DLR Group Expands Cultural+Performing Arts Team in Washington, DC

	Rich Hubacker

Rich Hubacker joins DLR Group to lead and grow the firm's Cultural+Performing Arts practice in the northeast. Working from the firm's Washington, DC studio, Hubacker manages integrated design teams that specialize in creating spaces where communities can gather to celebrate the arts and shaping memorable experiences for performers and audiences alike.

Hubacker has focused his career on working collaboratively with clients to develop guiding principles and values and to transform those into built environments. He approaches sustainability in a holistic manner, examining potentials at both building and district scales to create design solutions that offer improved social, physical, and emotional experiences for all. He actively seeks out opportunities to apply integrated design practices to optimize building performance and has completed numerous projects that exceed initial performance and sustainability goals.

"The profound impacts of how we live our daily lives and the work that we do can no longer to be underprioritized. As an architect, it is my responsibility to ensure that my children and grandchildren benefit from the projects that our teams design today," says Hubacker.

"Rich brings the design acumen, industry knowledge and connections, and leadership qualities needed to grow our practice in Washington, DC and along the east coast. He challenges design staff to think creatively and is a trusted mentor to young design professionals in the firm," says DLR Group senior principal Paul Westlake, FAIA, IIDA, who leads the firm's global Cultural+Performing Arts studio.

In addition to practicing architecture, Hubacker is a music lover and has a knack for building things. He builds his own bicycles and guitars and performs with local Washington DC bands ranging from an acoustic duet to a five-piece funk-rock band.

DLR Group is ranked as the #1 cultural design practice in the US by BD World Architecture and has earned more than 250 design awards for its cultural and performing arts projects.