HED is proud to announce that the Santa Monica High School Discovery Building has been selected for the American Architecture Awards Honorable Mention from The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design & The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies!

The American Architecture Award is the nation’s highest public awards given by a non-commercial, non-trade affiliated, public arts, culture, and educational institution.

HED and the University of California Irvine College of Health Sciences and Nursing School building were recognized for excellence in sustainable design with the 2023 US Green Building Council Los Angeles (USGBC-LA) Sustainable Innovation Award, for Honor in Health & Wellbeing category. The project received LEED v4 Platinum certification this year.

HED is excited to share that we have ranked #26 of the Top 100 Science and Technology Architecture Firms for 2023! HED can trace it's BD+C S&T giants rankings since 2017, and we are proud to continue the legacy!

BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest S&T sector architecture and architecture/engineering (AE) firms for 2023, is reported in Building Design + Construction's 2023 Giants 400 Report.

HED is proud to share that the WACKER Innovation Center & Regional Headquarters has won the DBusiness Magazine Commercial Real Estate Awards for Best New Office Project!

Thanks to our clients Kirco and Wacker, and partners PEA group for this opportunity and collaboration on a beautiful new scientific workplace!

HED is excited to share that we have ranked #17 of the Top 170 K-12 School Architecture Firms for 2023! HED can trace it's BD+C K-12 giants rankings since 2020, and we are proud to continue the legacy!

BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest K-12 sector architecture and architecture/engineering (AE) firms for 2023, is reported in Building Design + Construction's 2023 Giants 400 Report.

HED is excited to share that the Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Union is the recipient of the Outstanding Design award by American School & University Magazine!

Our work on the University of California Fresno campus, in partnership with McCarthy Building Companies can be found in the American School and University November/December 2023 publication!

We're proud to share that our Dallas office has won the Best and Brightest award for 2023 and for the 3rd year in a row!

The Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® competition identifies and honors organizations that display a commitment to excellence in their human resource practices and employee enrichment. Organizations are assessed based on categories such as communication, work-life balance, employee education, diversity, recognition, retention and more.

At HED, we strive to create a culture of aspiration—not end points. We believe in embracing change and challenges, listening to each other, and learning from each other. As an inclusive, integrated practice, we value the diversity of perspectives, experiences, abilities and expertise that advance both the work we do, and the world we share. We're very pleased to be honored again in Dallas for our culture and investment in our teams.

HED is excited to share that we have ranked #42 of the Top 190 Multi-Family for 2023! HED can trace it's BD+C multi-family giants rankings since 2020, and we are proud to continue the legacy!

BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest industrial sector architecture and architecture/engineering (AE) firms for 2023, is reported in Building Design + Construction's 2023 Giants 400 Report.

Los Angeles 10th District City Councilwoman Heather Hutt, Los Angeles County officials, community partners, project funders, project team members, and new residents celebrated the grand opening of West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation’s (WHCHC) all-new affordable apartment community, Mariposa Lily, on Thursday, November 2, 2023!

“This is wonderful!” exclaimed Councilwoman Hutt. “This is about dignity. The dignity to come home to housing that is affordable, where you feel safe and don’t have to worry about rent. Congratulations to the new residents.”

Located in the Koreatown/Pico-Union neighborhood of Los Angeles, Mariposa Lily provides 41 high-quality affordable rental apartments for individuals and families with limited income, with 20 units reserved as permanent supportive housing for households who have experienced homelessness.

“We are excited to welcome our newest residents to their homes,” said Jesse Slansky, WHCHC President & CEO. “At the same time, we were overwhelmed with the need for high quality, affordable housing. More than 10,000 people applied for Mariposa Lily.”

“I’ve been stable in my employment for years, but it’s not enough to cover the constant rising rents,” said new resident, Shontique. “I am very grateful to have this opportunity. I still well up with relief and gratitude.”

Mariposa Lily is built on formerly under-utilized city-owned land and is partially funded by the Los Angeles Housing Department’s Measure HHH. Additional funders include Bank of America, California Department of Housing and Community Development, California Debt Limit Allocation Committee, California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, Citibank, Corporation for Supportive Housing, Los Angeles County Development Authority, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (No Place Like Home), and Los Angeles Housing Department.

HED is proud to share that the University of California, Irvine, Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences Building and Sue & Bill Gross Nursing and Health Sciences Hall project has won its third Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) award of 2023! Earning the:

• Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) – Best in Process, Best Value, 2023
• Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) - Excellence in Healthcare Facilities, 2023
• Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) - Merit Award – Healthcare Facilities, 2023

The University of California, Irvine’s (UCI) Susan and Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences Building and Sue and Bill Gross Nursing and Health Sciences Hall was an ambitious project consisting of two interconnected buildings designed to create a transdisciplinary experience. The facilities offer instructional, academic and administrative spaces that foster collaboration and innovation. It spans approximately 118,200 SF and houses the Samueli Integrative Health Institute, including: research areas, instructional spaces, student support facilities, academic and administrative offices and a food service facility. The Sue and Bill Gross Nursing and Health Sciences Hall, approximately 81,500 SF, is home to a clinical skills laboratory, instructional spaces, student support areas, research facilities and administrative offices.

The design-build team integrated advanced technology and innovative design concepts to construct a physical space for clinical treatment, research and health science education. This project notably serves as a gateway and destination, effectively merging medical research, academic study and clinical treatment within one building.

At the start of the procurement process, the design-build team and trade partners worked together to identify project risks and then allocated and shared the risks based on their respective roles and expertise. The team kicked off the project with a partnering session and partnering agreement that committed each team member to the project’s goals. Project partners were carefully selected based on qualifications, including past performance, collaborative history, working relationships, and commitment to project goals, as evidenced by the inclusion of five DBIA certified professionals. This team embraced UCI’s project vision of health and wellness as well as the inherent culture of collaboration and innovation of design-build and committed to providing best value in all categories.