"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.
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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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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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Minute Maid Park without Tal's Hill
March 29, 2017
Here are some before-and-after views of center field at Minute Maid Park, now that Tal's Hill has been removed. The comments reflect a diversity of opinions on the slope, which has been the case for the hill's entire history. read more...
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Pirates extend backstop netting at PNC Park
March 20, 2017
Change comes slowly to what is "widely considered one of the most beautiful ballparks in the country," PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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...