Insights & News

How do you elevate a local hospital without losing its special connection to the community? By listening to, and communicating with, community stakeholders.

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.

DesignGroup leadership shares their thoughts as the firm’s 51st year draws to an end.

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.

Pre-cast panels and other options can elevate this underestimated material from aesthetically stolid to striking. Here’s what you need to know to do it right.

When DesignGroup interior designer Heather Clark joined on as a pro-bono team member to design a new shelter for the homeless, she discovered a profound feeling of pride - and a personal connection to the client’s mission.

BIM collaboration. Next-generation workplace design. And the unique melancholy designers feel at the end of a years-long project. We published dozens of original articles in the Big Ideas section of our website last year. Here are the five most popular posts from 2020.

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.