HED is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with Denver-based Larson Incitti Architects. This formal partnership combines Larson Incitti Architects' staff with HED's national, award-winning integrated architecture and engineering team, significantly expanding Larson Incitti Architects' capabilities in education, religious and community design. Together, the firms will leverage community relationships to create new opportunities across multiple market sectors.


Marking its 25-year anniversary of experience in the greater Denver area, the Larson Incitti Architects team has established trust among clients in the community and Pre-K-12 education sectors by consistently delivering excellence through collaborative design innovation and dedication to client service. HED is well positioned to build upon that tradition of excellence with expanded market sector expertise in housing, science, mission critical, workplace, healthcare, higher education, manufacturing and product development. HED offers the support of a national team of architects, planners, MEP and structural engineers, and design specialists in laboratory planning, experiential graphic design, and landscape architecture.


"Our strategic partnership with Larson Incitti Architects is a great fit because of our shared commitment to create a positive impact for clients and the greater community," said Enrique Suarez, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, CO-CEO of HED. "We are pleased to formally announce our partnership and look forward to using our combined strength to explore new opportunities in the Denver area and deliver long-term success for our clients."


HED is known for its aspirational company culture and innovative professional services, and collaborative approach to project teaming. As an inclusive and integrated practice, HED values diversity in perspectives, experiences, abilities, and expertise, and this reputation and culture fits neatly with Larson Incitti Architects values. An award-winning integrated firm of architects and engineers, HED has recently been honored with national recognition for its collaborative, innovative solutions and project leadership by the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) and the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC).


"Larson Incitti Architects has always been dedicated to client service and committed to the Denver community, and since our founding, we've emphasized learning and collaboration in our company culture — values we share with HED," said Bruce Larson, AIA, Principal of Larson Incitti Architects. "Those shared values and commitments are strengthened by joining forces with a national team, and we look forward to working with HED to continue creating positive impact for our clients in Denver and the surrounding area."

The Chicago Women in Architecture Foundation (CWAF) has recently celebrated the graduation of its inaugural Ladders to Leadership Program, a unique six-month intensive educational series for up-and-coming female leaders in the architecture industry.

Designed for mid-career, licensed women architects on the path to becoming equity owners, principals and C-suite leaders, 15-women were selected in January 2023, to participate in the program at no cost to them through a discerning application process. The program is underwritten by sponsors including The Driehaus Foundation, the Illinois chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and individual CWAF board members. Twelve day-long sessions featured senior level executive guest speakers of architecture practices and architecture firm-adjacent businesses such as law firms, accounting firms, banks, insurance, and public relations firms on the topics of business development, negotiations, financial health assessments, risk management, operations structures, HR practices, and evaluating performance, and ownership and shareholder structures. HED was uniquely privileged to have two team members applications accepted to the program this year: Chauncey Kingsbury and Catherine Van Leer.

HED is pleased to share that, effective immediately, architect Catherine Van Leer, AIA, has been elevated to the position of Healthcare Market Sector Leader in Chicago. Catherine is a passionate, practiced architect with a depth of knowledge in the healthcare space, known for leveraging her diverse capabilities to arrive at creative solutions that showcase thought leadership and commitment to healing environments. With over 15 years of industry experience serving clients such as Northwestern Medicine and Loyola Medicine, she leads multidisciplinary teams through the design and construction process. “The guiding principles of LEAN design are at the core of how I approach every project,” says Catherine, “this framework enables me to collaborate effectively across design disciplines and maintain high project performance.”


“Catherine’s elevation to Market Sector Leader reflects a new generation of leaders within the firm,” says Brett Paloutzian AIA, NCARB, MBA, Business Leader – Healthcare, “We continue to shape the formation of our design teams around experience that best meets the challenges our clients face, and this expansion of the leadership team reflects that.”

HED has revealed the design of the second phase of the Ardenwood Innovation and Life Sciences Center expansion, adding a new 75,000 square foot facility to its existing 100,000 square foot built-to-suit for cancer genomics company, Personalis, Inc. who occupied their corporate headquarters and laboratory facility in October of last year.

With central access to airports, freeways, research and higher education facilities, a strong supply chain of services providers, and supportive zoning, Fremont, CA has positioned itself as a hub of biomedical investment in Northern California. A few short years ago, the city recently received a federal grant to build an East Bay biomedical manufacturing cluster, and The Biomedical Manufacturing Network, a three-year program designed to boost the region’s strength in the biotech industry, has strengthened Fremont’s reputation as a prime location for companies to scale operations with relative ease.

This building will be a new addition to the existing site and will expand Perceptive Real Estate Equities, Inc’s life science offerings by an additional 75,000 SF two-story life sciences building. The new building will be positioned adjacent to an existing 100,000 SF Personalis, Inc. laboratory and headquarters facility, offering the opportunity for a single tenant to occupy the 75,000 SF expansion building or for multiple tenants to be spread across the building with strategic adjacencies of parking and shared outdoor amenities.

We're extremely pleased to share that our firm has been ranked for the second year among the Top 100 Green Design Firms by Engineering News Record!

Our team’s knowledge and experience with high performing building projects is just one part of a much larger story about our values and culture. HED’s firmwide mission is to have a positive impact for our clients, the community, and the world through design excellence. We define that as a solution built from thoughtful decision-making that creates measurable, real world positive impact. Sustainability is inseparable from design excellence, and significantly benefits what we refer to as “the triple bottom line” - the social, economic, and environmental impacts of a project.