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The Hord Coplan Macht Cool Box is a place to get to know some of the people and personalities who are delivering great ideas and leading work for our clients. In the Cool Box today: Heather Morehead, Higher Education Studio.   When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a…

HORD COPLAN MACHT PROJECT WINS NATIONAL DESIGN AWARD The annual Healthcare Design Magazine design showcase recently honored Hord Coplan Macht’s Mid-Michigan Medical Center--New Cardiovascular Center as one of the best design projects of 2018. Earning Honorable Mention, the cardiovascular center will improve hospital operations by integrating service lines and supporting a holistic approach to patient care. The three-story, $45 million, 170,000…

Last year, Hord Coplan Macht launched its inaugural Day of Giving in honor of our 40th anniversary. This year, we carried on the tradition, donating a total of $17,685 distributed across ten charities in Baltimore, Denver, and Alexandria, the locations of HCM’s three offices. On July 31, 208 HCM employees (out of a total of around 260) gave an amount…

Diverse Perspectives: HCM Women in Leadership Recently, two female HCM Principals from different offices and Studios convened at the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards’ (NCARB) annual business meeting in Detroit. While HCM would be proud to have any of its Principals represent the firm on the board, this situation is particularly unique due to the nature of diversity in…

Hord Coplan Macht is pleased to announce that it was awarded the Presidential Award of Excellence by the Maryland Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and a Merit Award for Historic Preservation by the Potomac Chapter of the ASLA.  Presented at the Maryland-Potomac chapters' annual gala, the awards program recognizes projects that demonstrate a superior quality of…

The Hord Coplan Macht Cool Box is a place to get to know some of the people and personalities who are delivering great ideas and leading work for our clients. In the Cool Box today: Justin Graham, Education Studio.   What parts of your personal life have influenced your work as an architect? Vice versa? Architecture has the tendency to…