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From sixth graders at John Adams Middle in Santa Monica to engineering students at Southern New Hampshire University, students are gearing up to head back to school! 🎒📓 We're honored to play a role in helping make an enduring impact on our world by creating inclusive, welcoming learning environments that adapt to evolving academic needs while staying true to their institutional strategies and missions. 📍Southern New Hampshire University - School of Engineering, Technology, and Aeronautics, Paul J. LeBlanc Hall | Hooksett, NH 📸 Anton Grassl & Christian Phillips Photography 📍 John Adams Middle School Performing Arts Center | Santa Monica, CA 📸 Eric Staudenmaier 📍University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Student Union | Milwaukee, WI 📸 Corey Gaffer 📍DeLaSalle High School - Minneapolis - Center for Innovative Learning | Minneapolis, MN 📸 Brandon Stengel

Featured in San Diego Business Journal, Crinetics Pharmaceuticals is doing important work in the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for endocrine diseases and endocrine-related tumors. HGA partnered with Crinetics in the design of their new San Diego headquarters, with construction taking place in four phases. Recently completed, phase one includes updates to the company’s lab and office spaces as well as a cafe, a fitness center, a pickleball court and a dog run. The new, larger facility will allow the world-class R&D organization to expand their capabilities and attract new talent. Read on to learn more about Crinetics' new headquarters, changing the way life science facilities engage employees while offering cutting edge spaces for scientific discovery, here: https://lnkd.in/eEJAKGxN

Located at the heart of the historic urban University of California, San Francisco campus, the Barbara and Gerson Bakar Research and Academic Building is poised to be a catalyst for transformation. The new translational research facility is designed to inspire impactful innovation and discovery for generations. In this article by Tradeline, Inc., representatives from the progressive design-build team share how design thinking and lean construction principles supported a collaborative vision and empowered project stakeholders to co-create the spaces where they will work: https://lnkd.in/erMt7_9z

"Integrated planning is about breaking down silos to work towards a common vision unique to each campus... Our framework of holistic design and ability to do innovate research to inform that design sets us apart." The Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) Emerging Leaders program is geared toward professionals specializing in campus and higher education planning. HGA architect Michelle Miller recently completed the course — in this Quick Take, she shares takeaways and relevance to her ongoing work: https://lnkd.in/etJ8E32P

Construction has begun on the Minnesota Military and Veteran’s Museum in Little Falls, Minnesota. Designed by HGA, the museum will serve as a destination to educate visitors and honor Minnesotans who have served and sacrificed for the nation. With over 80,000 artifacts, the museum will showcase the wide spectrum of Minnesota’s veterans’ experiences and serve as place of reverence and celebration. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gQ8DX8xe

HGA is heading to Washington, D.C. this week for the 2024 Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Federal Design-Build Symposium! Join our CEO, Mia Blanchett, for two sessions on Thursday, August 22 — 'Seven Deadly Sins of Design-Build' at 9:30am and 'Assembling a First-Class Design-Build Team' at 1:15pm. Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/d_5DkYiu

The Inflation Reduction Act, passed in 2022, offers tools and financial incentives for building professionals to make energy efficient improvements and to invest in renewable energy and decarbonization. In “Accelerating Towards a Cleaner Future,” published in Engineered Systems Magazine, Mike Barnett, Wade Cooper and Svein Olav Morner of HGA's engineering and building performance team discuss some of the ways building professionals can qualify for these incentives while saving on project costs and moving towards the goal of achieving net zero energy and net zero carbon. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eKZ5jha8

Home to the College of Arts and Sciences, with space for the College of Fine Arts, the addition and renovation of Dunbar Hall at Western Michigan University creates a vibrant hub for collaboration and innovation. Reimagined classrooms and workspaces, accessible entrances and the inclusion of an elevator and open stairs establish a student-centric learning space that welcomes all. HGA collaborated with students and staff, including the University's Disability Services for Students, to gather input that was incorporated into the design. Modern learning spaces, cutting-edge technology and a penthouse dance studio are just a few of the ways Dunbar Hall will enhance students' learning experiences. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eD_626Gd 📸: Jason Keen

We're thrilled to announce that The Blake School was recognized by American Society of Interior Designers - ASID with a Merit Award at their national awards event last night! The FOCUS Project Award for Sustainability recognizes outstanding projects that advance design toward a regenerative built environment by addressing challenges around climate and sustainability. As the first fossil fuel-free education building in the State of Minnesota, The Blake School reflects a joyful learning environment fostering investigation, inquiry and connections with nature for the youngest learners. Congratulations to the team behind this project and to everyone recognized last night! Partners: Mortenson, Innovative Office Solutions, Siewert Cabinet & Fixture Manufacturing Inc. 📸: Jasper Lazor Photography, Hall + Merrick + McCaugherty Photographers

HGA proudly participated in the unveiling ceremony for the newly renamed Paul D. Wellstone Federal Building in Minneapolis. In 2022, a bill was passed to rename the building, and HGA was tasked with developing exterior wayfinding and monumental signage that aligned with the architecture and honored Senator Wellstone's impact on the state and city. The monument sign features granite from the original 1913 building's quarry, with stainless-steel corner wayfinding signs reflecting the building’s façade details. Attendees included US Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, US Representative Ilhan Omar, David Wellstone, GSA’s Robin Carnahan and Denise Maes and Rabbi Marcia Zimmerman of Temple Israel.