In the News
Silicon Valley Vibe Permeates Higher Ed Building Design
Published 6-23-2021
A onetime University of Maryland student who struck it big in the tech industry returned to donate significant funding for a new computer science center—one that brings Silicon Valley facilities, visible building tech, and up-to-the-minute environmental controls into College Park. Brendan Iribe left school and ended up cofounding Oculus, which was later sold to Facebook for $2 billion. He returned to Maryland with a vision for inspiring innovators of the future by providing them with spaces in which to create new technologies.
Brandywine Realty Trust Creates Philadelphia Innovation Hub
Published 3-8-2021
Brandywine Realty Trust began construction in March of 2021 on the $287 million West Tower at Schuylkill Yards in Philadelphia.
The Ohio State University Plans Inpatient Hospital at Wexner Medical Center
Published 10-2-2020
The Ohio State University is planning to construct a $1.79 billion inpatient hospital at Wexner Medical Center in Columbus.
York University Plans Neuroscience Laboratory and Research Building
Published 7-17-2020
York University will begin construction in early 2021 on the 53,420-sf Neuroscience Laboratory and Research Building in Toronto.
University of Montana Plans College of Forestry
Published 5-28-2020
The University of Montana is planning to construct a new home for the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation in Missoula.
University of British Columbia Opens Life Science Teaching Laboratories
Published 2-6-2020
The University of British Columbia opened the renovated and expanded Life Science Teaching Laboratories in January of 2020 in Vancouver.
Big Data for Better Design
Published 10-23-2019
Almost every field of endeavor has been supercharged in recent years by the advent of “big data”—the ability of computers to process and analyze large data sets to gather insights. The business of creating student spaces on campuses is no different. June Hanley and Scott Foral of HDR have used big data in several projects, and offer some wisdom on how to turn raw data into actionable results.
Design Strategies for Unknown Occupants
Published 10-2-2019
Planning for the new Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital (JHACH) Research and Education Building in St. Petersburg, Fla., took place before all the building users were identified, and used strategies like identifying the business and design drivers to support collaboration, innovation, and communication. “The vision was to create a state-of-the-art space for pediatric health research and education, in a building that would draw people out of their offices and into the collaborative areas, to teach, work, and communicate,” says Roberta Alessi, executive vice president and chief operating officer at JHACH.
University of Maryland Opens Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering
Published 5-14-2019
The University of Maryland opened the $152 million Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering in April of 2019 in College Park.
Using Data-Driven Design to Produce Research-Supported, Customized Client Solutions
Published 5-8-2019
Clients look to architects to help them make decisions regarding the built environment that can greatly impact the future of their institutions and their employees. Doing that successfully depends on the quality of information used to make those critical decisions. Collecting comprehensive data from multiple sources, substantiating it with research, and analyzing it with proprietary software developed by HDR enables the firm to provide clients with the kinds of customized information necessary to make sound decisions and help predict building performance.