Catalyst
An Office-to-Lab Success Story
04.8.2025
Designers race to turn an empty Dallas office building into a fully functioning anatomical pathology lab....
All Together Now
A new STEM hub reshapes how Davis Senior High students connect with science and each other....
Storytelling in Design
04.3.2025
Designers work to find the story that will drive the project design and give it life....
Releases
Construction Begins on Innovative LPA-Designed Tribal Health Village Facility
04.14.2025
New Redding Rancheria facility designed by 2025 AIA Architecture Firm Award honoree will alter the paradigm of healthcare for the tribe by combining advanced medical...
LPA Launches ‘60 Acts of Kindness’ Volunteerism Campaign
03.26.2025
To commemorate its 60th anniversary, nation-leading multi-discipline design firm initiates program to encourage ‘humble acts of kindness.’...
LPA Design Studios Announces 2025 Diversity in Design Scholarship
03.14.2025
Now in its fifth year, the program takes aim at systemic inequality in the architecture and engineering professions....
News
Dallas Innovates: How DeSoto Is Planning to Make Southern Dallas a Key Part of the Life Science Pipeline
04.15.2025
LPA’s master plan for DeSoto’s Life Sciences Innovation Core maps out a campus for life science innovators to live, work and scale their startups...
Invest: Dallas-Fort Worth: Building a Biotech Hub, with Isabel Mandujano
03.12.2025
In an interview, LPA Director of Laboratory Planning Isabel Mandujano highlights North Texas’ biotech boom — and the facilities needed to power it....
C.A.S.H. Honors LPA Impact in K-12
02.26.2025
The Coalition for Adequate School Housing (C.A.S.H.) recognized the modernization of Roosevelt High School and the new student union at Britton Middle School for design...
Videos
AIA 2025 National Architecture Firm Award
04.9.2025
The American Institute of Architects recognized LPA Design Studios with the 2025 AIA Architecture Firm Award, the national organization’s top award for an architecture practice....
Inside a Net Zero Energy, All-Electric Fire Station
02.24.2025
Rancho Cucamonga Fire Station #178 is an all-electric facility that is home to one of the first all-electric fire trucks in North America. With a...
Freeman Elementary School - Garland ISD
02.13.2025
Freeman Elementary School is a comprehensive, community-focused school for 850 students in Garland, Texas. It features a dramatic public presence and a unique educational design...
Research
No Distraction
07.12.2024
Windows are not the enemy of focus. Studies highlight the importance of fine-tuning views and connections to nature to enhance attention spans and productivity....
Promoting Social Connections
01.3.2024
Designing welcoming and comfortable spaces can boost a sense of belonging, community and trust....
Preparing Expert Learners
06.6.2023
Learning is a skillset. A love for learning can be developed and nurtured, giving students the tools for lifelong growth and adaptation....
