[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 134 (Tuesday, August 8, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1124]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING DESIGN COLLABORATIVE

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                             HON. JIM BANKS

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 8, 2017

  Mr. BANKS of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize Design 
Collaborative, an architecture and engineering firm in Fort Wayne, 
Indiana. This year marks their 25th anniversary.
  Since 1992, Design Collaborative, and its team of architects, 
engineers, interior designers, and graphic designers has created 
projects in northeast Indiana, with work focused on higher education, 
healthcare, and workplace design. Over the last few years, it has 
developed a strong portfolio in the design of spaces for financial, 
recreational, multi-family housing, and civic clients.
  The company was founded by two architects and an engineer with dreams 
of improving people's worlds through the design of people-first places. 
Today, Design Collaborative employs over 60 people and is a model 
business for developing a culture and environment that attracts and 
retains talent to the region. They are also consistently and actively 
involved in the development of downtown Fort Wayne and northeast 
Indiana. Their work has helped make the Fort Wayne region a destination 
to live, work, and play.
  Over 25 years, Design Collaborative has designed thousands of 
projects in Fort Wayne and beyond, impacting clients in Indiana, 
Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, 
Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, 
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
  Design Collaborative has earned multiple honors, including the 2011 
American Institute of Architects Indiana Chapter Distinguished Firm of 
the Year, 2015 Indiana Office of Small Business Entrepreneurship 
Companies to Watch, 2017 Professional Services Management Journal 
Circle of Excellence, 7-time Best Places to Work in Indiana, and 
multiple local and national design awards from organizations like the 
American Institute of Architects, American School and University 
Magazine, and Illumination Engineering Society.
  Since its beginning, Design Collaborative has always believed that 
the true measure of a project's success is the positive impact it has 
on the lives of the people who use it. Design Collaborative truly 
believes in people-first places. Its goal is to make life better for 
the people who live, work, learn, heal, or worship inside the spaces 
they design.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate the entire team at Design 
Collaborative on 25 years of improving people's worlds through design, 
and wish them another 25 years and more.

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