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K-12 Education

Independent Schools

Bowie Gridley Architects joined DLR Group in 2021, adding talent to complement and strengthen our global K-12 Education practice. Today we deliver independent school design as one unified team, cementing our status as the leading education design firm in the world.

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Peterson Middle School Photo © Prakash Patel

Teenage Dream

January 28, 2022

Architecture DC showcases Peterson Middle School - a progressive creative space for learning and applying.

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Richard Salopek

Richard Salopek

Client Leader Principal
Richard Salopek

Richard Salopek

AIA
Client Leader Principal
Richard has more than 30 years of professional experience, including extensive experience in master planning and project management for institutional and private sector clients. He applies his broad knowledge to educational, cultural and civic projects of all sizes and types.
Robert Allen

Robert Allen

Client Leader Principal
Robert Allen

Robert Allen

AIA
Client Leader Principal
With more than 35 years of experience, Robert has served as a project architect on educational, cultural, and civic projects throughout the U.S. He started his career with design studies of numerous Broadway theaters, and renovation studies for the Vivian Beaumont Theater in Lincoln Center.
Kwame Bailey

Kwame Bailey

K-12 Education Business Development Leader Principal
Kwame Bailey

Kwame Bailey

K-12 Education Business Development Leader Principal
Kwame leads business development efforts for the K-12 Education studio, a role that allows him to develop and maintain strategic partnerships that advance brand awareness, firm growth, and client retention. Based in Washington, D.C., Kwame is responsible for establishing new relationships and managing existing clients to build the firm’s K-12 Education practice on the east coast.
Bill Gridley

Bill Gridley

Client Leader Principal
Bill Gridley

Bill Gridley

FAIA, NCARB
Client Leader Principal
A Fellow of the AIA, Bill has more than 35 years of experience as a professional architect, including more than 30 years with Bowie Gridley Architects, which he co-founded in 1981. He has also been honored with appointment to the GSA Design and Construction Peer Review Commission.
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Our promise is to elevate the human experience through design. We explore those challenges with best-in-class clients committed to improving our world.

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