Rigor: Opacity Series 02

RIGOR Working With Intent

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For a design firm such as ours, we must apply rigor and precision in all of our investigations.

The cover image is a visual representation of the investigation of a single, simple rhombus through parameters, which transforms it from a restrictive shape into a seemingly random geometrical array within the context of a three-dimensional modeling environment. This graphic element fuses intent with surface evaluation, tangent vectors, physics engines, and a designer’s intuition to yield thousands of options. As a result, color, shape, volume, and orientation are all investigated at the intersection between intuition and computation.

This image—custom-designed specifically for this book—represents a creative process whose intent is to become greater than the sum of its parts. In the end, the building block of the simple rhombus is reimagined to yield an elegant, undulating surface of discovery, precision, and beauty.

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Introduction Letter from the Editor

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The Opacity Initiative

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Juror Comments

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Projects Selected Works 16 Mentioned Works 78 Conclusion Afterword: Learning from Chicago

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Tribute: Nick Bevanda

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My involvement in Opacity traces back to the program’s very beginning.

In 2011, Design Director Tom Trenolone invited me, along with journalist Katie Gerfen and architect Darren Petrucci, to participate in HDR’s first official juried review. The vision for this emergent program, as Tom explained, was to bring in outside experts to critique the firm’s work and to identify exemplary projects—a process that ultimately would help elevate the firm’s design practice.

At the time, I was working in New York as an editor at Architectural Record.

While I was exposed to an array of interesting firm initiatives and design award programs around the globe, I knew of few endeavors quite like Opacity. I happily agreed to take part.

As I would come to learn, the Opacity program is a significant undertaking for HDR, and one that displays a high level of thoughtfulness and integrity.

The inaugural event was held in Phoenix, where the firm arranged for out-of-town jurors to stay at the renowned Biltmore Hotel, designed

by Albert Chase McArthur (who had worked under Frank Lloyd Wright). The distinctive accommodations certainly got us jurors thinking about impactful design. For the actual deliberations, we traveled to a historic tower in downtown Phoenix, where we spent a solid day reviewing a spectrum of

projects and debating the merits of each. We were encouraged to be candid in our assessments, even piercingly honest. I left the event feeling impressed with both the work I reviewed and the potential of the Opacity initiative.

Six years later, Tom contacted me once again, this time inviting me to serve as guest editor of the program’s second book. (The first edition, overseen by writer Katherine Allen, featured jury-selected projects from 2016). I was thrilled to learn that Opacity was thriving, and I was honored to contribute my editorial expertise.

In July 2017, I traveled to Chicago for the jury proceedings, which spanned two intensive days inside iconic buildings by SOM and Louis Sullivan.

The event was attended by designers from a multitude of the firm’s offices from all corners of the world, who each took turns observing the deliberations and absorbing the jurors’ insightful commentary. The event culminated with a “reveal” or recognition ceremony and a panel discussion that were broadcast live to HDR employees worldwide. It was wonderful to see how far the Opacity program had come since its launch.

This book features the 17 outstanding projects that were chosen by the 2017 jury for commendation. They vary widely in terms of typology,

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scale, program, and location—from a data center in a mountainous valley in Norway to a rehabilitation facility embedded within the dense fabric of downtown Chicago. The publication also includes a behind-the-scenes look at the jury process, along with feedback from the judges.

For me, producing this book was an incredibly rewarding experience. Not only did I gain in-depth exposure to the work and philosophies of this global architecture and engineering practice, but I also had the good fortune to collaborate with an exceptional group of writers and designers at the firm.

We chose the title “Rigor” because it best represents the myriad dimensions of the Opacity initiative. It speaks to its goals of bolstering HDR’s design culture and engendering inspired architecture. It also speaks to the critical inquiry and open discourse that is necessary to accomplish these goals. It encapsulates the program’s execution: The careful preparation of entries, the recruitment of esteemed critics, the organizing of the jury event, the exhaustive deliberations, and the production of an elegant and meaningful book. It captures the spirit of the honored projects, all of which display a heightened level of discernment and care. Last off, and perhaps most importantly, it speaks to the practice of architecture and the essence of great buildings and

considered landscapes. Creating spaces and places that inspire and endure requires passion and discipline. The shaping of our built environment should always be a rigorous undertaking.

As many of us know and appreciate, architecture plays a tremendously powerful role in society. We conduct our lives within the built landscape; it’s where we live, work, play, govern, worship, and heal. In this light, architecture should do more than simply meet our basic needs, as Vitruvius declared over two millennia ago. Beyond achieving commodity and firmness, architecture must also delight. It must stimulate the mind and lift the spirit; it must embolden the aspirations that reside within all of us.

This noble goal lies at the heart of Opacity, an ambitious program that encourages architects to think more broadly and more profoundly about how their work impacts people, communities, and the world. I applaud HDR for pursuing this level of introspection, and for viewing great design as not an option, but an imperative.

This book is much more than a celebration of remarkable design. It’s a milestone in a long and challenging journey that I hope will never end.

—Jenna M. McKnight, Editor

THE OPACITY INITIATIVE

It’s not often that an architecture firm opens itself up to critical inquiry.

At HDR, we believe that employing a rigorous methodology to evaluate our work yields numerous benefits.

Most notably, it bolsters our design practice and sharpens our priorities for the future. That’s the spirit behind Opacity, a program in which respected experts in the design community are invited each year to appraise a wide spectrum of HDR projects around the globe.

During a three-day event, our impartial jurors analyze and discuss the entries, while HDR design principals and key staff members observe the deliberations. The judges are encouraged to be honest; the more incisive their commentary, the better.

The jury ultimately selects a group of projects to be honored, which are presented at a Reveal ceremony and later showcased in a thoughtful book.

We decided to stage the Opacity 2017 event in Chicago where inspired architecture abounds. From early tall buildings and modernist skyscrapers to the magnificent Millennium Park, Chicago is a city where the power of great design is on full display.

On the following pages, we offer an inside look at the judging process, which we’ve been told rivals international award programs.

Certainly, it’s a process that is full of integrity and passion, a process that we feel is emblematic of our values and aspirations at HDR.

For the 2017 jury, we brought in experts from the fields of architecture, interiors, urban design, business management, and design journalism. Here, they share their insights on HDR’s work and the Opacity program.

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say are HDR’s major strengths?

HDR is one of the world’s leading design firms. They excel in creative and cost-effective solutions. One of the key characteristics of the firm is that they recognize the important roles of design responsibility, authority, and accountability.

The business of design is serious stuff, and they convey executive stature and confidence. The leaders in the firm demonstrate a superior design sensitivity, with talent utilized under a variety of circumstances and building types.

The design talent is rising firmwide. HDR appears to be gaining a full commitment to design quality throughout the organization.

JAMES P. CRAMER Chairman and Co-Founder, Design Futures Council Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Q You reviewed quite a few projects this year. What was your overall impression of the work?

The work is strong. There is a sense that problems are exciting challenges that can be turned into opportunities. The jury could have easily included another six to eight projects in the final selection, in my opinion.

I suspect that the sophistication of the work will continue to grow as the firm uses evidence-based design solutions and big data processing in their research. The facilitative style of HDR leaders is good, and when combined with research, great things can happen.

Q Any suggestions for future submissions?

I like the way the firm translates designs into a design-plusbusiness language, but there is room for improvement. The marketing jargon in some submissions was suspect.

Get the design team and writers together in order to get the story straight. Use data and research in ways that are more overt.

Elevate the graphics to help tell the story of design.

An educator, futurist, and business adviser, James has empowered architectural practices around the world. Now retired, he founded the management consultancy Greenway Group, the research and publishing company DesignIntelligence, and the think tank Design Futures Council, for which he serves as chairman emeritus. He was previously the chief executive of the American Institute of Architects. James has authored several books, including the acclaimed Design Plus Enterprise: Seeking a New Reality in Architecture, and he has received more than 80 awards and honors for his important contributions to the design profession.

Q How does Opacity compare to other design award programs?

It’s one of the best-run award programs. Very careful planning and execution. Dynamic leadership. Real people. Dependable.

And very anticipatory.

It is a bold initiative with transparency, which is good. Outside jurors give a real-world appraisal (and this year’s jury was extraordinarily tough). No shortcuts are ever taken; the integrity of the process is never breached. The jury process has the rigor of national and international awards programs. It’s quite exceptional.

Opacity is an investment, and I think the firm’s design goals will advance as a result.

JUROR COMMENTS

Q As a foremost business expert, what would you

Q What attributes did you find most commendable in the projects you evaluated?

There was a significant gap between the high-quality projects we premiated and those we did not in terms of offering design lessons or innovations that others could learn from. The projects that impressed me demonstrated a high quality of finish, along with a programmatic and tectonic clarity that one expects of a firm with global reach. They achieved this while also revealing a strong concern for context and community. The various offices responded to local contexts with great knowledge, respect, and empathy.

Q Did you see any recurring themes in the projects?

What about surprises?

ELLEN DUNHAM-JONES Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Many of the design concepts were anchored by visually iconic circulation schemes. In addition to helping with wayfinding and connections to context, I appreciated how this encourages users to be physically active. It reflected another common theme: designing for wellness and preventive healthcare rather than clinical care.

I think the jury greatly appreciated how a few projects were surprisingly imaginative and pushed the envelope in various ways. These projects either loosened control and granted more responsibility to local artists, as with 140 William, or reimagined the experiential and iconic relationships between ground and sky, as proposed in the design for the Thornton community.

Q Imagine that you’re a design director at HDR. What would you do next with everything that was learned at the Opacity event?

A renowned writer and scholar, Ellen is co-author of the award-winning book Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs. The seminal publication has received significant media attention and was the subject of Ellen’s 2010 TED Talk. In addition to her research, Ellen teaches at Georgia Tech’s College of Design and leads its urban design program.

She serves on several national committees and is a Fellow of the Congress for the New Urbanism. She lectures frequently about redevelopment issues, and is currently working to improve national standards for teaching architecture students about cities.

As we look to the future, issues of climate change and sustainability, big data and automation, and changing demographics are likely to radically impact the design of buildings and infrastructure and the relationships between them. If I were the director of design, I would seek as many ways as possible to integrate HDR’s engineers into teams with architects, landscape architects, and interior designers—and vice versa.

I would also seek ways to integrate data collection on the performance of buildings into their construction. It’s one thing to make claims of how sustainable, how healthy, or how diverse a project is. It’s another thing to measure its performance.

Given HDR’s impressive strengths in research reports and in healthcare (where evidence-based design is continually raising the benchmarks), I think HDR could really move the needle on postoccupancy evaluations in a way that would benefit both the firm and the larger profession.

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The body and diversity of work were truly impressive. The firm capitalizes on its opportunities with a rich display of submissions to Opacity. The professionalism of submittals was formidable and exciting. I left the three days with a new and optimistic sense of HDR’s bell jar for the near future.

Q What are areas in need of improvement?

In a firm like HDR, with a diversified organization of architecture, planning, engineering, and interiors, one would hope for nondiscrete services. I had hoped to see more inventive celebration of the engineering solutions and interior capabilities within the architectural purview—design as the mastic.

NEIL FRANKEL Design Partner, Frankel + Coleman Lecturer, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Graduate School Chicago, Illinois, USA

There was an “obsession” of honoring the program. Therefore, there was an absence of surprise or idiosyncrasies that would have introduced an element of delight beyond the expected. The usual building typology of the firm suggests pragmatism, while users and stakeholders value experiences.

Q Can you talk more about this fixation on the program and lack of delight?

The building types that HDR works on are so program-demanding, and given that, I think you need to take on the idea that the program is tyranny. What will differentiate you from the guys across the street is that you are willing to break from that tyranny.

Why do we do that? Because we are looking for the idiosyncratic nature of the work. And why is that there? Because it is part of the engagement, which I think is about memory, about us remembering where we have been. As a patient, I don’t remember the corridor and treatment rooms and how I got to the X-ray area. What I do remember is the feeling of romance and delight.

Neil Frankel, FAIA, FIIDA, is an authoritative and incisive voice in the design world. He currently teaches at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and formerly was a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning. Prior to joining academia, Neil led SOM Chicago’s interior architecture practice and served as design principal at Perkins+Will. He has received numerous international and national honors, including the AIAS National Educator of the Year Award and induction into the Interior Design Hall of Fame. He also designed a series of products for Knoll International.

Another issue to consider: the unexpected. The program gives you the expected, but innuendo is critically important. The great chefs do not work from a recipe; they work from innuendo.

For me, that was absent in the work. I didn’t see the subtle stuff that is all about what can’t be explained. The slit at the Salk Institute is unexpected and I don’t understand why it is there.

Why does Calatrava’s work look like a bird? Why, at the Centre Pompidou, are the escalators on the outside? Behind each one of these examples is passion and a story. That is what engages us.

JUROR COMMENTS

Q Overall, what is your perception of the work you saw?

Q You served on the first Opacity jury back in 2011. What did you think of this year’s program?

It was impressive to see the evolution. Years ago, this was a nascent idea about doing a self-focused exercise to improve the firm’s design practice. It was great to see how that idea has evolved over the years and become part of the culture.

I really have gotten to know HDR through the Opacity program.

I view HDR as a very large and adept firm that reaches so many markets and has so many different types of projects. It would be easy to fall into the realm of competent generalist, but they go beyond that. They have a tradition of looking inward and always trying to improve. It’s very laudable.

KATIE GERFEN Design Editor, ARCHITECT Magazine Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Q What was your overall impression of the work you reviewed?

Overall, the work is very good. HDR is often dealing with incredibly large programs and large buildings, and I think they were able to accommodate those demands in effective ways.

The projects that really excelled were ones that went above and beyond what was outlined in the brief, whether it was through research into materials or human behavior or through an intense examination of the local context. Or, perhaps the team showed a genuine desire to address the needs of the people who would be using the space. In all of the selected projects, there was a passion displayed that set them apart.

One area for improvement is the way that HDR talks about design.

Oftentimes, I suspected there was a much more interesting story behind a project we were seeing. The firm should ensure that all of the great ideas and innovations are conveyed. Otherwise, they are selling themselves short.

Q From your perspective, how can the Opacity program An influential journalist and thought leader, Katie is the design editor for ARCHITECT Magazine, where she oversees building features, online content, and awards programs, including the Progressive Architecture Awards. Before joining the publication, she worked as an associate editor at Architecture Magazine. In addition to her extensive coverage of commercial architecture around the globe, Katie leads residential design coverage across the Hanley Wood titles, serving as editor of Residential Architect and Custom Home, and design editor for Builder magazine.

benefit HDR?

I think the Opacity program is crucially important and takes a lot of guts to run. The process of continual self-assessment is a difficult one for any firm to take on, especially one as large and diverse as HDR. The advantage is that you never get a better view of how the world perceives you than by asking people outside of your organization to assess your work.

This program shows a true commitment on the firm’s part to growing better and stronger all the time.

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Opacity is an excellent way to get to know HDR—its culture, its range, and its aspirations. I was not very familiar with HDR before serving on the jury.

Q Did you see any common threads in the submitted projects?

Absolutely. HDR has some clear strengths in space and site planning, in tackling large and complex programs, and in taking on integrated projects that involve both research and design. This was very exciting to see. I was also surprised by some remarkable small projects that responded to unique circumstances with sensitive approaches.

JONATHAN D. SOLOMON Director of Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, Illinois, USA

Q What qualities led to a project being chosen as a winner?

I think the jury made an effort to identify projects that embodied objectively good design, while also evidencing what we understood to be the firm’s aspirational values: from a process-based approach to design problem-solving, to a respect for contextual impacts on that process. We were particularly struck by projects that exhibited the potential for collaboration between the firm’s design and engineering areas in the service of these values.

Q Can you identify any areas for improvement?

The level of collaboration with engineers could be improved.

The unique resources in engineering and design available to HDR position it to deliver specialized solutions that no other firm can.

The jurors felt these opportunities were not being taken advantage of, culturally in the firm or in its work.

A visionary researcher and educator, Jonathan joined the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2014, after holding positions at leading universities in New York and Hong Kong. He edits FortyFive, a journal of outside research, and produces work exploring topics such as post-growth and non-anthroponormative design futures. His drawings and urban narratives are featured in the books Cities Without Ground and 13 Projects for the Sheridan Expressway. Jonathan also helped curate the U.S. Pavilion at the 2010 Venice Architecture Biennale.

We also thought the firm could focus on defining its values.

HDR’s scale offers a unique opportunity to articulate clear professional values—preservation, sustainable practice, context-based approaches—and to pursue these through the work with substantial impact.

Q What should teams consider when preparing Opacity submissions in the future?

Use the competition as an opportunity to articulate projects or their components in terms of the impacts they achieve and their relevance to the firm’s overall goals. It made a real difference when I could understand that an adaptive re-use project, for example, allowed for the conservation of embodied value in a site or community, or that an urban project built or reinforced valuable connections in a neighborhood.

JUROR COMMENTS

Q Was your view of HDR impacted by the Opacity program?

DAY 1 The event kicked off at HDR’s Chicago office at the Inland Steel Building, the 1958 modernist skyscraper designed by SOM. Our esteemed jurors arrived early in the day and were briefed on the tasks ahead of them. As they soon learned, Opacity requires stamina.

Over several hours, the judges reviewed all 121 submissions via a gallery walk format, and marked the projects that piqued their interest.

Later, they gathered to discuss those projects and selected 38 for advancement to the next round of deliberations.

It took several hours to review all of the submitted projects, which were pinned up in HDR’s studio in downtown Chicago.

121 TOTAL NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS

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DAY 2 At 8 a.m., judging began at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, which is housed within a beloved city landmark: the Sullivan Center (or Carson Pirie Scott & Co. Building), designed by Louis Sullivan in 1899. With plenty of coffee on hand, the jurors began deliberating. Each entry was projected onto a screen and talked about at length. Some were widely admired, while others sparked a vigorous debate. Over the course of the day, semi-finalists emerged, which were pinned up and scored by each juror. The scores were tallied, and 17 winners were decided.

With observers from HDR looking on, jurors engaged in thoughtful dialogue about projects that had advanced to the second round of deliberations.

38 SUBMISSIONS ADVANCED

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Green Space SCALE OF PROJECTS

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DAY 3 The final day’s events took place at the majestic Palmer House Hilton Hotel, designed

by Holabird & Roche and built in 1925. The jurors convened in the morning to review their selections and prepare for the Reveal ceremony. Meanwhile, HDR designers from around the globe were in Chicago, awaiting the results.

Shortly after lunch, the ceremony began in the grand ballroom, with Design Director

Jason-Emery Groën serving as emcee. With a camera capturing live footage for a firmwide webcast, the jurors shared their overall thoughts and offered critical advice. Next, they revealed each project that was awarded a “Select” or “Mention” status and explained why it rose to the top. The unveiling was followed by audience questions and closing remarks. Jurors departed that afternoon, leaving behind a trove of empowering insights.

17 PROJECTS RECOGNIZED

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Sustainable Elements WHAT IMPRESSED THE JURORS

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A visionary medical complex for an urban community

Exuberant design that inspires patients on their path to recovery

A vast green space that helps invigorate a neglected neighborhood

FOCAL POINT COMMUNITY CAMPUS

SHIRLEY RYAN ABILITYLAB

RODNEY COOK SR . PARK

Chicago, Illinois, USA PG 68

Chicago, Illinois, USA PG 48

Atlanta, Georgia, USA PG 38

SELECTED WORK S These projects represent the best work the jury saw in their review of projects.

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Creating a campus that embraces its rugged mountain setting

Bolstering healthcare in a remote and impoverished region

An art-infused social hub in the heart of a business district

KOLOS DATA CENTER

MALAWI OUTPATIENT CLINIC AT NENO DISTRICT HOSPITAL

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Ballangen, Norway PG 18

Malawi, Southeast Africa PG 28

Perth, Western Australia, Australia PG 58

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Ballangen, Norway CLIENT

Kolos

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Princeton, New Jersey, USA TEAM MEMBERS

Brian Kowalchuk, Diego Samuel, Tom Smith, Kevin LeMans, Ryan Oeckinghaus, Richard Prakopcyk

KOLOS DATA CENTER

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Tucked within a remote Norwegian valley, the design of this data center draws inspiration from the icy fields, alluvial fans, and majestic peaks that define its incredible setting. The campus features a collection of modular, faceted volumes—called “data-gammas”—that are mirrored, twisted, and turned to create an organic composition of forms arranged around a central spine. The overall

massing was inspired by jagged ruptures in the landscape caused by shifting glaciers. The campus spine terminates with a copper-clad administrative facility that overlooks a fjord; the sculptural building articulates the campus entrance, while also acting as a gateway to a public waterfront promenade. Mindful of future needs, the entire center is designed to be flexible and scalable.

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Situated along a fjord and surrounded by mountains, the Kolos Data Center is designed to be highly responsive to its remarkable natural setting.

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J U RY FE E DBACK

“We really enjoyed this project. When we arrived in the pin-up room, the jurors walked around individually and looked at every project.

For this one, what really jumped out was the small, wooden model. It captivated all of us, as it clearly told the story of the project’s intention.

It was interesting to see the juxtaposition of this very formal structure set into the

rugged geography of the location; the contradiction of terms was terrific. The project really expanded our minds about what can be done with data centers, which are often so banal.

We did have unanswered questions; for instance, why would you put a data center here? But we certainly found the project to be rewarding and compelling.”

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Malawi, Southeast Africa CLIENT

Construction for Change-Partners in Health STUDIO

Boston, Massachusetts, USA TEAM MEMBERS

Jessica Stebbins, Allen Buie, Deborah Rivers, Rachel Finkelstein, Charles Hergrueter, Rachel McCown

MAL AWI O U TPATIENT CLINIC AT NENO DISTRIC T HOSPITAL

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Tanzania Malawi Mozambique Zambia

MALAWI IN EAST AFRICA

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Neno

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High infant mortality rates, malaria, and HIV are among the prevalent health issues in East Africa’s Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world. This outpatient facility is planned for an existing hospital in a rural district, where it will enhance the capacity and quality of healthcare now being offered. Clinics, a pharmacy, and support functions are distributed among pavilions lining a shaded, linear courtyard.

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Building material selection, including compressed-earth bricks, wood trusses, and corrugated metal roofing, was informed by the team’s research of vernacular construction in the region. The design maximizes daylight and natural ventilation and minimizes solar heat gain. Sloped roofs shed water during the rainy season, while overhangs provide shade from the intense sun.

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A new pedestrian entry will enable more direct access to the medical campus, which features open-air pathways and courtyards. Relationships between new and existing elements are an important part of the site’s organization.

Proposed Site Pedestrian Entry Main Hospital

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The facility comprises an outpatient clinic, an integrated care clinic, and maternal and children’s health clinic.

Each is conceived as a pavilion with a distinct entry and waiting area.

Two additional pavilions house a pharmacy and support functions.

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Check-in Integrated Care Clinic Emergency Laundry Kitchen Vehicular Entrance

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Existing Outpatient Clinic Main Hospital Maternity & Delivery Gynecology Post Office Tuberculosis Isolation

J U RY FE E DBACK

“This is a healthcare project that is firmly rooted in its community. That’s one of the things that really excited us. Not only are you looking at a project that represents a very different model of healthcare than in the U.S., but also, the project’s intent is truly about engaging with the community—talking to local builders, using local

materials, not imbuing the project with an American view of healthcare and the ‘right way to do things.’

Plus, it’s a lovely building: the waiting areas, and the fact that everything was conceived in terms of flow and answering the needs of particular patients. Overall, we thought this project was very well-considered and well-communicated.”

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Rainwater Collection Underground Cistern

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ROOF FORMS

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RODNE Y COOK SR . PARK

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L O C AT I O N

Atlanta, Georgia, USA CLIENT

The Trust for Public Land STUDIO

Atlanta, Georgia, USA TEAM MEMBERS

Robby Bryant, David West, Ryan Healan, Yoon Lee, Ron Geiger, Robert Baysden, Michael Little, Zach Ames, Charles Quinn

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Splash Pad Rain Garden Streetscape with Stormwater Planters & Bike Path Playground

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Bridge Fountains for Pond Aeration Sports Court Upper Lawn

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This proposal envisions a vibrant public park for Vine City, a historic Atlanta neighborhood that is suffering from population loss, disinvestment, and flooding due to outdated infrastructure. The 16-acre park would be laced with paths that guide visitors to a range of amenities, including a terraced amphitheater, a boardwalk with overlooks, a great lawn, a playground, and a market

plaza. A key element of the design is a pond that provides 10 million gallons of stormwater storage; rain gardens and planters will capture and clean the stormwater before it enters the pond.

Situated just west of a new sports stadium, the Rodney Cook Sr. Park offers a creative solution for improving city infrastructure and revitalizing a neglected urban neighborhood.

100-Year Storm Up to 10 million gallons of stormwater can be stored in the park’s large pond and rain gardens.

This alleviates flooding and reduces combined sewer overflows into a nearby creek.

The design draws inspiration from the historic Mims Park, once located two blocks away.

Designed by the Olmsted Brothers and built in the early 1900s, the park was razed decades ago.

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COOK PARK CIRCULATION

MIMS PARK CIRCULATION

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“This park would not only offer trails, sports courts, and a diversity of activity for people of all ages, but it would also help resolve flooding in one of the worst housing slums in Atlanta. It really is an unusual solution.

Moreover, a project such as this could be transformative for Atlanta, a city with a lot of greenery but not many parks. At one end of the site you have the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium; on the other side you have a convention center, and beyond that, the existing Centennial Park.

This new public amenity could help Atlanta become a world-class city of parks.�

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Situated within the dense fabric of downtown Chicago, this 27-story glazed tower is a leading translational research hospital for patients with complex medical conditions. A tightly detailed modular system defines the building’s elegant curtain wall; folds in the north façade break up the massing and convey a sense of energy and movement.

Within the facility, design elements play a vital role in patients’ treatment. Smooth, curved surfaces enable users to move

through the space more easily, while bright, bold graphics assist with wayfinding and generate an uplifting and encouraging atmosphere. Access to natural light and sweeping views of the urban landscape are maximized. Extensive green space throughout upper floors affords access to gardens.

Ability labs were designed so that clinicians, scientists, innovators, and technologists can work together in the same flexible spaces.

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SHIRLE Y RYAN ABILIT YL AB L O C AT I O N

Chicago, Illinois, USA CLIENT

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab STUDIO

Omaha, Nebraska, USA; Chicago, Illinois, USA; in association with Gensler, Clive Wilkinson Architects and EGG Office TEAM MEMBERS

Tom Trenolone, Jon Crane, Todd Eicken, Abbie Clary, Michael McGinn, Karl Lust, Jennifer Bradley, John Gresko, Juana Link, Kevin Augustyn, William DeRoin, Jeffrey Fahs, Lance Thies, Clare Swanson, Randy Niehaus, Krysia Lynch, Trevor Hollins, Terry Houk

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Rising up from a dense site, the new glazed tower occupies a prominent position within a renowned medical campus in Chicago’s urban core.

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“For patients, coming here is like going on a pilgrimage to Lourdes; they’re all hoping for a miracle. One of the notable design elements is your use of color, which is not cosmetic or decorative. It’s about the energy and the enthusiasm needed to achieve something.

It’s not just surface treatment—it’s truly a

part of the architecture.

The therapists here are entrepreneurial.

They all have different methodologies to work with, and they’re predicting and cataloging patients’ curriculum for development. It is an exceptional facility, and your design really succeeds in capturing its spirit and intention.”

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STATIC FAÇADE

COMPRESSION

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Faceted Façade

Ability labs are located along the north side of the building, where a faceted façade represents the stored potential found within the patients and staff.

“Frictionless” Design

Smooth forms increase ease of maneuverability and open up sight lines to key wayfinding elements.

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Purposeful graphics throughout the facility provide a built-in system of metrics for use in the patient’s rehabilitation process.

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GREEN ROOF

Green Footprint

Despite the compact and vertical nature of the site, green landscaping is incorporated throughout the building.

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From the ground level, visitors are shuttled to a public Sky Lobby on the 10th floor, which serves as a more expansive “front door” and offers substantial views of downtown Chicago.

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COMMUNICATING VOLUMES

Open volumes promote greater interaction among patients, staff, and researchers in comparison to stacked models. Each ability lab serves as its own neighborhood.

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This project entailed transforming the lusterless ground plane of an office tower in Perth into a lively, pedestrian-oriented hub for dining, shopping, and gathering. Laneways around the tower were activated with colorful artwork, new shops and eateries, engaging signage, and helpful wayfinding devices.

The architects worked in tandem with lighting designers, branding experts, and artists to conceive the scheme—a multidisciplinary approach that expanded the architect’s standard “tool box.” Guided by the idea of the city as an organism, the team sought to carefully understand the networks and rhythms of the surrounding business district. This intensive study gave rise to a bustling mixed-use space that is like no other in the area.

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Perth, Western Australia, Australia CLIENT

Cbus Property STUDIO

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia TEAM MEMBERS

Susanne Pini, Sandra Stewart, Jason Roberts, Elizabeth Clark

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Driven by the idea that complex problems require new strategies of engagement, the team brought in a range of creative minds to help invigorate the space. The “hand of the architect� is indistinguishable from that of the artist, the curator, the tenant.

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“The text was extremely clear and engaging. The first line said: ‘How do you learn from failure?’

The ground floor of a commercial building had failed, even though the building had won awards when it opened years earlier. So how do you revitalize the ground plane? The solution required a loosening of control; it was a very anti-corporate approach, which was so refreshing. Artists and other local community members were invited into the process, making it much more inclusive.

The team was able to produce very exciting, alive, and vibrant spaces.

I think this super-local project shows what can be accomplished through true community participation.”

FOC AL P OINT COMMU NIT Y C AMPUS

L O C AT I O N

Chicago, Illinois, USA CLIENT

Chicago Southwest Development Corporation STUDIO

Omaha, Nebraska, USA; Chicago, Illinois, USA TEAM MEMBERS

Tom Trenolone, Joe Cliggott, Julia Louie, Dave Redemske, Terry Houk, Matt Stoffel, Matt Goldsberry, Joel Yow, Gail Dahlstrom, Lance Thies, James Bayless, Cyndi McCullough, Abbie Clary, Ian Thomas

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This proposal imagines new possibilities for a medical complex in an urban milieu. The Focal Point Community Campus is envisioned for an 11-acre site in southwest Chicago in an economically challenged neighborhood. The design consists of stacked and intersecting volumes connected by sky bridges (a reference to Chicago’s elevated rail lines). The campus, in addition to

a large hospital, would offer retail space, a community center, and a lush park with wellness gardens and playing fields. The proposal was informed by input from area residents collected via surveys, interviews, and focus groups. The project’s ultimate aim: To create a neighborhood asset that fosters wellbeing and engenders a meaningful relationship between residents and their local hospital.

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These graphics convey the key demographic descriptive statistics for the hospital’s service area. Low incomes and unemployment are predominant. The ethnic makeup of different neighborhoods was also studied.

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“Hospitals traditionally don’t make great neighbors. They’re out of scale with virtually everything else except another hospital; they are noisy; they have very specific and complicated ways of dealing with waste; etc. But this hospital is remarkably open to and integrated

with its surrounding community. This project isn’t just about meeting a design brief, but also about creating a long-term, robust, and integrated solution for the client and the community, which we really applaud. Buildings are representative of institutions, and

institutions can generate a certain level of mistrust. But this hospital has the ability to enable a transcendent conversation. When you can use architecture to build trust between an institution and a community, you’re doing an extraordinarily difficult and valuable thing.”

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Chicago, Illinois, USA PG 122

Creating a massive complex that deftly balances the human and urban scales

PEÑA STATION NEXT

RUSH CENTER FOR ADVANCED HEALTH CARE

AUROR A HEALTH CARE SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE

Denver, Colorado, USA PG 124

Chicago, Illinois, USA PG 126

Chicago, Illinois, USA PG 128

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Taking cues from nature to create a tranquil medical facility ANTHROPOSOPHICAL HOSPITAL

Herdecke, Germany PG 88

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Dallas, Texas, USA PG 104

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A rural facility that boosts healthcare and offers new perspectives

A curvilinear office building inspired by sound waves

UGANDA MEDICAL AND AIDS CLINIC

Muscat, Oman PG 96

Uganda, East Africa PG 108

OMANTEL HEADQUARTERS

MENTIONED WORK S These projects are recognized for the significant amount of debate they solicited from the jurors, but in the end they

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Envisioning a concert hall as a vessel for fluid movement

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HASTINGS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Omaha, Nebraska, USA PG 80

Hastings, Nebraska, USA PG 84

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Lemont, Illinois, USA PG 92

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Sparking collaboration by uniting multiple research departments under one roof

A distinctive gateway for a growing university campus

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SYDNEY UNIVERSITY HEALTH PRECINCT STAGE 1

INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH FACILITY

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PG 112

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PG 116

Penrith, New South Wales, Australia PG 100

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The Holland Performing Arts Center has become a vital part of Omaha’s arts scene.

In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the organization embarked on renovating its Founders Room, which involved transforming a 3,000-square-foot, under-utilized space into an inviting lounge for donors. Guests now socialize comfortably within intimate seating areas or while perched

at the sleek bar. Linear architectural elements and Platner furnishings finished in neutral hues and exotic wood tones emphasize the lounge’s timeless appeal.

Suspended from the ceiling is a magnificent lighting fixture made of LEDs and acrylic rods.

Inspired by the dynamic properties of a sound wave, the installation honors the finely engineered acoustics within the arts center.

HOLL AND PERFOR MING ARTS CENTER FO U NDER S ROOM L O C AT I O N

Omaha, Nebraska, USA CLIENT

Omaha Performing Arts Society STUDIO

Omaha, Nebraska, USA TEAM MEMBERS

David Lempke, Tim Wurtele, Trevor Hollins, Nick Beaty, Susan Johnson, Abby Scott

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J U RY FE E DBACK

“I recommend, if you haven’t read it, a book

by English writer Deyan Sudjic called The Edifice Complex, which explores the use of architecture as propaganda. Looking at this project, I’m reminded of that book.

You’ve taken a very simple room with a very simple program, and what you’ve metaphorically done is identify a code that conveys the idea of a facility as an element that replicates music.

It’s further codified by setting an expectation

for the patrons who will be going into a performance. In this very simple room, there’s also lighting as sound. And there’s the materiality of the space, which is code for the elegance of performance, and the authenticity of the material conveys the originality of the work that will be performed.

This isn’t just a room; it’s a code, a collage of exquisite control by the authors. Who wouldn’t want to come to this foreplay before going in to see a concert?”

HA STINGS PERFOR MING ARTS CENTER

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Located in central Nebraska, this project entails the renovation and expansion of an outdated building housing the celebrated music program at Hastings College.

Built in 1954, Fuhr Hall has undergone light renovations, but the building requires an overhaul to accommodate modern needs and technologies. In addition to major upgrades, the design calls for a newly constructed band room and concert hall. Driven

by acoustical concerns, the team has envisioned a rectangular volume with a perforated façade. Visitors enter on the south, where the lobby’s glazed wall looks toward the heart of campus. A sequence of front-of-house spaces leads to the 500-seat auditorium; behind the stage, another glass wall serves as a backdrop for performances.

Envisioned as a vessel of fluid movement, the new concert hall will have a dramatic presence on campus.

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Hastings, Nebraska, USA CLIENT

Hastings College STUDIO

Omaha, Nebraska, USA TEAM MEMBERS

Tim Wurtele, David Lempke, Taylor Nielsen, Lisa Miller, Nick Beaty

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“This elegant, simple design was clearly the result of designers leaving all of the standard solutions on the shelf and sitting down with a blank sheet of paper, thinking afresh. The result is a prosthetic building that’s conjoined to an older building. The new volume achieves spatial continuity, while also achieving sonic isolation through the use of engineered architectural form and material selection. There are other innovative features, such as the situating of the performance stage against the backdrop of a window, so that the audience is able to gaze outside while watching a performance. This is a building that’s truly felt and experienced.“

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ANTHROP OSOPHIC AL HOSPITAL

Personalized care, alternative treatments, and harmonizing with nature are key elements of anthroposophical medicine, which takes a holistic approach to healing. In the German town of Herdecke, an anthroposophical hospital built in the 1960s aims to preserve and update its facilities, in addition to creating a new ward for beds.

Imagined as a built landscape, the proposed

expansion has staggered terraces and verdant gardens, offering a strong connection to the outdoors. Daylight streams in through large windows, and colors and materials draw from natural elements. In a new entrance hall, treeshaped columns support a ceiling resembling a canopy of leaves. Rather than a sterile hospital, visitors feel they have arrived at a tranquil countryside hotel.

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Herdecke, Germany CLIENT

Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke GmbH STUDIO

Dusseldorf, Germany TEAM MEMBERS

Michael König, Keyvan Tat, Gabriele Gölzer, Antje Feiter, Dana Kuhlmann, Malte Hofmeister

“We were very excited about this hospital. For one, we all agreed that renovating an existing building is a sustainable thing to do. In this case, an older hospital was made more urban in the way it addresses the street, and it also was

made ‘greener’ through a number of strategies.

There were various ways in which we thought the design reinforced its goal of reconsidering the hospital as a built landscape. We absolutely thought it deserved a mention.”

Landscaped roof migrating from existing building to new construction

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Lemont, Illinois, USA CLIENT

Argonne National Laboratory STUDIO

Chicago, Illinois, USA

This LEED Gold building serves as a striking campus landmark for the Argonne National Laboratory in northern Illinois. The design vocabulary responds to a growing focus on interdisciplinary research, while also paying heed to surrounding red brick buildings. Inspired by the idea of “science in sight,” a glass curtain wall reveals activity within the facility.

Façades are accented with bronze-colored

panels; on the north, they frame an attentiongrabbing sky gate with a terrace. Simple in plan, the building has two open labs on each floor that are bisected by an atrium. Offices line the perimeter of each level.

The team employed a progressive free-address system that is projectand tool-based. Special care was given to the selection of finishes and furniture—a departure from the typical government building.

TEAM MEMBERS

Ahmad Soueid, Tom Tan, Steve Sandrock, Dave Bechtol, Gregory Solinger, Clare Swanson, Warren Hendrickson, Theresa Hercik, Usman Tariq, Martin Sterr, Jimmy Bates

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J U RY FE E DBACK

“This building was controversial among the jurors and provoked a lot of discussion. It’s a design solution that took a lot of courage. It’s a bold form that considers light, scale, and textures.

There is a harmony of materials that you don’t see very often.

We could see this as a solution for an urban or suburban setting. The large rectangle creates a sense of place, and we liked what it said about coming into the building and this very special place.”

OMANTEL HE ADQ UARTER S

Situated in a new business park, this curvilinear building will serve as the headquarters of Oman’s leading telecommunications company. The graphical representation of sound waves inspired the sinuous veil that wraps the glazed building and provides solar shading. In plan, the building draws reference to Islamic traditions; its “orbiting

curve” is reminiscent of the verse in the Noble Quran that explains the relationship between the sun and moon. Inside, the facility is divided into five neighborhoods and features workspaces designed to adapt to changing needs. Vast expanses of glass usher in abundant natural light while affording panoramic views of the desert terrain.

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Oman Telecom Regulatory Authority STUDIO

New York, New York, USA TEAM MEMBERS

Mohammed Ayoub, Jake Levine, Brooke Horan, Tom Smith, Damien Wentzel, Nabil Katrajian, Tom Hughes

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The profile of the veil and its sinuous shape follow the graphic lines of oscillating sound waves.

The building has no major or minor faรงade, which is emblematic of the ever-evolving nature of telecommunications.

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“While reviewing this project, we talked about the difficulty of working in conditions that might be free of constraint. This is a building that embraced that freedom. The team really took on the project of architectural form and materiality. This clearly is a building that is meant to be experienced from an approaching car, but it also transfers the excitement on the outside to the interior.�

Auditorium Open Office, Flexible Seating, Reception Enclosed Offices Conference Amenity Mechanical Core

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Too often, soaring towers are disconnected from the public domain due to their height.

For a new mixed-used building in Australia, the team set out to create a landmark tower that would be more than an iconic object in the sky. A number of investigations led them to conceive a sculptural building that dips and crests, resulting in varied

pockets of activity and a vibrant community atmosphere. The design extends the public realm both horizontally and vertically, which in turn generates an authentic feeling of connectedness. The project aims to manifest the aspirations of local residents, who place a high value on walkability, open space, and healthy living.

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Penrith, New South Wales, Australia CLIENT

Point Property STUDIO

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia TEAM MEMBERS

Susanne Pini, Ciaran Durney, Jason Roberts, Leigh Hanekom, Antonin Gros

J U RY FE E DBACK

“This very imaginative project incited the most debate. Some of us were seduced by the beautiful renderings.

But not all of the jurors were convinced by the ambitions for the sloping public spaces and courtyards. Overall, however, there was tremendous admiration for the project because it showed a willingness on HDR’s part to experiment, to delight, and to completely reimagine how the building was going to meet the ground and the sky.”

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Dallas, Texas, USA CLIENT

Parkland Hospital STUDIO

Dallas, Texas, USA; Omaha, Nebraska, USA; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA TEAM MEMBERS

Jim Henry, Tom Trenolone, Jeff Fahs, Jim Atkinson, Kevin Lynch, Hank Adams, Mike Moran, Cameron Elahi, William DeRoin, Bryan Sumruld, Cyndi McCullough, Chad Anderson, Bob Case

PARK L AND HOSPITAL

Two of the greatest challenges when designing a 2.1-millionsquare-foot building are making it humane and accessible. For the Parkland Hospital— which contains 27 operating rooms and more than 860 patient beds—the team divided the massive complex into stacked and intersecting bars, resulting in an exemplary work of architecture that balances the human and city scales. Façades consist of metal cladding

and low-iron glass curtain walls. At the base of the building, a glazed portion is adorned with a large tree graphic cleverly formed using the names of project donors.

Woven throughout the hospital grounds are beautifully landscaped parks, pathways, and courtyards that serve as places of respite. The LEED Gold-certified hospital can be accessed through multiple modes of public transportation, including light rail and commuter rail.

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The building base is defined by a tree graphic of donor names that transforms from a dense summer canopy on the western façade to a delicate branch pattern covering the south-facing lobby.

“What we loved about Parkland Hospital was that it managed, in a very savvy way, to break up the massing of a huge building. It’s broken up in a way that makes it interesting, makes it urbanistic, and makes it manageable—which is profoundly difficult to do with a project of this size and scope. And it does all of this using an incredibly contemporary

language. It doesn’t revert to a little village of peaked buildings that have been jammed together, which never works. It has a cohesive vision of a very modern aesthetic, and it could be read as a building type other than a hospital.

We also appreciated the integration of landscape into the site so that patients can have access to green space.“

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Bududa District, Uganda, East Africa CLIENT

Construction for Change STUDIO

New York, New York, USA TEAM MEMBERS

Mohammed Ayoub, Ellen Randall, Cole Wycoff, Jake Levine, Brian Cheng, Sabine Aoun, Tom Hughes, Allen Buie, Colin Embry

U GANDA MEDIC AL AND AIDS CLINIC

This medical clinic, proposed for a remote region in Uganda, aspires to not only provide care for AIDS patients, but also to help destigmatize the disease.

The design calls for rectilinear brick volumes arranged in a U shape around a courtyard.

The front corner of the building features large expanses of glass; the transparency is intended

to challenge the notion of “out of sight, out of mind.� The plan also calls for a farmers market and open-air waiting areas, where families are encouraged to interact with one another while their loved ones receive medical care. The building is topped with a cascaded roof, which channels rainwater to an underground basin and a life-sustaining well.

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WATER RETENTION PLAN

“Here you have a relatively small building that serves such an important function. The indigenous materials make the clinic feel at once comfortable and familiar. You also have the glass corner, which provides transparency and helps reduce the social stigma of AIDS. There’s a hope that the visibility and quality of this clinic will play a transformative role in the community. This is one of those projects that is typically done pro bono or for a very small fee, and yet has a profound impact on quality of life.”

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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia CLIENT

The University of Sydney STUDIO

SYDNE Y U NIVER SIT Y HE ALTH PRECINC T STAGE 1

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia with Ian Moore Architects TEAM MEMBERS

Ronald Hicks, Sergio Melo Azevedo, Natalie Walsh, Catherine Locker, Elisa Nakano, Lize Gerneke, Dion Moult, Ciara Corbett, Matthew Wang, Robert Byrne

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working in the fields of subacute and community healthcare.

Stage One has two main functional zones defined as expressed volumes on triform columns, organized around a light-filled atrium. Contemporary learning spaces are located in lower levels that connect back to the

campus urban context.

Imbued with energy, the central atrium features open work areas and numerous zones for casual meetings. Stairs and bridges encourage movement and provide additional opportunities for informal interactions and the exchange of ideas.

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This research and educational facility will form the core of a redeveloped area within the existing health precinct at the University of Sydney. The project’s primary goal is to provide a collaborative environment for educators, students, and researchers

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PEDESTRIAN ROUTES

LANDSCAPE SPACES

Possible Level 04 Bridge Link to Hospital Through Site Link to Hospital North-South Link to Charles Perkins Centre East-West Link to Hospital and Wider Campus Potential Pedestrian Link from Health Precinct to Missenden Road

Existing Campus Playing Fields and College Ovals Existing Landscaped Areas on RPAH site Potential Landscaped Spaces

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SOLAR ORIENTATION

VIEW CORRIDORS Views to Landscaping on RPAH Site Views to University Campus

J U RY FE E DBACK

“Architecture should aspire to be idiosyncratic, and that’s represented here. This building consists of four towers— four masses—that have been put together with an exquisite curtain wall. But the memorable element is the series of

concrete, tree-shaped columns that rise up from the ground level.

The four towers sit on these beautiful columns.

Engineering has made a significant contribution here that should be recognized.”

A glazed central atrium sits at the heart of the vertical building and connects two research wings. At ground level, outdoor courtyards encourage social activity.

L O C AT I O N

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia CLIENT

Confidential STUDIO

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia TEAM MEMBERS

David Keenan, Sergio Melo Azevedo, Rahul Butala, Charles Cassell, Dion Moult, James Wright, Lize Gerneke, Joanne Song, Ciara Corbett, Robert Byrne

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INTERDISCIPLINARY RE SE ARCH FACILIT Y

This facility is designed to serve as a gateway building for a science precinct at a major university. The design consists of vertical blocks organized around an internal courtyard, drawing on the idea of a “campus within a campus.”

Shading devices protect glazed façades from the Australian sun, while subtle materials reference the surrounding architectural fabric.

Inside, laboratories are spread across two wings

and provide maximum visual interaction with both the interior and exterior worlds. The workplace zone offers more privacy, with views directed toward a tree grove and the campus square. The facility’s spatial and symbolic heart is a glazed central atrium, which physically links departments and opens up view corridors.

A highly visible red staircase appears as a sculptural ribbon, giving the building a distinct identity.

STAIRS A sculptural red staircase serves as a signature element, giving the building a distinct identity on campus.

CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER CLT will be used to construct the atrium, lending a sense of warmth to the space.

GLAZING High-performance, double-glazed walls will provide transparency, and operable windows will bring in fresh air.

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J U RY FE E DBACK

“This is a project that seduced us with a stair. That bright red communicating stair that goes up and down and through the building is very effective. It’s more than a circulation strategy. It acts as a billboard, announcing the building to the rest of the campus.”

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RE SE ARCH

Jurors were impressed with HDR’s research initiatives and opted to recognize them as a group. Four projects are featured here.

The first entailed the development of strategies for U.S. healthcare organizations as they adapt to changing dynamics. The second involved conducting an ethnographic study in Denver to help inform the design of a transit-oriented development. The third outlines guiding principles for a Chicago medical provider that is transitioning to a new model of care. The final report details the ideal consumer experience for a nonprofit healthcare network in Wisconsin.

All of these datadriven projects are united in their effort to deepen knowledge and strengthen relationships.

J U RY FE E DBACK

“We chose to recognize all of the research projects together, partly because it is really hard to properly evaluate a report without reading the full document. But mostly, we wanted to applaud HDR for engaging in very serious research. These reports develop tools and best practices that play an essential role in educating both clients and designers. They’re also in service to the profession as a whole.

We know it’s hard to convince clients to invest in research, but we would love to see you take the next step. Try to encourage your clients to do post-occupancy evaluations. We’re in the age of data. It would be wonderful if your researchers could go back and see

if your buildings are living up to all of the performance promises.

Also, it’s important to keep in mind that the reason we do research is to predict what comes next. Architecture is rapidly transforming as a result of shifting technological, economic, and cultural conditions.

Those shifts are going to affect the way you do business, the skills you need, the markets in which you operate, and the services you provide.

By doing research like this, you’re potentially able to leapfrog what’s happening now and get yourself prepared for what will happen next.”

BRIDGING WORLDS

L O C AT I O N

Chicago, Illinois, USA CLIENT

Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development (SHSMD) of the American Hospital Association (AHA) STUDIO

Strategic Innovation TEAM MEMBERS

David Grandy, Michael Joyce, Alex Newman-Wise, Amy Lussetto, Dylan Coonrad, Joel Worthington

Bridging Worlds articulates a strategic roadmap to the future for healthcare leaders and their organizations. The research, commissioned by a strategic planning group for the American Hospital Association, entailed numerous interviews and focus groups that yielded illuminating insights.

Be nimble, generate data-driven insight, and erase boundaries of business are among the tactics outlined in the report, which has been distributed to over 20,000 healthcare leaders. Moreover, the report has become the group’s platform for skills assessment, member education, conference content, and career development.

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PEÑA STATION NE X T E XPERIENCE VISION & WELLNE SS PROGR AM PL AN

How can we create a sustainable community that improves the health and quality of life of residents? That was the question that inspired an HDR design team to take an unusual approach to planning a new transitoriented community in Denver. The team conducted interviews with local residents and employees, community leaders, and other project stakeholders;

the findings from this ethnographic research were then incorporated into a charrette, in which multiple design concepts were evaluated. The final vision for the Peña Station NEXT community incorporates unique elements inspired by the research, including a multipurpose trail, access to fresh produce, and a bike shop that doubles as a brewery.

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L O C AT I O N

Denver, Colorado, USA CLIENT

Fulenwider LLC, with Panasonic, Denver International Airport, and Kaiser Permanente STUDIO

Strategic Innovation; Denver, Colorado, USA; Omaha, Nebraska, USA; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada TEAM MEMBERS

Michael Joyce, Dana Ball, Mary Chow, Daniel Conces, William DeRoin, Caroline Dewick, Scott Foral, Doug Gordon, David Grandy, Mark Hentze, Helen Jones, Kaia Nesbitt, Lindsay Pericich, Susanne Pini, Kevin Spaans, Daniel Strandell, Booker Tieszen, Tom Trenolone, Elizabeth Zacherle

RUSH CENTER FOR ADVANCED HE ALTH C ARE

How does a medical provider go from 100 outpatient clinics to eight integrated practices under one roof? To help inform this process, HDR produced the “Experience Design Guide� for Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, as the institution prepares to build a new facility and

transition to a clinical neighborhood model.

The report outlines 10 guiding principles that are based on input from patients and physician groups. The recommendations will aid in the creation of a new comprehensive care outpatient center, designed by HDR.

L O C AT I O N

Chicago, Illinois, USA CLIENT

Rush University Medical Center STUDIO

Strategic Innovation; Chicago, Illinois, USA TEAM MEMBERS

David Grandy, Amy Lussetto, Caroline DeWick, Michael Joyce

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AU ROR A HE ALTH C ARE SIGNAT U RE E XPERIENCE

Aiming to improve its customer service, Wisconsin-based Aurora Health Care engaged HDR to design a strategy for consumer access that would align and strengthen existing activities, while also introducing new approaches. Through deep, qualitative analysis, the firm’s Strategic Innovation Team gathered valuable

L O C AT I O N

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA CLIENT

Aurora Health Care STUDIO

Strategic Innovation; Chicago, Illinois, USA TEAM MEMBERS

David Grandy, Amy Lussetto, Caroline DeWick

insights, which were then explored during multiple SYNAPSE ideation sessions. The project concluded with a single vision for the ideal consumer experience.

Aurora Health Care has adopted the framework as the overarching structure for its entire organization, and several subsequent projects are now underway.

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AFTERWORD: LEARNING FROM CHICAGO

Chicago is a place defined by rigor.

The city’s design values were founded in the pragmatic and the technical.

Fundamental building technologies were invented and, through an iterative process, refined here. These technologies helped to transform the way we design buildings and enabled the birth of the skyscraper, now ubiquitous in cities around the globe.

This spirit of innovation gave rise to many of Chicago’s most iconic structures—The Rookery, the Monadnock Building, 860-880 Lake Shore Drive, the Inland Steel Building, Marina City, and the John Hancock Center, to name only a few.

Unlike many cities whose best designs can be found in their cultural or religious institutions, however, Chicago’s most revered structures are often office and residential buildings. Though their programs might be straightforward, each of these structures is celebrated for its innovative design and construction, and for embodying a timeless beauty and idiosyncrasy that still delights today.

Chicago now finds itself at a pivotal moment in its history. The city is maturing and densifying, requiring fresh thinking and imaginative solutions. The design community is heeding the call. As evidenced by the Chicago Architecture Biennial, the rise of the architecture program at the

School of the Art Institute of Chicago under Jonathan Solomon’s leadership, and the emergence of a new generation of talented young practitioners, the design community is building off its core values. It is looking at design from new perspectives, including the theoretical, critical, and experimental.

With rigor as its foundation, Chicago is in the process of redefining itself.

So, too, are we.

We’ve long been recognized as a firm that delivers complex buildings reliably and takes the business of design seriously. Program-demanding and planning-driven work is pragmatic and technical by nature, and we naturally excel in this area. Our scale affords us many resources, including a growing computational design group that is fundamentally changing how we work; a research group that enables us to lead the way in evidence-based design; a robust sustainability group; and, of course, our peers in architectural engineering. We believe that together, each of these areas will significantly impact the future of our practice and the profession. Indeed, this is an exciting time for us.

However, pragmatism and technical excellence constitute only part of the equation. A key observation from this year’s jury was that collaboration across disciplines, in particular with our engineers, could be improved and might have a greater impact

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on elevating our design practice.

Working closely with engineers has transformative potential: Arguably the symbols of Chicago—the John Hancock Center and the Sears (Willis) Tower— are the result of close collaborations between architect Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Khan.

Engineering and architecture were so intertwined in the shaping of these skyscrapers that both men are credited as authors.

Another keen observation from this year’s jury was that theory and delight were often absent from the submitted work. Like Chicago, we are maturing and, as we seek to position ourself as a leading design practice, our work needs to push beyond pragmatic values into a space where we might feel uncomfortable. Theory extends the discourse beyond the program, inviting the celebration of the idiosyncrasies born out of the architect’s mind and hand. We should embrace our ability to talk about how our work relates to culture and history, and we should speak in terms of atmosphere and how we want people to experience and remember our buildings. Chicago’s historic architecture stands out not solely based on technical achievement, but because of the poetic and unexpected, too. To borrow from the late Chicago architect Daniel Burnham: “Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood.”

Perhaps it was by chance that Opacity took place in Chicago this year, and perhaps the jury’s comments and the notion of rigor would have surfaced regardless of the city’s ethos. In any case, this is the inherent value of Opacity to me—it makes us contemplate and critique our work in the context of place, history, and the work of others. This dialogue will elevate design, but not in ways that are immediately quantifiable. Progress takes time. Opacity truly endeavors to make our design process more transparent, both within our practice and to those outside of it. Furthermore, Opacity’s iterative process memorializes the evolution of our design practice, not only to measure how far we have come, but also how far we must go. Though Opacity is a review of past and present projects, at its heart, this powerful initiative is about our future. Opacity is a significant investment and a welcomed beginning of an emergent critical rigor in our practice—a key ingredient of any great design firm.

I look forward to the next iteration.

—Tom Lee, Project Principal Architecture

IN MEMORY OF

NICK BEVANDA 1962—2017

Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) for his community work and efforts to promote architecture. Nick was named a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC), one of the Institute’s highest honors.

In describing his philosophy for design, Nick has been quoted as saying:

Nick Bevanda, a great friend and true visionary, passed away in 2017 after a battle with cancer. He is not only remembered for his architectural achievements, but also for his goodhearted nature and the profound sense of honesty and integrity that defined his character.

Nick served as a vice president and design principal at HDR | CEI Architecture Associates Inc. in Penticton, British Columbia for seven years. He was born in Vancouver, attended secondary school in Penticton, and graduated from Washington State University in 1985.

Prior to joining our firm, he led an independent architectural practice that was honored with several prestigious awards. They included the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Award of Merit for the design of Black Hills Estate Winery, and a Special Certificate of Recognition by the Architectural

“Architecture is an art. All buildings are public, whether publicly or privately funded. They contribute to the overall quality and livability of our communities. Only through a responsive design process can we produce buildings that are beautiful, sustainable, and representative of our time.”

Nick generously shared his time and talent. During his 30-year career, he served on numerous AIBC and RAIC committees. He was a member of the Rotary Foundation for over two decades, and he volunteered his expertise for various municipal committees in the City of Kelowna and Penticton. A tireless advocate for architecture, Nick organized the AOk exhibition, which featured a collection of works by Okanagan architects.

Nick’s first commission, the Hooded Merganser Restaurant, provided him the opportunity to showcase a poetic response to the natural beauty of the Okanagan Valley. The same client hired Nick to design the West Wing at the Penticton Lakeside Resort, which would be one of his last projects. Many

clients became his close friends, as Nick made everyone feel engaged in the process of design for the betterment of their community.

Within British Columbia, Nick was considered one of the premier winery architects. His passion for the wine industry took root at a young age, when he began working on his family’s vineyard. Nick’s extensive portfolio includes over 20 winery projects, such as Road 13 Vineyards, Terravista Vineyards, and Black Hills Wine Experience Centre, many of which have been published and celebrated internationally. Nick also was known for his strong belief in the sustainable use of mass timber, as illustrated in numerous projects throughout his career.

As Nick’s colleague at both Bevanda Architecture and HDR | CEI Architecture Associates Inc., I was fortunate to witness firsthand his good character, quality of work, and community dedication. His legacy will live on to inspire future generations.

—Robert Cesnik, Senior Architect

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CREDITS

GUEST EDITOR Jenna M. McKnight

Jenna M. McKnight is an awardwinning journalist with a deep passion for architecture, design, and culture. Her work has taken her around the world, from reporting on humanitarian projects in Haiti and Burkina Faso, to covering international design expositions.

She has held senior positions at major print and online publications, in addition to being the first digital editor at the global architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Jenna currently serves as a contributing editor at Dezeen and helped launched the influential publication’s office in New York.

2017 OPACITY TEAM Tom Trenolone, Director Jenna McKnight, Guest Editor Dana Ball, Art Director Kevin Augustyn Paula Brammier Zachary Brewster Dylan Coonrad Matthew Delaney Matthew Goldsberry Amy LaMar Mallory Lane Tom Lee Desiree Mervau Lisa Miller Kim Ramaekers Patty Rockwell Katie Sosnowchik FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHERS Farshid Assassi Parkland Hospital Dave Burk Argonne National Laboratory, Energy Sciences Building Shirley Ryan AbilityLab TJ Kloster Opacity Event Michael Moran Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Andrew Pogue Parkland Hospital Denise Rix 140 William Street Dan Schwalm Argonne National Laboratory, Energy Sciences Building Founders Rooms, Holland Performing Arts Center Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Parkland Hospital Jarrad Seng 140 William Street

PROJECTS FEATURED, PG 11,

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140 William Street 388 George Street 428 Minnesota Renovation Abu Dhabi Animal Vet Clinic and Research Center Advocate Christ Medical Center East Tower Donor Wall Advocate Condell Outpatient Center AIA Nebraska & LHDC Offices Alexandria Police Foundation Memorial Anthroposophical Hospital Architex Remede 7 Argonne National Laboratory, Energy Sciences Building

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Concord Cancer Hospital Corporate Headquarters Correctional Facility Eppley Airfield Rental Car Facility Everbright Life Center ExoCore Tower Design Competition FamilyCentre Herford, Clinic for Children’s and Adolescent Care Focal Point Community Campus Fred and Pamela Buffet Cancer Center Gang Tou International British School General Hospital ‘Am Gesundbrunnen’, 1st Phase Hartford Hospital Bone & Joint Institute

Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Renovation

Hastings Performing Arts Center

Aurora Health Care Signature Experience

Holland Performing Arts Center Founders Room

Bachaus Bellevue University Science Labs Boston Studio

HealthRIGHT 360 Community Clinic

Huawei Guanshao Global Data Center Huawei Taiwan Park International School

Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Innovation

Innovation Square Seaport

Bridging Worlds

Jackson Rehabilitation Hospital

Building 150 – Giambattista Vico Pavilion

Johns Hopkins All Children’s Research and Education Facility

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Business and Innovations Hub

Interdisciplinary Research Facility

Joslyn Art Works

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Main Gatehouse and Logistics

Kaneko Atrium Addition

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Maintenance and Support Building

Klinikum Gütersloh Maternity Ward

Care Transformation Central Veterinary Laboratories and Research Facility Children’s Hospitals & Clinics of Minnesota NICU Renovation Children’s of Mississippi Expansion and Clinic Addition Christus Mother Frances Hospital Addition City View Gateway Clarendon Studio

Kingston Studio Kolos Data Center King Saud Medical City Master Plan King Saud Medical City Medical Specialty Tower 4 King Saud Medical City Surgical and Trauma Specialty Tower 3 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Health 200-Bed Psychiatric Nursing Home Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Health Prince AbdulAziz bin Musa’ed Hospital

PROJECTS FEATURED CONTINUED, PG 11,

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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs Long-Term Care Hospital Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs Mental Health and Addiction Hospital Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs Pediatric and VIP Cardiac Hospital Lab5 + Offices Lefebvre-Smyth Residence Lehigh University Building B Lenox Hill Hospital Limestone Boat and Board Club Boathouse Malawi Outpatient Clinic Marina del Rey Hospital Master Plan Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Dining Facility Mason Business Center Expansion

Port Covington Concept Car Prison4Women Redevelopment Rodney Cook Sr. Park Rose Hill Grill and Public Space Rush Center for Advanced Health Care Sam Houston State University Biology Lab Shellcove Town Centre Shelter in a Forest Sheltering Arms Rehabilitation Institute Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Outpatient Center Siemens Lobby Renovation South Westminster Arena Concept Stapleton Beeler Park Steel + Wood Strauss Performing Arts Center Sunshine Coast University Hospital Sydney University Health Precinct Stage 1 Taikang Huaxi International Medical Center

Mercy Hospital Expansion Project

Terravista Vineyards

National Institute of Standards & Technology, Communications Technology Laboratory, Building 3

The Bright Alliance The New Valley Hospital

Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton

Thornton Community

Northern Avenue Bridge

Uganda Medical and AIDS Clinic

Northside Hospital Cherokee Nuclear Fusion Reactor

University of Arkansas Center for Agricultural Sciences

Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, Gateway to the Wild

University of California San Diego Centralized Research Support Facility

Omaha Studio Renovation

University of Nebraska Omaha, Baxter Arena

Omantel Headquarters OPTUS Vertical Campus Ottawa University Learning Centre Parkland Hospital PeĂąa Station NEXT Experience Vision & Wellness Program Plan Penn Medicine Pavilion Inpatient Unit

Think Whole Person Healthcare

University of TĂźbingen New Research Center M3 Westmead Innovation Centre YGK (Kingston) Airport Expansion Zayed Building for Personalized Cancer Care Zone 6 Zone 8

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PROJECTS FEATURED, PG 13, left to right

140 William Street 428 Minnesota Renovation

Kolos Data Center Lenox Hill Hospital Malawi Outpatient Clinic

Abu Dhabi Animal Vet Clinic and Research Center

National Institute of Standards & Technology Communications Technology Laboratory, Building 3

Anthroposophical Hospital

Nuclear Fusion Reactor

Architex Remede 7

Omantel Headquarters

Argonne National Laboratory, Energy Sciences Building

OPTUS Vertical Campus

Aurora Health Care Signature Experience Bellevue University Science Labs

Ottawa University Learning Centre Parkland Hospital

Bridging Worlds

Pena Station NEXT Experience Vision & Wellness Program Plan

Care Transformation

Rodney Cook Sr. Park

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Rush Center for Advanced Health Care

Everbright Life Center

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

ExoCore Tower Design Competition

Strauss Performing Arts Center

Focal Point Community Campus

Sydney University Health Precinct Stage 1

Hastings Performing Arts Center

Thornton Community

Holland Performing Arts Center Founders Room

Uganda Medical and AIDS Clinic

Interdisciplinary Research Facility Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs Long-Term Care Hospital

Zayed Building for Personalized Cancer Care Zone 6 Zone 8

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