Our Expertise
Our design experts have in-depth knowledge within multiple market sectors and project types, and harness the talent of over 200 people across four practice sites to create customized, community-focused solutions for our clients.
Notable Industry Rankings
Architectural Record
2024 Top Design Firm
Finance & Commerce
2023 Firm of the Year
BuildinG Design + Construction
2024 Top 15 Student & Senior Housing Firm
Building Design + Construction
2024 Top 20 Multifamily Firm
Building Design + Construction
2024 Top 100 Government Firm
Interior Design Magazine
2024 Rising Giants Design Firm
Latest Industry Recognitions
2024 NAIOP Award of Excellence – Multi-Family Apartments
2024 NAIOP Award of Excellence – Building Reposition/New Use
2024 Minnesota Real Estate Journal Awards – Suburban Multifamily
2024 Minneapolis Preservation Awards – Historic Restoration, Rehabilitation or Adaptive Reuse
2024 Finance & Commerce Top Project of 2023
2023 PCBC Golden Nugget Merit Award – Best Renovated, Restored or Adaptive Re-Use Residential Project
2023 Finance & Commerce Top Project of 2022
2023 FAB Interior Design Awards – Social Impact
2023 FAB Interior Design Awards – Presentation & Storytelling
2023 EFA Design Showcase Finalist
2023 AIA Minneapolis Preservation Award – Historic Restoration, Rehabilitation or Adaptive Reuse
2022 PCBC Golden Nugget Merit Award – Multi-Family Community of the Year
2022 NAIOP Best Suburban Multifamily Project
2022 Multi-Housing News Excellence Awards – Gold Award
2022 Minnesota Real Estate Journal Awards – Affordable Housing
2022 AIA Minnesota Affordable Housing Design Award
2021 Student Housing Business Innovator Award
2021 NAIOP Minnesota Award of Excellence – Multi-Family High Rise
2021 Multi-Housing News Excellence Awards – Development & Design
2021 Multi-Family Executive (MFE) Award: Project of the Year
2021 Honoree of Fitwel Best in Building Health Award
2020 PCBC Golden Nugget Grand Award Honor – Best Multi-Family Housing
2023 Firehouse Magazine Station Design Awards – Notable Award
2023 FIERO Fire Station Design Awards – Recognition Award
2023 FIERO Fire Station Design Awards – Merit Award
2023 Fairfax County DPWES Award of Excellence
2023 CAM Magazine’s Outstanding Projects of the Past Year
2022 Firehouse Magazine Station Design Awards – Notable Award
2022 APWA Mid-Atlantic Chapter’s Project of the Year Award
2022 ABC Chesapeake Shores Chapter’s Excellence Award
2021 Officer Magazine Law Enforcement Design Awards
2021 Officer Magazine Law Enforcement Design Awards
2021 Officer Magazine Law Enforcement Awards – Notable Mention
2021 James M. Scott Exceptional Design Awards – Merit Award
2020 USGBC Virginia Community Champion Leadership Award
2020 Officer Magazine Law Enforcement Design Awards, Gold Public Safety Centers Award
2020 Finance & Commerce Top Project of 2020
2020 American Public Works Association (APWA) – Minnesota Project of the Year
Market Sector Expertise
Market-Rate / Multifamily
Intelligent residential design for building healthy, connected, and fulfilling lives.
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Student Living
Amenitized, lifestyle communities that engage the student in a social, interactive, and branded environment.
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Senior Living
Dynamic, age-in-place environments that enhance a resident’s capabilities and support their overall wellbeing.
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Affordable Housing
Design that powers urban revitalization to profoundly improve the quality of life for the individual and the neighborhood.
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Fire Station / EMS
Socially responsible planning and design of first responder facilities, recognized for creativity, sustainability, and innovation in building technology.
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Law Enforcement
Community-driven architecture with long-term impacts on city leaders, law officers, public safety staff, and the general public.
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Justice
Outcome-based design solutions improving operations, optimizing staffing, enhancing the work experience, and bolstering safety and security.
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City Halls
Community-defining and enduring facilities that are responsive to ever-changing requirements in service of the community and meeting long-range needs.
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Public Works
Public design founded upon functionality and use-driven planning to extend the building’s purpose beyond walls and into the broader context of community.
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Education
Intellectual environments founded upon evidence-based design strategies that support whole-student development and engagement.
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Library
Community anchors that welcome and invite visitors across all ages and backgrounds to be a place where lifelong learning is nurtured and cultivated.
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Corporate
Convergent buildings and spaces that provide comfort, flexibility, and connection to a sense of place, while helping to enrich lives and enhance productivity.
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Hospitality
Personally-designed spaces that reinforce a client’s brand, and provides long-term value by curating exceptional experiences for guests.
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Mixed-Use
Transit-oriented, community-driven developments embedded within their surrounding context, merging commercial, office, and residential uses.
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Non-Profit/Mission-Driven
Environments that heal, transition, educate, shelter, support, and protect which empower us, as human beings, to make a difference.
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Thought Leadership
At the intersection of our work and our services are unique areas of expertise we provide to clients within a range of contexts and project types. Click open any of the following thought leadership pieces to dive deeper into our design expertise.
