Insights & News

Healthcare
Unsung Heroes: The Insights of Non-Clinical Staff
Input from operational roles is crucial for hospital expansion projects. They have great ideas because they see and affect everything.

Healthcare
When Ideas Become Real: Transforming Healthcare Planning into Architecture
Five key insights for this transitional phase of a project, based on real-world experiences.

Healthcare
The Future of Inpatient Care: Five Strategies for the Patient Room
When a hospital grows, it needs a more thoughtful approach to the needs of staff and patients alike.

Healthcare
Surgery Department Renovations: Three Must-Know Ideas for Any Scale
They’re among the most complex spaces in a hospital. We believe there are three best practices that improve surgery rooms of every size and type.

Healthcare, Community
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.

Healthcare, Education, Community, Science & Technology, Commercial
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.

Education
Achieving WELL Certification in Healthcare Education
Ohio University’s HCOM project set a new high bar for what’s possible when student wellness is at the center of a building’s design philosophy.

Education
Medical Education Design: Six Shifts You Need to Understand
From reuse of aging facilities to expansion of new ones, our MedEd leaders discuss the trends that will affect design in this space for decades to come.

Commercial
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.

Healthcare
The Benefits of Long-Term Partnership
Architecture/design is best achieved when expertise is proven and client trust is earned over time. Here’s why it matters.
January 14, 2020
ED Renovation Maximizes Capacity, Improves Efficiency
Health Facilities Management
November 20, 2019
Adena Regional Medical Center Carries Out Emergency Department and West Entrance Expansion and Renovation Project
Healthcare Facilities Today
August 20, 2019
DesignGroup Brings Columbus State Community College's Mitchell Hall to Life
Civil + Structural Engineer Media
August 13, 2019
Columbus State Community College's Mitchell Hall Comes to Life
spaces4learning
March 4, 2019
First Look: Norton Brownsboro Hospital
Healthcare Design
October 30, 2018
Mercy County Community Hospital Opens New West Wing
Healthcare Construction + Operations News
October 26, 2018
Renovation Plans Underway for New Unit at Norton Children's Hospital
Healthcare Design
October 23, 2018
Former Surgical Unit to be Transformed into Accommodating Environment for Children, Families
Medical Construction & Design
March 7, 2017
Architect and General Contractor Named for Adena's New ED
Medical Construction & Design
October 20, 2016
DesignGroup, Ohio State Work Together to Design Innovative Sports Medicine Institute
FacilitiesNet
December 17, 2015
The Best Architecture of 2015: Their Modesty Becomes Them
The Wall Street Journal
December 1, 2015
Capitalizing on Collaboration - Cleveland Clinic and Ohio University Establish Extension Campus at South Pointe
Properties Magazine
November 25, 2015
Architect Michael Bongiorno on DesignGroup's New Wing at the Columbus Museum of Art
Architizer
November 20, 2015
Columbus Museum of Art Adds Bold New Expansion to its 1931 Building
Architectural Digest
October 22, 2015
GCAC Presents: Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Unveils New Venue
Columbus Underground