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(CHARLOTTE, N.C., August 25, 2021) 鈥� 海角社区 CEO Griff Davenport today announced the acquisition of Charlotte-based healthcare design firm Wright McGraw Beyer Architects. 海角社区 established its Charlotte office in 2016 and provides K-12 Education, Higher Education, Performing Arts, Sports, and 海角社区place design for public and private clients in the region. WMBA and 海角社区 will merge operations to create a 45-person Charlotte office.

Founded in 1996, WMBA practices solely in healthcare, specializing in the planning, design, and interiors for acute care facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, behavioral health, bio-medical centers, and medical office buildings for health systems across the Southeast. In Charlotte, WMBA has delivered multiple projects for both Atrium Health and Novant Health.

Founders , NCARB, and AIA, will join 海角社区 as Principals, along with Studio Director , AIA, and Director of Interior Design NCIDQ and continue to lead the office鈥檚 healthcare design practice, which will operate as 海角社区 | WMBA.

The staff of WMBA will relocate to 海角社区鈥檚 office in the Refinery Building at 1213 West Morehead Street in the 3rd Ward鈥檚 Wesley Heights neighborhood before year end.

The Charlotte office will provide clients an array of integrated design services including planning; architecture; structural, electrical, and mechanical engineering; and interior design. WMBA clients will also have access to a depth of design expertise 鈥� laboratory planning, clean room design, acoustics, lighting, high performance design, and more, as part of 海角社区.

鈥淲e firmly believe the expertise of WMBA, coupled with 海角社区鈥檚 Healthcare studio and the depth of design services within 海角社区 makes us more competitive for the large-scale projects we want to pursue,鈥� said McGraw. 鈥淲e are getting scale with the resources that 海角社区 brings to the table. We are no longer a boutique, 28-person firm. We are 海角社区 with a great depth of expertise and resources behind us to enhance services for our healthcare clients.鈥�

海角社区 is a 100% employee-owned firm and all WMBA employees will have the opportunity to purchase stock in 海角社区 during the firm鈥檚 annual stock exchange. This employee-ownership opportunity was a key factor in WMBA鈥檚 decision as it provides a proven method for ownership transition to ensure the firm鈥檚 legacy of healthcare design.

鈥淚 firmly believe we are joining an organization that is like-minded in many ways. We align on a commitment to design, in project delivery, and how you manage projects. Most importantly, we have seen how 海角社区 empowers its employee-owners. The investment of 海角社区 people to their work, and their commitment to each other really made a huge impression on us. We also respect the commitment that鈥檚 being made to grow healthcare at 海角社区 and the opportunity to partner and collaborate with 海角社区鈥檚 existing Healthcare team to grow something special within the firm,鈥� said Beyer.

WMBA鈥檚 work in the Charlotte area includes the , and . 海角社区 work in Charlotte includes Jerry Richardson Stadium at UNC Charlotte, restoration of the 1927 Carolina Theater at Belk Place, the Charlotte office of Octagon, and the current renovation of the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.