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Expanding our Southern California Practice

Abramson Architects, a Southern California firm known for its entrepreneurial spirit and hands-on approach to design, has joined our teams in Los Angeles and San Diego, deepening our focus on design excellence in the region.

Third and Traction
Los Angeles, California
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West Bund Grand Theatre
Shanghai, China
Situated along the Huangpu River in Shanghai, the West Bund Grand Theatre is a dynamic cultural hub featuring a 1,600-seat auditorium, an intimate black box theatre, and vibrant public spaces that blend world-class performances with community-focused programs.
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From a sustainable workplace in Houston to a new station reconnecting Chicago’s West Side, these projects show how design can respond to community needs with creativity, care, and vision.

Designer Spotlight
Elif Tinaztepe: Cultural Resonance

From restoring historic libraries to shaping resilient civic spaces, a design leader in our Denmark studio uses the concept of indlevelse (“sympathetic insight”) to weave sustainability and empathy into truly transformative architecture.

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Living with muscular dystrophy, a renowned neurologist embodies resilience in his life and work

Diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at 15, Dr. John Quinlan knew his dream of becoming a country doctor might never come true. Instead, he built a decades-long legacy as a leading neurologist and advocate—helping design more inclusive medical spaces and shaping how future doctors see disability.

Dr. John Quinlan, outside the University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio
The Institute is a leading treatment, research, and teaching center for complex neurological conditions. As a patient centered facility, each component of the design was developed with patient, family, and caregiver input.
University of California San Diego, Pepper Canyon West Student Housing
La Jolla, California
Housing more than 1,300 students, the six-acre project contains ground level retail and amenity spaces designed to create an active, vibrant urban atmosphere.
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Announcing updated guidance for material selection and new research on embodied carbon

We’ve released new publications that strengthen our commitment to regenerative design: The Switch List, which presents criteria for material selection in two volumes, one for project partners, the other for product manufacturers; and the Embodied Carbon Benchmarking Report, a rigorous study that identifies the largest contributors to carbon emissions in 89 of our projects.

Maine Medical Center Malone Family Tower
Portland, Maine
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This new sustainability standard is a game-changer for sports and entertainment venues

How can sports stadiums and concert arenas shrink their massive environmental footprints? A groundbreaking new sustainability platform called GOAL—shaped by the lessons of Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena—is helping venues chart a path to net zero.

The synergy of design, research, and technology fuels our work to enhance the built environment.