Company Profile

HDR is an employee-owned architectural, engineering and consulting firm that helps clients manage complex projects and make sound decisions.

As an integrated firm, HDR provides a total spectrum of services for our clients. Our staff professionals represent hundreds of disciplines and partner on blended teams throughout North America and abroad to provide solutions beyond the scope of traditional A/E/C firms.

• More than 8,000 professionals
• A broad spectrum of disciplines, including architects, engineers, consultants, scientists, planners and construction managers

Business Indicators

• No. 1 in Modern Healthcare's 2009 "Annual Construction & Design Survey of Healthcare Architects" [ more ]
• No. 13 in Engineering News-Record's 2009 "Top 500 Design Firms" [ more ]
• Repeat clients account for 80 percent of HDR's work [ more ]

Locations and Services

• More than 185 locations worldwide [ more ]
• Projects in all 50 states and in 60 countries [ more ]
• HDR offers industry-leading services in architecture, engineering, consulting, design-build and program management [ more ]

History and Leadership

• Founded in 1917 by H.H. Henningson
• 1930s – Henningson hires future partners Willard Richardson and Chuck Durham
• 1996 – New CEO Richard Bell leads HDR to employee ownership [ more history and leadership ]