do. Here’s a closer look at how we define what we do every day.
Staying Connected: Expanding a Hospital, Maintaining Community
How do you elevate a local hospital without losing its special connection to the community? By listening to, and communicating with, community stakeholders.
Prefab Construction: A Time-Tested Technique with New Innovations
Building a project with pre-manufactured components can save time, labor, and material. Here’s a look at why it has endured for longer than you may realize – and why it might or might not be right for your next project.
Reflections on 2023
DesignGroup leadership shares their thoughts as the firm’s 51st year draws to an end.
Prefab Construction: A Time-Tested Technique with New Innovations
Building a project with pre-manufactured components can save time, labor, and material. Here’s a look at why it has endured for longer than you may realize – and why it might or might not be right for your next project.
Grounded in Mission. Driven by Impact.
DesignGroup’s design philosophy expresses how we work and think. Inside our firm, it’s a foundational vision. Outside the firm, it’s a differentiating approach that puts our clients and their communities at the center of everything we do. Here’s a closer look at how we define what we do every day.
The Beauty of Renovation
One of the reasons I love the practice of architecture is that every project is unique and different, which is especially true in renovation projects. They are all affected by being mindful of the past, relevant to the present, and focused on the future.
A culture of care.
We’re proud of what we’ve built: client relationships that last decades, and a system where our people are empowered to do their best work.
Who We AreA legacy of leadership.
Meet the people who make DesignGroup a vital partner in the future of your organization.
Tom Chidlow
AIA, ACHA, LEED AP BD+C
Managing Principal, Practice Group Leader
Alan Schlossberg
AIA, LEED AP
Principal, Regional Practice Group Leader
Angela Kolosky
ACHA, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C
Principal, Healthcare Planning Market Leader
Riley Zollars
NCIDQ, Associate IIDA, LEED AP
Associate Principal, Senior Interior Designer
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