What We Do - Our Work and Markets

What We Do

Our work encompasses many project types that serve the public – from educating our youth to healing the sick, providing for a safe and pleasant commute, workplaces for the knowledge workers of today and tomorrow and supporting our justice system in providing for the public safety and security.

Urbahn’s planners and designers strive to enhance ther environment while maintaining the heritage of our communities.

Special Projects

For over forty years, Urbahn has taken on many one-of-a-kind projects - those that come without a "playbook". These projects all demand both and ingrained understanding of a client's vision and the ability to simultaneously think both creatively and analytically. Their functions can run the gamut from the simple to the very complex.

To us, it's not rocket science.

Historic Preservation

Maintaining our cultural heritage while meeting the needs of a modern society is one of the greatest challenges architects face. We have both restored historic edifices and adapted many structures to new and dynamic uses - both increasing their lifespan and giving their communities very important new public facilities.

On the Boards

Our current work encompasses all our different market segments, includes projects from the $100 thousand to $100 million range. They include new buildings, renovations, restorations, adaptive re-use, interiors, master plans and special studies.

Healthcare

The demands on our healthcare providers continues to become more complex. They need to keep up with the latest technological advances while also warm and comforting settings that enhance the healing process.

With a staff that includes both design and healthcare professionals, we are able to provide solutions that balance both the brick-and-mortar and operational aspects of the heathcare facility.

Higher Education

Urbahn has served numerous colleges and universities by designing academic, residential and a variety of support facilities and by providing comprehensive facility audits and campus master plans. We seek to satisfy the multiple needs of these institutions, as academic centers, communities and complex, operating organizations.

Colleges and universities are constantly competing to get the best and brightest students and faculty and their facilities are among their most marketable attributes. We work closely with them to produce cutting-edge yet friendly environments for learning, working and living.

Science & Research

The needs of our modern society requires the expertise of our scientific community. We have always maintained strong ties with these professionals and work closely with them to develop facilities that will support their needs by integrating flexible planning with the latest in building technologies and systems.

Urbahn's projects have included a range of research facilities from biomedical to sub-atomic in both academic and research environments.

Justice

The needs for our justice system to provide for a safe and secure society requires the design of special facilities to support their mission. We understand the whole gamut of issues - from overall project planning and organization to the details of finishes and furnishings - that are needed to make these facilities operationally effective and efficient.

Urbahn expertise to serve the criminal justice system has been called upon by Federal, state and local agencies for over twenty years.

Transportation

Both as members of the community and design professionals, we understand the mission of our transportation agencies - to move people and goods efficiently and safely. For our work, this means designing pleasant spaces and easy-to-understand wayfinding. It also means allowing these agencies to maintain 24/7 operations through construction - by careful project planning - and afterwards - by providing facilities that are easy to maintain and operate.

We have worked with many transportation agencies to develop all of their facility types - from stations to maintenance centers, operations centers and employee facilities - which help them meet their very critical mission.

K-12 Education

Almost from our inception, Urbahn has served educational clients from early childhood through high school. We appreciate the importance of their mission: to provide a key element in the development of tomorrow's citizens. We design facilities that support their educational mission and provide a stimulating environment for both students and teachers.

While educational in purpose, many of our designs also must function as community facilities and are the anchor of many neighborhoods. We understand the need to plan schools so that many facilities can be used after hours and on weekends without compromising the security of the building.

Higher Education	Transportation	Healthcare
Justice	On the Boards	Science & Research
Historic	Special Projects	K-12 Education