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Engineering News-Record has ranked Clark Nexsen No. 1 among the Top Education Firms in the Southeast region for 2019. For decades, Clark Nexsen has been committed to designing innovative learning environments that inspire students and teachers and support the entire…

The American Institute of Architects, South Atlantic Region (AIA SAR) recognized an unprecedented six Clark Nexsen projects with design excellence awards at a ceremony held on April 14, 2019 during the Aspire Experience Conference in Asheville, North Carolina.

Davis Barracks at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has been named a 2018 “Best of the Best” project in Engineering News Record’s national competition. The project was selected by a panel of industry judges and the ENR editorial…

Architect Donna Francis has been named among the top Women in Business by the Triangle Business Journal. The 2019 list includes 25 leaders celebrated for their valuable contributions to the community in over a dozen categories. Donna is the sole…

Clark Nexsen’s transportation project teams were recently honored with two 2019 American Public Works Association (APWA) Mid-Atlantic Project of the Year Awards for their work on the College Drive Roundabout and the Nansemond Pkwy/Portsmouth Blvd Corridor Improvements. This award recognizes…

Clark Nexsen teamed up with Wells Fargo for the latest Feeding America of Southwest Virginia‘s Canstruction event in Roanoke, Virginia. Using downtown Roanoke as a theme, the team’s “A Can Do City” sculpture took home the honors in two categories,…

Wood Products Council has announced the winners of its 2019 WoodWorks Wood Design Awards, which celebrate innovation and excellence in U.S. wood building design. Blue Ridge Orthodontics in Asheville, NC was named a 2019 Regional Wood Design Excellence Award winner.…

In its annual Top Giants issue, Interior Design magazine ranked Clark Nexsen as No. 58 on its list of the top 100 interiors practices in 2019. With a significant interior design revenue increase, Clark Nexsen rose 16 spots from the…

Clark Nexsen received an Honor Award at the 2019 ACEC Virginia’s Engineering Excellence Awards Gala held February 7 for the Central Vehicle Wash Facility (CVWF) at the Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facility Complex at Fort Leonard Wood in Kansas City, Missouri.…

Associate AIA Virginia members Zakiya Wiggins (néeToney) and Ryan Oldach have been selected for AIA Virginia’s Emerging Leaders in Architecture program. Conceived of and led by a passionate steering committee of successful architects, the ELA program is now in its…

Architect Ryan Johnson is serving on the The American Institute of Architects Technology in Architecture Practice (TAP). He was asked to serve on the National Advisory Group in 2017. This AIA Knowledge Community monitors the development of computer technology and…

In a historic moment for the City of Virginia Beach, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held on December 14, 2018 for the Lesner Bridge, marking it officially open to the public. The ceremony was accompanied by remarks from City of…

Clark Nexsen received four 2018 design excellence awards from the American Institute of Architects North Carolina Chapter at an awards ceremony held October 19 in Durham. From 84 entries spanning public, private, and educational design by AIA North Carolina architects, the jury…

President of Clark Nexsen, Terri Hall, was recently honored with a Women in Business Achievement Award from Inside Business, the Hampton Roads Business Journal. Selected by an independent panel of judges, honorees for this award are recognized as businesswomen who…

The magazine of the American Council of Engineering Companies, Engineering, Inc., published an article about the adoption of Lean principles in their November/December issue. In “Getting into the Flow” author Bob Woods explores how engineering firms are adopting flow efficiency…

Kevin Utsey’s napkin sketch was selected as the 2018 Registered Architect Winner in the 2018 Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest. Kevin is a principal in Clark Nexsen’s Charlotte office. Architectural Record’s Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest demonstrates there is still a passion…

AIA Charlotte recently announced the 2016 Design Award recipients, recognizing two Clark Nexsen projects with design awards. Orchard Residence Hall at Penn State Brandywine earned a Merit Award for design excellence and a design competition entry for First Village Housing…

Clark Nexsen has been ranked the No. 20 leading architecture and design firm in the U.S., according to ARCHITECT Magazine, the official publication of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), which annually publishes its Architect 50 list.

Facing rising costs and pressures to reduce attrition in STEM programs, colleges and universities must weigh an understanding of best practices with costs throughout the planning process in order to provide better space that supports improved outcomes. The planning process…

Clark Nexsen received four 2018 design excellence awards from the American Institute of Architects North Carolina Chapter at an awards ceremony held October 19 in Durham.

The Davis Barracks at the U.S. Military Academy has been named a Best Project in New York in the Engineering News Record (ENR) 2018 Best Projects regional competition. Davis Barracks tied for Best Project with Zaha Hadid’s 520 W. 28th St.…

Julia Janaro and Don Kranbeuhl will present “Measured Performance in Integrated Design” at the 2018 I2SL Conference in Raleigh, NC.

The Society for Design Administrators recently elected Nikki Pierce vice president to their National Executive Committee. She will serve as vice president on the six-person committee for 2018-19. Nikki has chaired the SDA National Certification Committee since 2011 and was honored…