HDR

HDR is an employee-owned architecture and engineering firm founded in 1917 and based in Omaha, Nebraska, with more than 10,000 people worldwide. It designs across healthcare, transportation, water, and energy, and ranks among the largest AE practices in the country. HDR is architect of record for Henry Ford Health’s $2.2 billion Destination: Grand expansion in Detroit, a 20-story, 1.2 million-square-foot patient tower that topped out in 2026. The firm pairs building design with heavy civil and environmental engineering, letting it carry complex institutional and infrastructure programs from planning through construction. Its healthcare group is a national leader in acute-care and academic medical center design.