Studio
Notes, hiring, events.
The cultural and intellectual life of the practice — long-form essays from the team, the roles we're currently hiring for, and the public events we host or contribute to.
Notes
Long-form from the studio.
Essays on typology, construction economics, and the experiential-venue category. One substantive post per quarter.
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February 11, 2025 · Tim Derrington
The Pickleball Venue as Building Type
Pickleball is being treated by the architecture profession as a fad. The numbers, the demographics, and the operational economics suggest something else — and the building type that supports it is starting to acquire its own logic.
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November 3, 2024 · Tim Derrington
Building Community Through Public-Private Partnerships
P3 procurement structures are reshaping how recreational and cultural facilities get built in growing Texas cities — and quietly changing what designers can credibly propose.
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September 14, 2024 · Tim Derrington
Industrial Architecture with Character
What climbing gyms taught us about shell-and-core economics — and why the Type IIB shell is the right canvas for design ambition that has to survive a developer's pro forma.
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Hiring
Build the studio with us.
We are hiring. Candidate notes, the studio rituals, and full role descriptions live on the dedicated hiring page.
Events
Upcoming.
Studio open houses, talks, and public events. RSVP where applicable.
No public events on the schedule right now. To be notified about studio open houses and talks, email studio@derrington.co.