HDR Architecture Expands into Germany

OMAHA, Neb. — HDR Architecture, headquartered in Omaha, continues to expand as one of the world’s top health care and science + technology design firms. It recently merged with TMK Architekten Ingeneieure, a Dusseldorf, Germany-based company that has led the country’s health care architecture market. The merged company will operate as HDR TMK, and will serve as the hub of the firm’s health care and science + technology design programs in Europe.

TMK brings almost 200 employees from offices located all over Germany. It was founded more than 50 years ago and has since designed more than 1,500 health care projects, including large-scale replacement hospitals, community clinics, surgical centers and outpatient facilities, throughout Europe. The company is known for its expertise in evidence-based design.

“This is an exciting announcement for both HDR and TMK and a key part of our global strategy,” said Doug Wignall, president of HDR Architecture, in a statement. “As a firm, HDR has made a commitment not only to designing projects all over the world and bringing the best ideas from around the globe to our clients, but to establishing a permanent presence in strategic locations around the globe. We are excited about the opportunity to blend the unique perspective that TMK offers as a German health care practice into HDR’s global team of thought leaders from North America, the Middle East and the Pacific Rim.”

HDR Architecture employs more than 1,300 professionals in 44 offices across the globe, including offices in the U.S., Canada, China, Europe, the Middle East and Australia. Mergers like this one are a key part of the firm’s growth strategy. With the addition of TMK, HDR Architecture now has more than 20 percent of employees located outside of the United States. It is a subsidiary of HDR Inc., a global architecture, engineering and consulting firm.