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DLR Group

Employee-owned (ESOP)HQ Seattle, Washingtondlrgroup.com

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Headquarters
Seattle, Wash., as listed by ENR in the 2026 Top 500 Design FirmsSource: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi… · As of 2026-10-05
Ownership type
Employee-owned (ESOP): the firm's site states "A leadership culture is intrinsic to DLR Group and is a direct outcome of being a 100% employee-owned firm"Source: dlrgroup.com/firm/leadership · As of 2026-10-11
Employees
More than 1,000 employee owners, per the firm's siteSource: dlrgroup.com/firm/history · As of 2026-10-11
Website
dlrgroup.comSource: dlrgroup.com · As of 2026-10-11

Legal name, DBA and former names

Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)

Ownership type

  • Employee-owned (ESOP): the firm's site states "A leadership culture is intrinsic to DLR Group and is a direct outcome of being a 100% employee-owned firm".Source: dlrgroup.com/firm/leadership · As of 2026-10-11

Employee count or band

Services and markets

  • DLR Group provides architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, acoustic design, audiovisual systems design, experiential graphic design, high performance design, landscape architecture, lighting design, preservation, reality capture, renewables, science and technology, and theater planning for civic, cultural and performing arts, federal, healthcare, higher education, hospitality, infrastructure, justice, K-12 education, mixed-use, sports, and workplace markets.Source: dlrgroup.com · As of 2026-10-11

Leaders

Licences (board records)

Federal awards (contracts)

  • USAspending recipient record DLR GROUP INC. (Seattle, WA), contract award obligations: FY2021 $0, FY2022 $0, FY2023 $0, FY2024 $0, FY2025 $0 (award types A to D; obligations as published, including modifications and negative adjustments)Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/b73b2b72-24ae-b432-c1… · As of 2026-10-11

Rankings and awards

News timeline

  • 2026-09-24: Conran and Partners joined DLR Group.Source: dlrgroup.com · As of 2026-10-11

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