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SAFE Credit Union Performing Art Center / DLR Group

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Opened in 1976, the SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center was a professional performing arts center in dire need of transformation. The aging brutalist structure stood closed off from view and separated from the surrounding urban fabric. With aging infrastructure, the building needed a comprehensive modernization to meet the escalating requirements of contemporary performance and to present a new face to the public.

Baoshan Long Beach Winder Tower Complex / DLR Group

Hana Abdel — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The Shanghai Baoshan Long Beach Winder Tower Complex is strategically located at the Yangtze River estuary beside the Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal—Asia's largest and the world's fourth-largest home port. DLR Group won an international design competition with a vision to transform the industrial port into a new waterfront landmark. The complex is 2M SF, bringing together a 180-meter observation tower, a 120-meter Grade-A office building, an 80-meter five-star hotel with 300 keys, a 1,027-seat concert hall, a tunnel operations center, and retail.

Northern Arizona University Student-Athlete High Performance Center / DLR Group

Luciana Pejić — Tue, 24 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Designed to attract top student-athletes to Northern Arizona University, the Student-Athlete High-Performance Center focuses on the wellness and development of NAU student-athletes, while also providing meaningful recruitment opportunities.

University Arts Building / DLR Group

Valeria Silva — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Known as a vibrant arts campus, the School of the Arts is the artistic epicenter for the University of Nevada, Reno, encompassing the university’s art, music, theater, and dance departments. Originally designed by renowned Modernist architect Richard Neutra, the Church Fine Arts complex opened in 1962 and has since served as a welcome center new building for the university’s booming arts scene. Positioned in a central location on campus, the serves as a home to world-class performances and major exhibitions the entire community can enjoy.

Discovery High School / DLR Group

Valeria Silva — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000

Discovery High School is a new, ground-up facility serving 600 9th through 12th grade students within the Camas, Washington School District. The high school thoughtfully integrates cost-effective and energy-efficient systems with an orientation along an East-West axis to reduce sun exposure and minimize heat gain within the building. The building’s design manages natural daylight with appropriately placed operable windows, continuous clerestory windows, and skylights. The high school meets the carbon goals of the AIA’s 2030 Challenge.

Missouri Innovation Campus / DLR Group & Gould Evans Architects

Rayen Sagredo — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 17:00:00 +0000

The high-tech, STEM-focused facility at the Missouri Innovation Campus (MIC) serves 600 Lee’s Summit R-7 School District students and 1,200 University of Central Missouri students. MIC’s 2 + 2 program, which is a collaboration between both industry and academic partners, focuses on learner outcomes in an immersive and rich, real-life workplace experience. High school graduates can simultaneously earn an associate’s degree, followed by a bachelor’s degree two years later. Students from 16 to 30 are working in a classroom and workplace towards the same degree. These benefits translate into earlier graduation, less college debt, and higher likelihood of job placement. Bachelor degree programs include, Systems Engineering Technology, Design and Drafting Technology, Computer Science, and Cybersecurity.

T3 / Michael Green Architecture + DLR Group

Sabrina Leiva — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 12:00:00 +0000

When Hines approached MGA with this exciting project they envisioned T3 as a unique model of new-office building; an opportunity to offer a modern interpretation of the robust character of historic wood, brick, stone, and steel buildings with the additional benefits of state of the art amenities, environmental performance, and technical capability.

Lakeland Elementary School / DLR Group

Florencia Mena — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 15:00:00 +0000

Lakeland Elementary School is one in a set of four elementaries designed under the same archetype for Federal Way Public Schools. DLR Group's design for this school re-thinks what a school should look like. From the outside the bright colors and translucent "bars" break the mold of typical school design.

Engine Company 16 FireHouse / DLR Group

Cristian Aguilar — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Design Achievement - Response time to an emergency call can mean the difference between life and death. DLR Group's number one objective for the design of Engine Company 16 was to decrease response times by integrating the latest technology all within a sustainable environment. Using a modern design for living quarters, advanced training options and office workspace for officers, the energy efficient fire house exceeded the City's baseline LEED V2.2 Silver Certification requirements to achieve LEED v3.0 Platinum certification, the first LEED Platinum firehouse in Illinois.

Adjustable Forms / DLR Group

Karen Valenzuela — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Adjustable Forms Inc., established as one of the most respected and advanced cast-in-place concrete construction firms in the country, had outgrown their current facility located in Lombard, IL. They sought out to renovate and expand upon their current office and warehouse functions and had a desire to provide an aesthetic that was a reflection upon their work. The design team conceived the project as a vehicle to showcase the client’s talents and capabilities while expanding their own knowledge of concrete and its potential.

Diné College Library / DLR Group

Javier Gaete — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Diné College, located in Tsaile, Ariz., serves residents of the 26,000 square-mile Navajo Nation across Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. Founded in 1968, Diné College has two main campuses and six community centers serving approximately 2,000 students.

Panther Lake Elementary School / DLR Group

Allison Hyatt — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The design for Panther Lake Elementary School focuses on bringing together the school's learning and common areas in order to enrich the students' educational experiences. Long rows filled with formal learning spaces run parallel to each other, while a corridor containing the school's major common areas runs through the rows at a diagonal, bisecting and connecting the separate learning areas. As a result, the various learning centers remain open to one another even though they appear to be separated by their different colors and structural elements.

Marysville Getchell High School / DLR Group

Greg LeMaire — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The Marysville Getchell High School by the DLR Group is an interesting approach to a relatively new concept of a “learning community”. A grouping of buildings centered on an inner courtyard with interconnected learning spaces creates a new aged and innovative design.

Brokaw Early Learning Center / DLR Group

Kelly Minner — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Oswego Community Unit School District 308 challenged DLR Group to design a new early learning center to meet the unique needs of children age three to five. The center is home to three programs: Tuition Pre-School, Preschool for All, and Special Education. DLR Group’s design solution resulted in a pinwheel layout, having four small houses around a central core of shared facilities, including administration, a multi-purpose gymnasium and a community/parent room.

Betty Fairfax High School / DLR Group

Nico Saieh — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:00:00 +0000

Challenge

Metea Valley High School / DLR Group

Nico Saieh — Sun, 30 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

CHALLENGE