"Everything that rises must converge." Flannery O'Connor
At Convergence Design, we desire to improve the quality of the built environment through excellent architecture, great design and sound planning.
Convergence Design is about bringing work, family and community together into a seamless whole. It’s about connecting people in every aspect of their lives, and bringing them together in positive spaces. Convergence Design values people more than design awards and values the communities where buildings exist as much as the buildings themselves. We’re about finding design solutions that are as right for a particular place as they are for a particular time.
Welcome to Convergence Design.
Recent Blog Posts
- Farewell to Tal's Hill—09/29/2016
- It lasted 17 seasons, which is perhaps longer than expected, but after the Houston Astros end their home season, the notorious hill in center field, known from Minute Maid Park's opening day as Tal's Hill, will be no more. read more...
- AIA takes on Dimension M—03/25/2016
- As architects face ethical decisions that fall purely in the range of practice, they often discover that the greatest challenges occur when one obligation runs—headlong, it may seem—into another. read more...
- Spontaneous urban planning—11/20/2015
- We like grand boulevards, and sometimes you have to knock down a few buildings to get them. But much of what passes for urban planning in our schools and in our actual cities is little more than wishful thinking at best, and crippling regulation at worst. read more...
- Wasted space—11/13/2015
- These extra-wide corridors have me rethinking the idea of wasted space. If they contribute to the well-being of the building's occupants and visitors, the space isn't really wasted, is it? read more...
- Strange action at a distance—11/03/2015
- It's a physics term, but strange action at a distance applies to economic development, as well. A recent example: the Kansas City Royals' recent run to the World Series title in October 2015. read more...
Convergence Design values the communities where buildings exist as much as the buildings themselves.
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Convergence Design contends for downtown study
October 12, 2017
Convergence Design was part of a team vying for a downtown redevelopment study in Frankfort, Kentucky read more...
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Do or die for sports facility proposal
October 12, 2017
A local developer is pitching a site in Pensacola for an indoor sports facility based on study work that Converengence Design helped with in 2015 (not 2012 as stated in the article). read more...
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Pensacola arena proposed
October 04, 2017
Convergence Design was part of a team engaged by Escambia County, Florida to study the possibility of new sports and tourism facilities in the County. As part of that study, Convergence looked at the Bay Center, an older existing arena, and put forward a replacement plan that would better suit the characteristics of the Pensacola market. read more...
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Show Low explores possible convention center
June 13, 2017
Convergence Design was part of a team engaged to help the city of Show Low, Arizona assess the need for new public facilities in the community. Phase I of the study, just completed, suggests a possible multipurpose facility could accommodate a wide range of local and regional uses. read more...
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Grand River Center adds $9 million annually to local economy
December 30, 2016
A recent study concluded that the Grand River Center has an annual economic impact of $9.7 million to the Dubuque, Iowa economy. The center opened in 2003, and has been the catalyst of the redevelopment of Dubuque's 4th Street Peninsula on the Mississippi riverfront. read more...