Little Diversified Architectural Consulting (Little), a national transdisciplinary design firm with offices across the country, and Hughes Group Architects of Sterling, VA, have joined forces. This strategic acquisition combines Hughes Group Architects’ deep strength in sports and recreation design with Little’s well-established Community, Workplace, Retail and Healthcare practices.
Hughes Group Architects has been a NIRSA member for more than 25 years. “Becoming part of Little allows us to offer a much wider breadth of design services to our higher education clients than ever before,” said Gavin Myers, AIA, Office President for Little’s DC office and former Principal at Hughes Group Architects. “Joining Little offers our team the unparalleled resources and expertise of a national transdisciplinary design firm while enhancing and continuing our commitment to outstanding client service.”
Little invites you to stop by booth 723 at the 2024 NIRSA Annual Conference and Campus Rec & Wellness Expo to chat further about the exciting opportunities this acquisition will bring.
Both companies have a shared passion for design with rich histories that span decades. Little and Hughes Group Architects are committed to improving human experience and enhancing educational, cultural, spiritual, and physical opportunities through responsible and innovative design.
“People—our clients, our teams, and the communities where our projects exist—are the heartbeat of everything we do at Little,” said Carolyn Rickard-Brideau, Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Little. “We are excited to have the talented people from Hughes Group Architects join us to bring our campus recreation clients enriched design solutions focused on their unique goals.”
Little and Hughes Group are national design firms recognized for crafting exceptional solutions that elevate client performance in the community, retail, workplace and healthcare industries. Joining forces as one offers a long history of campus recreation design, including projects such as the Coastal Carolina Student Recreation and Convocation Center, Orange Coast College Kinesiology & Athletics Complex, Queens University of Charlotte Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation, University of Illinois Activities and Recreation Center, and University of Texas at Arlington Maverick Activities Center.
Hughes Group Architects has designed many prestigious campus recreation centers, including the 2016 Outstanding Facility Award’s Dr. Betty L. Siegel Student Recreation and Activities Center at Kennesaw State University and the 2014 Outstanding Facility Award’s Carpenter Sports Building at the University of Delaware.
With more than 400 professionals across the U.S., Little combines expertise in traditional architectural services (architecture, engineering, interior architecture) with proficiency in additional architectural consulting services (planning, sustainability, site design, brand consulting, digital visualization and smart building technologies).
