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Harbor Wetland wins National ASLA Honor Award

The National ASLA has awarded the National Aquarium's Harbor Wetland an Honor Award in the prestigious General Design category. The Harbor Wetland is the result of more than a decade in research, collaboration, and a shared commitment to restoring habitat in the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, MD. The recognition celebrates the project's innovative approach to integrating ecological performance, habitat creation, and public engagement.

9.01.26 / Awards

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Report Recap: What American Campus Architecture Reveals about Institutional Resilience

Colleges and universities across the United States have weathered wars, pandemics, financial collapses and social upheaval – and kept teaching. In its analysis of the American higher educational landscape, architectural firm Ayers Saint Gross revealed that some disruptions, like aging infrastructure or enrolment shifts, can be planned for, while others – extreme weather, public health crises, geopolitical conflict – arrive without warning.

8.24.26 / Press

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Amber Wendland Recognized as by The Daily Record MD500

Congratulations to Associate Principal Amber Wendland, named to The Daily Record's MD500 list, which recognizes the most influential and accomplished professionals throughout Maryland. Trained as both an architect and planner, Amber works across disciplines and scales — from feasibility studies for the Smithsonian Institution, to campus master plans for Purdue University, to neighborhood vision plans for East Baltimore. Asked how she defines success, Amber didn't point to a building or a plan. She pointed to a room: "I feel most successful when I'm in a room, whether with residents, research leaders, developers or institutional partners, and I watch consensus build around shared values. When people realize they have more in common than what divides them, and that shared vision becomes the foundation for something real."

8.13.26 / Press

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A spark of “college town magic” at University of Utah

A key element of transforming the University of Utah over the next decade includes evolving from a commuter-focused place of learning into a fully realized community. University leaders have dubbed that arching campus-reset “college town magic” — and a key element of that “magic“ is conjuring more opportunities for students to reside at the University of Utah.

8.11.26 / Press

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How UT Knoxville’s Nursing Building Puts Care at the Center of Learning

The University of Tennessee’s new nursing education facility combines realistic simulation, flexible learning environments, and wellness-focused interiors to prepare students for a rapidly changing profession.

8.01.26 / Press

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New ‘Comparing Campuses’ report outlines 12 campus resilience strategies

The 2026 Comparing Campuses report identifies a dozen planning and design strategies to help colleges and universities adapt to environmental, financial, social, health, and academic disruptions.

7.29.26 / Press

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Ayers Saint Gross’ Principal Marina Carroll on Depth, Transparency and an Architect’s Evolving Role

Madame Architect sat down with Marina Carroll to talk about her interdisciplinary approach to practice, her belief that architects are uniquely equipped to navigate complexity, and other topics.

7.15.26 / Press

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Research Triangle Park companies unanimously approve RTP 3.0, unlocking historic shift to new development options

In a historic and unanimous vote, companies and landowners in Research Triangle Park have approved new development standards that adopt the RTP 3.0 framework - unlocking the ability to pursue mixed-use and residential opportunities for the first time in the Park's nearly 70-year history.

6.29.26 / Press

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Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center Honored by The American Institute of Architects

The Interior Architecture Award honors the most innovative and spectacular interior spaces.

6.12.26 / Announcements

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Ayers Saint Gross Expands Leadership in Design, Data, and Technology

Ayers Saint Gross is advancing designers who blend technical rigor with design intelligence. By investing in our leadership, we can continue creating environments that are beautiful, effective, and long-lasting.

6.02.26 / Announcements

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UTEP breaks ground on $102M Miner Crossing housing complex

The 155,500-square-foot facility, named Miner Crossing, will be a five-story residence and add over 500 beds in single and double dorm rooms.

5.29.26 / Press

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UTEP Breaks Ground on Miner Crossing, New 507-Bed Student Housing Complex

Students at The University of Texas at El Paso will soon live in a state-of-the-art residence hall equipped with a fitness center and brand-new dining facility near the center of campus.

5.29.26 / Press

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Paul Newman nonprofit opens camp on Eastern Shore

A former conference campus has reopened as the second location of the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, a national nonprofit that offers respite to children who are battling serious illnesses. Ayers Saint Gross led the design for the renovation, which includes family-size suites, a medical center, classrooms, maker space, a theater space, and a welcoming lobby.

5.20.26 / Press

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Facades+ returns to Washington, D.C. on May 15

Ayers Saint Gross is co-chairing the May 15 Facades+ conference with The Architect's Newspaper.

5.01.26 / Press

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Principal Michelle Kollmann serves on FRAME Awards jury.

Principal Michelle Kollmann was one of 10 international design experts to serve on the April jury for the FRAME awards.

4.30.26 / Press

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Carolyn L. Krall, AIA, LEED AP, Retires after 50-Year Career

Carolyn’s career is defined not only by the impact of her work on campuses across the country, but also by her resilience, leadership, and unwavering belief in the value of relationships.

4.03.26 / Announcements

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Conway School of Nursing Offers Cutting-Edge Education While Honoring the Campus’ Historic Context

The newly completed Conway School of Nursing marks a milestone in the university’s mission to address the national nursing shortage. Designed by RAMSA in collaboration with Ayers Saint Gross, the more than 102,000-square-foot facility embodies the school ethos: “Where High Tech Meets High Touch.”

3.26.26 / Press

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University of Oklahoma Launches Comprehensive Campus Master Plan to Guide Future Growth

OU has selected Ayers Saint Gross to help translate institutional priorities into thoughtful, data-informed strategies that position OU for enduring success.

3.12.26 / Press

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Interior Design Magazine Best in 20: Celebrating Legacy Best of Year Award Winners

The Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center at the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of 32 standout projects from the last two decades honored in this Best of the Best Award feature from Interior Design Magazine.

3.03.26 / Press

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Boise State master plan shows potential plans for Nampa campus, Towers demolition, and more

The plan not only addresses immediate priorities but also sets the stage for future exploration and growth, ensuring Boise State remains a dynamic and resilient institution.

2.23.26 / Press

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Announcing Our 2026 Promotions

We are excited to recognize individuals whose promotions mark an important step in their professional journeys and in the continued evolution of our firm.

2.12.26 / Announcements

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Joel Fidler Included in Baltimore Business Journal’s PowerShift 2026 Class

Ayers Saint Gross President Joel Fidler was named to the Baltimore Business Journal PowerShift 2026 class, recognizing Baltimore-area leaders who are shaping the future.

1.28.26 / Press

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Ayers Saint Gross is an Early Professional Friendly Firm

Ayers Saint Gross has been designated an Early Professional Friendly Firm by AIA Maryland. This designation celebrates firms that demonstrate a strong commitment to supporting early professionals through meaningful policies, culture, and resources.   

1.15.26

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Kahlert Foundation Complex Earns LEED Gold Certification

The 163,000-square-foot facility, which opened in November 2024, is the college’s first building to be certified under the LEEDv4 rating system and has exceeded its original LEED Silver requirement.

1.13.26 / Press

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UTEP’s New $110 Million Texas Western Hall Muscles Out Aging Liberal Arts Hub

UTEP is rolling out the orange carpet this week for Texas Western Hall, a 124,725-square-foot, $110 million learning complex that is designed as a central hub for classes and campus life, with flexible rooms, big lecture spaces, and communal study areas wrapped around a rooftop terrace.

1.10.26 / Press

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A Look Back at 2025

2025 was a year of new beginnings and exciting successes for Ayers Saint Gross. As the year comes to a close, we are looking back with gratitude and appreciation on some important moments.

12.22.25 / Announcements

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Engage, Create, Enrich Newsletter: Fall/Winter 2025

Our Fall/Winter 2025 Engage, Create, Enrich newsletter highlights sone of our recent news, thought leadership, and projects.

12.17.25 / Announcements

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Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center Wins Interior Design Magazine’s Best of the Best Award

The Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center was honored during the Interior Design Magazine's 20th Annual Best of Year Awards, which recognizes standout projects and products across the design industry.

12.15.25 / Announcements

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Healthcare Design: Hofstra University Science and Innovation Center

The 75,000-square-foot building brings together nursing and engineering students with Northwell Health clinicians and includes simulated medical surgery and cardiac perfusion labs.

12.15.25

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Ayers Saint Gross Projects Honored by The Architect’s Newspaper

The Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center at the Missouri Botanical Garden received an honorable mention in the category of cultural projects, while the National Aquarium Harbor Wetland received an honorable mention in the landscape architecture category. 

12.10.25 / Announcements

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UT Regents approve $108 million for UTEP housing

The University of Texas System Board of Regents have approved the creation of a new student housing complex at UTEP. The future complex will house 456 beds and include a fitness center, dining hall, lounges, and study hall.

11.25.25 / Press

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VCU board approves $25M contract to start site work on 14-story dorm on Grace St.

The 325,000-square-foot dorm, known as the West Grace Street Housing Project, would feature a 14-story west tower and an eight-story east section, an approach that was designed to allow the building to better blend into its surroundings.

11.25.25 / Press

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Ayers Saint Gross Renews Just Disclosure

Our JUST disclosure is one step in our efforts to advance a more inclusive design profession.

11.24.25 / Announcements

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Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center Wins Best of Show in the 2025 SEGD Global Design Awards

The global design program celebrates the most innovative experiential design projects around the world that shape how people engage with the built environment.

11.15.25 / Announcements

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BNC’s 2025 Building North Carolina Awards: Bold and Beautiful

The Pearl Innovation District has been included in Business North Carolina's list of the state's best new and rehabbed structures.

11.07.25 / Press

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Ayers Saint Gross Ranked Among Top Architecture Firms for Student Housing

Ayers Saint Gross ranked among the top ten student housing architecture firms in the country on the Building Design + Construction 2025 Giants 400 Report. The rankings, which are based on 2024 revenue, listed Ayers Saint Gross as #8 out of 93 firms from around the United States.

11.05.25 / Announcements

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Emory University’s campus is officially getting taller

Emory University is moving forward with a new residential tower designed to tackle a dearth of graduate student housing in a location that’s walkable to transit and all key buildings across campus. As designed by Ayers Saint Gross architects, the new L-shaped structure will wrap two sides of an existing parking deck, adding 383 beds for Emory graduate students on campus.

10.31.25 / Press

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Lynn University expands on-campus housing to meet strategic goals

Lynn recently opened Banyan Residence Hall, the newest addition to its close-knit campus community and a major step forward in its Lynn 2025 strategic plan. This marks the university's second public-private partnership (P3), following the successful debut of Capstone Apartments in 2022.

10.30.25 / Press

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Designers Rethinking our Relationship to Water

Principal Jessica Leonard is quoted about our Comparing Campuses research in this article about designers who are challenging people to live differently with water. ⁠

10.22.25 / Press

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Ayers Saint Gross Projects Honored with Top AIA Baltimore Excellence in Design Awards

Both 100 Forge and the Clark University Center for Media Arts, Computing, and Design were honored with Excellence in Design Awards, with 100 Forge also winning the night's Grand Design Award.

10.20.25 / Awards

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Ayers Saint Gross Ranked Among Top Ten University Building Architecture Firms for 2025

Ayers Saint Gross ranked among the top ten university architecture firms in the country on the Building Design+Construction 2025 Giants 400 Report. The rankings, which are based on 2024 revenue, listed Ayers Saint Gross as #8 out of 160 firms from around the United States.

10.13.25 / Press

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Allison Wilson named to Building Design + Construction’s ’40 Under 40′

This annual list honors architects, engineers, contractors, and real estate developers around the country for their career achievements, passion for the AEC profession, involvement with AEC industry organizations, and service to their communities.

10.09.25 / Announcements

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Four Coppin State University buildings refreshed with new signage and graphics

Coppin State University welcomed students back for the fall semester with new design features and signage on some older buildings that aim to refresh the Baltimore campus and improve connections. The design features were created by Ayers Saint Gross, the firm that helped Coppin complete an ambitious master plan that reimagined what the campus would look like by 2033.

10.06.25 / Press

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Cunniffe Commons wins AIA Maryland Excellence in Design Award

Cunniffe Commons at the Ringling College of Art and Design was recognized by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) with an AIA Maryland Excellence in Design Honor Award. The annual awards program recognizes excellence in architectural design by AIA Maryland members and AIA members working in Maryland.

10.03.25 / Announcements

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Keep an eye on these new and upcoming developments with high-profile architects and flashy anchor tenants

Anchored by the region’s first four-year medical school, designed with Buro Happold as advisers, the Pearl district is a $1.5 billion mixed-use development. The project is the result of a public–private partnership led by Atrium Health and Wexford Science & Technology and includes design by CO Architects and Ayers Saint Gross.

9.23.25 / Press

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Students and faculty reflect on the re-opening of Garland Hall

The newly opened Garland Hall is not just an academic building, but a unique space designed to allow faculty and students to connect, both in and out of the classroom.

9.21.25 / Press

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Amber Wendland Recognized as an Influential Marylander

Senior Architect and Planner Amber Wendland has been named to The Daily Record’s 2025 list of Influential Marylanders. Established in 2006, the Influential Marylander program honors individuals for significant contributions and leadership across many fields.

9.18.25 / Announcements

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The Puishys Residence Complex: A ‘house in the woods’ and a whole lot more

Ayers Saint Gross associate principal Matt Pearson speaks about the design for Bryant University's new upper-level residence hall.

9.16.25 / Press

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National Aquarium Harbor Wetland Wins ULI Baltimore WaveMaker Award

An annual honor given by the ULI Baltimore District Council, the award recognizes individuals or organizations that have made significant contributions to the built environment in the Baltimore region by positively impacting the community, promoting sustainable development, and improving the quality of life for residents.

9.09.25 / Awards

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2025 Library Design Showcase

Arizona University's Labriola National American Indian Data Center has been included in American Libraries magazine's 2025 Library Design Showcase. 

9.02.25 / Press

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UCF Opens Dr. Philips Nursing Pavillion in Lake Nona, Fueling a Talent Pipeline and Healthcare Innovation

The state-of-the-art facility will enable UCF to graduate an additional 150 newly licensed eligible nurses annually to address the critical shortage and will feature the latest immersive modeling and simulation technology.

8.19.25 / Press

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Engage, Create, Enrich Newsletter: Summer 2025

Our Summer 2025 Engage, Create, Enrich newsletter highlights some of our recent news, thought leadership, and projects.

8.05.25 / Announcements

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Missouri Terrazzo Honored for Missouri Botanical Garden Project

The terrazzo installation at the center reflects the natural beauty of a woodland creek bed, integrating over 800 waterjet-cut brass leaves and hundreds of hand-cut local river rocks, ranging in diameter from 3 to 12 inches.

7.29.25 / Press

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Dan McKelvey, AIA, Retires after 42-Year Career

After an extraordinary 42-year career in architecture, including 32 years at Ayers Saint Gross, Architect and Principal Dan McKelvey is retiring.

7.23.25 / Announcements

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Advancing our Materials Pledge Commitment

Ayers Saint Gross signed the AIA Materials Pledge to formalize our commitment to support human health, social health and equity, ecosystem health, climate health, and a circular economy through our material specifications.

7.14.25 / Announcements

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Landscape Architecture Magazine: TRUEFORM Tempers the Heat at Arizona State

Associate Principal Elizabeth McLean is featured in an article highlighting the transformation of Arizona State University's Hayden Library.

7.03.25 / Press

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Ayers Saint Gross wins Architect’s Newspaper Best of Practice Award

Ayers Saint Gross earned a first-place prize in the category of XL Northeast Firms.

6.27.25 / Awards

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Comparing Campuses Poster Recognized with 2025 PRINT Award

Comparing Campuses 2024: Water received a Pro First Place Award in the category of Data Visualization and Information Design.

6.25.25 / Awards

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Inside Clark University’s New Hub for Innovation and Creativity

President Joel Fidler is interviewed about his work and the design for Clark University's Center for Media Arts, Computing, and Design.

6.24.25 / Press

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Shannon Dowling Recognized with ICON in Education Award

Ayers Saint Gross Principal Shannon Dowling has been honored with an ICON in Education Design Award from Learning by Design Magazine. The award program recognizes educators, architects, designers, and facility professionals whose work is "driven by the belief that improved learning environments lead to better learning."  

6.11.25 / Announcements

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