HDR Architecture announced that Larry Lord, AIA, has joined the firm as director of science + technology for the southern region.
A founding partner at Lord, Aeck & Sargent, Lord is nationally renowned for his leadership in architecture for complex projects. His career has included design for basic science, translational health science, analytical testing, next-generation engineering, and facilities for energy and environmental sciences.
He is also extremely knowledgeable in the planning and design of specialty laboratories with complex technological requirements and constraints such as highly-controlled environments for containment, for sensitive equipment and instrumentation, and for work at sub-micron and the nano-scales. BD+C
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