We're thrilled to share that Westwood Hills Nature Center has won a 2023 @AIACALIF Design Award! The interpretive nature center teaches environmental stewardship and Zero Energy strategies, reinforcing visitors’ connection to their landscape. Learn more:

During the opening day of the @usopen, @usta recognized the Lisa and Douglas Goldman Tennis Center with the 2023 Outstanding Facility Award. Congrats to @RecParkSF, Larry Dodge, and @EHDDarch, which designed the center with early input from HGA. More:

Scott Lindvall speaks with Sarah Gilbert Holtan on the ins and outs of designing and building for universities. Listen to this podcast episode of Get Down to College Business here:

In August, HGA celebrated milestones on several college campuses across the country including the opening of the OHOW Center at @UWM and groundbreakings on the DeWitt Center at @HopeCollege and the Arts Sculpture Lab at @sacstate. Learn more:

We are pleased to share that HGA has achieved the Just label 2.0. Designed by @Living_Future, Just is a nutrition label for socially just and equitable organizations. Learn more about HGA's commitment to equity:

HGA has won the @ASID National 2023 Focus Project Award for the adaptive reuse of the Water Works Park Pavilion in downtown Minneapolis. This award recognizes projects that respond to challenges around climate, health and equity. Learn more:

Our summer students are headed back to school after a few months of visiting project sites, collaborating with colleagues across the country and contributing fresh ideas to the design process. We thank them for their hard work and creativity. Learn more:

Apply now for the Community Design Workshop taking place on September 28th/29th in Minneapolis. This event provides a chance for community groups to partner with HGA design professionals to co-create solutions tailored to each organization’s design needs:

HGA has won the @ASID_HQ National 2023 Focus Project Award for the adaptive reuse of the Water Works Park Pavilion in downtown Minneapolis, in the Community Focus category for large firms. Read more:

HGA's Michael Hara spoke to @gbd_mag on the benefits of using thermally modified wood in design and construction. HGA completed the Derby Line Port of Entry in Vermont using thermally modified Southern yellow pine. Read More:

Featured in @workdesignmag, "The Right-Sized Office" shares HGA’s process for designing our own offices and spaces for our clients. HGA designers share the six-step process for designing the ideal workspaces. Learn more:

Whole-brain design addresses the rich and varied ways people’s brains process, retain and utilize information, which can fuel innovation and boost productivity. @workdesignmag spotlights HGA experts underscoring the need for inclusive workplace design:

The recently completed @TSProvidence Maritime Heritage Center will serve as a floating interactive classroom, educating visitors and showcasing Alexandria’s history as a port city. Learn more:

In our latest Insights publication, our national healthcare planning and design leaders share strategies for creating the optimal academic medical bed tower of the future. Read more about what is critical to an academic medical center’s core purpose:

Leigh Harrison, Principal at HGA, highlights our commitment to designing hospitals that withstand unknown pandemics as airborne infections have been a major concern, pushing us to enhance air quality, cleanliness, and UV lighting.

We are pleased to announce promotions to Associate and Senior Associate—honoring our colleagues’ contributions across offices, disciplines, and areas of expertise. We recognize and appreciate the diversity of perspectives and skills they bring to HGA.

Throughout his career as a landscape architect and Landscape Architecture Department Leader at HGA, Theodore Lee has focused on designing enduring landscapes that reflect a sense of history, context, and detail.

HGA Engineering Principal Leigh P. Harrison explains how our engineers and architects are setting healthcare industry standards designing for healthy indoor air quality and infection control in preparation for the next pandemic. Watch the video here:

Designed by HGA and featured on @AIAMinnesota @MNENTER, Cottage Grove Ravine National Park now includes an inviting new trailhead building that embodies the experience of being immersed in nature. Learn more:

We celebrated a variety of unique projects in July, including the @TJMonticello Contemplative Site, the Tall Ship Providence Foundation floating museum, and the renovation of the @PeopleSpaceBuzz San Jose office and showroom. See more: