This Monday, join us at the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) Annual Conference where our colleagues Tricia Beck, AIA, LEED AP and Monteil Crawley, AIA,LEED AP will team up with Michigan State University’s (MSU) inspiring leaders Sharron Reed-Davis and Genyne L. Royal, Ph.D. Together, they’ll dive into the student-led journey behind MSU’s brand-new multicultural center. Discover how this versatile space is set to become a vibrant hub for diverse cultural activities, fostering inclusivity and wellbeing across the campus community. Don’t miss out on this enlightening session! Conference details: https://ow.ly/Y4Bf50SFwSt. #SCUPAnnualConference #HigherEducation #DesignABetterFuture
SmithGroup
Architecture and Planning
Detroit, MI 61,869 followers
An award-winning, global, integrated design firm on a mission to Design a Better Future.
About us
Founded by architect Sheldon Smith in 1853, our “born on” date might suggest that we’re a traditional design and engineering firm, but we left old-fashioned mindsets behind decades ago. Today, SmithGroup is an award-winning, multi-national organization that employs research, data, advanced technologies and design thinking to help clients solve their greatest challenges. Working across 20 offices in the U.S. and China, our network of 1,400 experts is committed to excellence in strategy, design and delivery—giving rise to new and innovative processes and methodologies that are redefining the way we work. Our integrated practice offers depth in all disciplines serving the built and natural environment, including architecture, engineering (coastal, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing), landscape architecture, urban design and environmental science. Our specialists—from artists and engineers, to nurses, workplace strategists and beyond—develop beautiful, sustainable, future-focused solutions for healthcare providers, science and technology organizations, higher education and cultural institutions, urban environments, diverse workplaces, mixed-use and waterfront developments, and parks and open spaces. Blending artistry, technology, planning, research and strategy, we partner with clients to up-end disruptors redefining their businesses and solve challenges impacting their worlds. Whether tasked to develop a business model, workflow processes, a campus master plan, a building, an energy model, or a strategic plan, our integrated team of experts relentlessly explores and refines until they arrive at a solution that realizes success at every scale of a project. Our ability to blend aesthetics with performance, sustainability, and resiliency to create a better tomorrow—for clients, employees, the community, the environment, and our collective future—has earned recognition from top-ranking institutions, publications and design authorities the world over.
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- Architecture and Planning
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- 1,001-5,000 employees
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- Detroit, MI
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- Privately Held
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- 1853
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- Architecture, Engineering, Planning, Landscape Design/Urban Planning, and Interiors
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Updates
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Please join us in celebrating Toni Candanedo, one of our talented landscape designers who has been recognized as a Rising Star by Healthcare Design! This honor celebrates individuals who have been involved in #healthcaredesign for fewer than ten years but are poised to become the industry's next great innovators and leaders. Toni's expertise, vision, and ability to connect interior and exterior healing environments is advancing our collective ability to design a better future for our #healthcare partners. We're looking forward to celebrating you at the HCD Conference + Expo in October, Toni! https://ow.ly/iKpG50SFGSh #DesignABetterFuture #HCDCon
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Join us at the NACUBO Annual Meeting in Chicago! 📅 Sunday, 7/21: Chris Purdy is set to engage in a thought-provoking panel discussion about incorporating DEI into the planning, design and investment in facilities on campuses today and into the future. 📅 Tuesday, 7/23: Dive into a dynamic conversation led by Douglas Kozma on academic consolidation, strategic reinvestment, program innovation/reinvention, facility right-sizing and assets for enhancing the student experience. Register here: https://ow.ly/jKe050SETiI. #NACUBO #HigherEducation #DesignABetterFuture
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Congratulations to UC Davis Health Facilities Planning and Development, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. and our entire project team on this exciting milestone for the expansion of the UC Davis Health's Emergency Department. We look forward to our continued collaboration and more milestones to come!
This morning, we celebrated UC Davis Health’s state-of-the-art Emergency Department (ED) expansion. The 22,000-square-foot space adds 24 beds, including ED observation beds, allowing the emergency department to expand and continue to provide the services and care our patients deserve. This expansion is Phase 1 of adding observation beds to the ED. Once the California Tower opens in 2030, Phase 2 will add 10 more beds. Thank you to all involved! McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. SmithGroup Cambridge CM, Inc.
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As the sun shines bright and the MLB #AllStarGame takes center stage tonight, it’s the perfect reminder to begin planning for your next summer slammer. Summer is prime time for campus upgrades. Our colleague, Stephen Feige, AIA LEED AP, shares top strategies to make your summer renovation a grand slam. ⚾️☀️🏟️ Read more: https://ow.ly/voWQ50SCARh. #SummerSlammers #HigherEducation #DesignABetterFuture
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Healthcare Design's Breaking Through conceptual design competition always presents an opportunity for our team to flex our creative muscles and tap into our most imaginative ideas. Our team is excited to share we're a finalist in the 2024 Breaking Through competition for The Decaf Hospital, a model for addressing the interconnected challenges of cost, equity, access and quality of care in the context of climate change. We're looking forward to the HCD Conference + Expo in October where the winner will be revealed! Read more here: https://ow.ly/Hvfi50SALM6 #HealthcareDesign #HCDcon
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Reducing environmental impact has become a top priority for companies worldwide. In commercial real estate, this translates into a need to decarbonize portfolios swiftly and comprehensively. SmithGroup invited Katie Bergfeld, CEM, LEED AP BDC, PMP; Karen P. Butler and Giuliana Kunkel CEM, LEED AP to join our own Stet Sanborn, AIA CPHC and Nancy Kohout P.E. LEED AP in a dynamic panel discussion focused on how building owners, developers, architects and engineers can help us achieve a greener future. Learn what these experts shared during the discussion: https://lnkd.in/eFdNFYgX #decarbonization #carbonneutral #CRE #designabetterfuture
Decarbonization & Commercial Real Estate | SmithGroup
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Our colleagues Kalman Nagy, AIA, NCARB and Clint Menefee recently sat down with NIRSA to discuss the 74,000-square-foot Wellness and Success Center at the University of Houston - Downtown, which was recently recognized as a NIRSA Outstanding Facilities Award recipient. The university's growing student enrollment numbers prompted a need for a larger, innovative gathering space to meet the current and needs of the campus and serve as a vibrant and welcoming wellness hub for students. The result? A "beautiful and bold solution that solves the technical challenges of the site while elegantly reaching out and engaging with the city." Read more: https://ow.ly/o26q50StcHb #HigherEducation #DesignABetterFuture
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Navigating an evolving workplace paradigm, changing workforce demographics and a lagging enthusiasm for returning to the physical office is no easy feat — particularly as the future of commercial real estate remains in flux. In an article recently published by Work Design Magazine, SmithGroup workplace strategist, Kerri McShea, challenges the industry to find design inspiration in #museums. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/epSaT7bW #workplacedesign #officedesign #CRE #workplace #designabetterfuture
“Exhibiting” a New Approach to Workplace Design
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Earlier this week, we joined the City of DeSoto at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new 74,000 sf Aquatic and Recreation Center (ARC), which will become the central hub of McCowan Park and a citywide venue for fitness and multigenerational recreation. The facility will support a diverse spectrum of activities, including physical fitness, athletic training, family aquatics, swim practice and competition, wellness programming and community events. 🏊♂️🏋️♀️ Congratulations to our client, our project team and our partners! #DesignABetterFuture
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