HDR, Inc.

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Contact Name: 
Diane Dowgielewicz
Strategic Sector Manager
Contact Phone: 
415.271.1934
Contact Email: 
diane.dowgielewicz@hdrinc.com
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http://www.hdrinc.com/
1917 S. 67th Street, Omaha, NE, 68106, United States
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In the News

Silicon Valley Vibe Permeates Higher Ed Building Design

University of Maryland Computer Science Facility Emphasizes ‘Hackathon’ Energy

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.

Big Data for Better Design

Campus Projects and Master Plans Take Cues from Real Information

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

New Pediatric Research and Education Building at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Creates a Home for All Departments

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.