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Creative. Entrepreneurial. Responsible. Diverse. Sensitive. We’re all about trying to achieve something special here. We don’t over plan, we look for opportunities. We’re flexible and we care about helping people realize their potential. We do much more as a team than simply design together, we also offer Architect for a Day and an internship program for design students, Walk and Ride to End Alzheimer’s, volunteer at schools in our communities, plant trees, prepare meals for families at local children’s hospitals, and much more. HCMers are not just co-workers, we are family.
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What We Do
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As a collaborative of creative professionals focused on the built environment, we provide an integrated multi-disciplinary approach to design. Our markets include:
Education
Healthcare
Housing + Mixed-Use
Senior Living
Landscape Architecture
Planning
Interior Design
Graphics & Signage
Our Studios
Who We Are
What We Do
How We Do It
Our Studios
Our Culture
Our Framework for Discovery inspires design excellence through a formal process that incorporates thoughtful analysis of the existing environment, an immersive and inclusive exploration of design options, and a strong appreciation for the unique spirit of your campus. This framework reveals outcomes that are specific and authentic to users, places, and time. We respect every campus’ prevailing character – it is the Genius Loci of place that inspires our design.
How We Do It
Who We Are
What We Do
How We Do It
Our Studios
Our Culture
As a collaboration of creative professionals focused on the built environment, Hord Coplan Macht provides an integrated multi-disciplinary approach to design, including planning, programming, and design for feasibility studies, renovations, and new construction.
What We Do
Who We Are
What We Do
How We Do It
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4
University & Community College Clients
100+
Employees Nationwide
320+
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Active Adult
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Employees Nationwide
300+
We approach each project as a unique challenge with solutions derived from an innovative, collaborative, and sustainable design process. Through this process, we forge lasting relationships with our clients that extend well beyond a singular project. It is the strength of these relationships – coupled with the satisfaction of the students, faculty, and staff – which provides the metric by which we measure our success.
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Offices Nationwide
11
University & Community College Clients
200+
Employees Nationwide
400+
Years in Practice
48
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Our Team
Offices Nationwide
11
University & Community College Clients
200+
Employees Nationwide
400+
Years in Practice
48
Quick Facts
We approach each project as a unique challenge with solutions derived from an innovative, collaborative, and sustainable design process. Through this process, we forge lasting relationships with our clients that extend well beyond a singular project. It is the strength of these relationships – coupled with the satisfaction of the students, faculty, and staff – which provides the metric by which we measure our success.
About Us
Creative. Entrepreneurial. Responsible. Diverse. Sensitive. We’re all about trying to achieve something special here. We don’t over plan, we look for opportunities. We’re flexible and we care about helping people realize their potential. We do much more as a team than simply design together, we also offer Architect for a Day and an internship program for design students, Walk and Ride to End Alzheimer’s, volunteer at schools in our communities, plant trees, prepare meals for families at local children’s hospitals, and much more. HCMers are not just co-workers, we are family.
Our Culture
Who We Are
What We Do
How We Do It
Our Market Sectors
Our Culture
As a collaborative of creative professionals focused on the built environment, we provide an integrated multi-disciplinary approach to design. Our markets include:
Education
Healthcare
Housing + Mixed-Use
Senior Living
Landscape Architecture
Planning
Interior Design
Graphics & Signage
Our Market Sectors
Who We Are
What We Do
How We Do It
Our Market Sectors
Our Culture
Our Framework for Discovery inspires design excellence through a formal process that incorporates thoughtful analysis of the existing environment, an immersive and inclusive exploration of design options, and a strong appreciation for the unique spirit of your campus. This framework reveals outcomes that are specific and authentic to users, places, and time. We respect every campus’ prevailing character – it is the Genius Loci of place that inspires our design.
How We Do It
Who We Are
What We Do
How We Do It
Our Market Sectors
Our Culture
As a collaboration of creative professionals focused on the built environment, Hord Coplan Macht provides an integrated multi-disciplinary approach to design, including planning, programming, and design for feasibility studies, renovations, and new construction.
What We Do
Who We Are
What We Do
How We Do It
Our Market SEctors
Our Culture
Hord Coplan Macht was founded with the goal of providing exceptional architectural, landscape architectural, planning and interior design services to our clients. We provide these services for education, healthcare, multifamily/mixed use, senior living, commercial office, retail and historic preservation clients with award-winning expertise on a local, regional and national level.
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Central Piedmont Community College, Advanced Technology Building
University of Colorado Boulder, Aerospace Engineering Sciences
Front Range Community College, Health Care Careers Center
Design for Aging, National Association
of Home Builders
Award Winner
Carroll County Career and Technology Center
Design for Aging, National Association
of Home Builders
Award Winner
Eastern Wyoming Community College, Career & Technical Education Center
Colorado State University, Global Food Innovation Center
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Maryland Institute College of Art, Leake Residence Hall
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University of Colorado Denver, Lynx Crossing Residence Hall
Morgan State University, Baldwin Hall and Cummings House
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Design for Aging, National Association
of Home Builders
Award Winner
University of North Carolina Charlotte, Levine Honors Residence Hall
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Design for Aging, National Association
of Home Builders
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University of North Carolina Charlotte, Hunt Residence Hall
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Morgan State University, Thurgood Marshall Hall
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Juniata College, Statton Learning Commons
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Colorado State University, Lory Student Center
Loyola University Maryland, ALANA Services and Student Activities Center
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Design for Aging, National Association
of Home Builders
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Aims Community College, Student Center
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Design for Aging, National Association
of Home Builders
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Colorado State University Pueblo, Occhiato Student Center
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University of North Carolina Charlotte, Student Union
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University of Colorado Boulder, Aerospace Engineering Sciences
Colorado State University, Scott Bioengineering Building
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Design for Aging, National Association
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University of Maryland College Park, Chemistry Laboratories and Administrative Suite
Radford University, Center for Adaptive Innovation & Creativity
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Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, Gibson Spark
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Design for Aging, National Association
of Home Builders
Award Winner
Loyola University Maryland, Donnelly Science Building
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Washington Adventist University, Health Professions & Wellness Building
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Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing
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George Washington University, OSCE Suite
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Front Range Community College, Health Care Careers Center
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University of Maryland College Park, School of Nursing
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Colorado State University, Health Education Outreach Center
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University of Colorado Boulder, Aerospace Engineering Sciences
Johns Hopkins University, Croft Active Learning Classroom
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Design for Aging, National Association
of Home Builders
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Colorado State University, HYDRO Building
Johns Hopkins University, Carey Business School
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Design for Aging, National Association
of Home Builders
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Millersville University, Lombardo Hall Business School
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Colorado State University Pueblo, General Classroom Building
Academics
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Scott Walters
Travis Bostic
Gep Pond
Michelle Horn
Casey Smith
Gwen Gilley
Paul Lund
Jennifer Cordes
Gary Hubler
Gary Lang
Meet our Higher Education Leadership
Ryan leads each project with a deep passion for design that involves all parties in a collaborative process that clearly defines project goals and builds consensus. With every project, Ryan sets precedence on client service. His sense of responsibility to the client is reflected in everything from the sustainable design elements he incorporates into projects, to the rigorous budget management he maintains. He strives to develop a close relationship with the client, assisting them to define and ultimately execute their project goals. Ryan’s strengths lie in coordinating the planning and design team from the initial concept through the final documents and personally seeing that process through from beginning to end. He has tremendous technical expertise in complex equipment-driven programming and building issues like envelope detailing. He pays close attention to each design consultant’s work throughout the process in order to deliver a complete and cohesive final product in which every individual involved in the process can take pride.
Ryan Nichols, AIA, NCARB, LEED BP+C
Senior Associate
Topher’s unique pathway to becoming an architect has provided him with rich and varied experience. Prior to entering into the architecture profession, he obtained a bachelor’s degree in performance theatre with emphases in technical theatre and directing from the University of Northern Colorado. Both of those emphases have provided him with the skills necessary to be a capable project manager and architect. His desire to work on education projects stems from his belief that educational facilities are not only an integral part of a person’s growth, but also an important asset to the community they serve. His passion for sustainable design drives him to design facilities that provide an efficient asset to the community for the life of the building.
Topher Skulley, AIA, TCG, USITT, LEED AP
Associate principle
Leanne is a project architect / project manager in Hord Coplan Macht’s Education Studio. Her ten years of experience includes both higher education and independent school projects. She offers project management experience with in-depth technical knowledge and attention to detail for complex renovation and new construction projects. Leanne has effectively led design teams from schematic design through construction documents and construction administration while collaborating with clients and consultants.
Leanne Phillips, AIA
Senior Associate
Jeff has over 30 years of project management experience in higher education planning and in design projects ranging in size up to $98 million. His experience includes the Center for the Built Environment and the Student Center at Morgan State University and the Main Building Addition and Renovation at Baltimore City Community College. As a manager, he has overseen both budgets and schedules for multi-discipline teams and complex project delivery. Prior to joining Hord Coplan Macht, Jeff worked for CSD Architects where he was responsible for project management on higher education design projects.
Jeff Kreshtool, AIA
Senior Associate
Scott is a Principal and Design Director of the Education Studio. He has led Hord Coplan Macht’s design team on multiple education projects for universities and community colleges, as well as private and public K-12 schools. Scott believes great architecture arises from the unexpected and his thoughtful solutions emerge from analysis, curiosity, and hard work. A methodology tied intimately to the people, places, and time in which and for which we work. Focusing on investigation and imagination, Scott creates architecture with inspiring ideas and meaningful connections. Some of his most notable work includes the Darlington Hall at Harford Community College, Maryland Hillel and UMCP, and the Smith Center at Mount Saint Joseph High School. A registered architect in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C., Scott is a member of the AIA Baltimore Board of Directors. He is also a frequent guest critic and former adjunct faculty member at the Morgan State University Graduate School of Architecture.
Scott Walters, AIA, SCUP, LEED AP, NCARB
Principal
Travis is a Principal in the firm’s Education Studio. He mentors others while guiding all of the designs that come out of the studio. His work is inspired by the surrounding environment allowing his solutions to morph given the existing physical environment. Travis’s process utilizes his skills with computer studies and physical models to explain his thoughts and work interactively with his team and his clients. He has been involved on many different projects but has a focus on educational facilities. He brings a sense of responsibility to the client that’s reflected in the design elements he incorporates in to each of his projects. Travis is an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado, College of Architecture and Planning, where he teaches senior design in a crossover studio of engineers and architecture students.
Travis Bostic, AIA, NCARB, LEED BD+C
Principal
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Kurt Thompson, AIA
Associate Principal
As a Principal with Hord Coplan Macht, Michelle has extensive experience designing for various project types throughout her career. Her portfolio of work includes education, corporate, multi-family and senior living projects. She is a leader, visionary, and results driven certified interior designer with more than 18 years of expertise. Award-winning and well-versed designer, Michelle facilitates and delivers the client’s vision and addresses user functionality. She creates attractive, high-performing spaces that meet critical user needs while balancing real world limitations. A passionate and devoted designer, Michelle adds value to the built environment by incorporating sustainable materials and design solutions to promote healthy, timeless spaces. With each design and material selection, Michelle strives to stimulate the senses and inspire well-being to achieve memorable experiences.
Michelle Horn, ASID, LEED AP + ID&C, NCIDQ
Principal
Casey Smith is a Principal in Hord Coplan Macht’s Education Studio. His experience includes a number of complex K-12 and higher education projects; including renovations, additions and new construction. Casey is involved in all phases of a project including programming, feasibility studies, schematic design, construction documents, specifications and construction administration. Throughout all of these processes, He is intimately involved with helping his clients develop consensus by providing decision support. His experience includes numerous presentations to community and regulatory groups, and he has a proven track record for keeping difficult projects on schedule and on budget.
Casey Smith, AIA, A4LE, LEED AP, NCARB
Principal
Gwen lead the Hord Coplan Macht Higher Education Studio and has more than 30 years of experience in design and architecture. Her 10 years of experience in interior design prior to joining HCM gives her an integrated perspective on the architectural design process. Throughout the design and construction process, she has a strong reputation for accountability and responsiveness to her Owner and Contractor needs to help keep projects on schedule and in budget, while maintaining a high level of quality and design integrity. Gwen provides design leadership for some of the firm’s most complex higher education projects and brings a collaborative and interactive process to her projects assuring that all stakeholders are fully engaged, and are an integral part of the design process and ultimate successful design solutions.
Gwen Gilley, AIA, LEED BD+C, NCARB, SCUP
Principal
Paul is highly experienced in the programming, planning, design and management of collegiate facilities, including new stand-alone facilities and various renovations to accommodate academic programs in existing facilities. As a principal in the Education Studio, he leads the higher education design practice. Paul has been instrumental in planning and designing buildings at Georgetown University, American University, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Virginia. He has a passion for designing buildings that not only meet the programmatic goals, but contribute to the campus and community in a meaningful way. Paul believes in bringing his clients into the design process in an integrated and collaborative fashion. He brings the latest educational philosophies and research to his clients and synthesizes them with the institution’s unique mission to create successful and innovative environments.
Paul Lund, AIA, SCUP, NCARB
Principal
With more than 25 years of experience in architecture, Jennifer leads the Denver Higher Education Design Studio. She provides planning and design leadership for the firm’s most complex campus projects in support of active teaching and research. She has participated in both planning and architectural projects for new construction, renovations and adaptive reuse scopes for educational facilities. Additionally, Jennifer has a seasoned knowledge of design for science and laboratory spaces. Jennifer is a strong advocate for a collaborative and interactive design process that focuses on high performing designs that capture the culture of an institution.
Jennifer Cordes, AIA, NCARB, SCUB, LD B+C
Principal
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