INTERIOR DESIGN
HIGHER EDUCATION
© 2023 Cooper Carry
© 2023 Cooper Carry
Since 1960, Cooper Carry has strived to create spaces that connect people to place. Like our founder Jerry Cooper, we do this by being curious and asking questions to determine the best solutions for our clients and the communities they serve.
Cooper Carry’s leaders are advocates and authorities for their specialties, empowered by decades of expertise to make decisions that prioritize placemaking, civic space, and the greater good of communities, tenants, residents, and visitors.
Ecosystems bring many diverse contributors together to create something far beyond the capacity of one. They create and capture new and greater value. At Cooper Carry, we approach our work as a collaborative ecosystem. We have multiple studios and services that mix and match daily to provide each project the depth of expertise it needs to meet business objectives. Our breadth of experience goes far beyond broad building types. We offer a deeper level of expertise, engaging in more possibilities and offering more creative solutions. The mixed-use ecosystem allows us to help our clients create the platform on which tenants and target audiences can flourish.
The Cooper Carry Interior Design team’s favorite question is “Why not?” Why shouldn’t we incorporate sustainability as an integral part of every design decision? And why shouldn’t we all push further, past paint color and finish choice, out of our comfort zones, to create something truly functional and memorable?
finishes and furnishings. We are particularly skilled at identifying and understanding the client’s core vision to bring a high degree of connectedness and intelligence to our projects.
We create well-designed spaces that lift and inspire the spirit. Our studio provides a full range of professional interior design services, from programming through space design to selecting fittings,
Our team consistently produces spaces that support the client’s mission in rich architectural language, promoting interacting, enabling communication and fostering innovation. Our attention to detail leads to spaces that lift morale, help control operational costs and inevitably result in beautiful and functional spaces.
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
CLEMSON, SC
AWARDS
2022 AIA GEORGIA DESIGN & HONOR
AWARD, BUILT CATEGORY
2022 NIRSA OUTSTANDING FACILITIES AWARDS
2021 U.S. WOODWORKS, WOOD DESIGN
AWARD FOR REGIONAL EXCELLENCE
2020 ENR SOUTHEAST, BEST SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT FACILITY
BERRY COLLEGE, MOUNT BERRY, GA
SOUTHERN MARYLAND
AUTONOMOUS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY (SMART) BUILDING, UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND AT SOUTHERN MARYLAND
CALIFORNIA, MD
2022 AIA CHESAPEAKE BAY EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN AWARDS, MERIT AWARD
GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
ATHENS, GA
RENOVATION + ADDITION
OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA, GA
AWARD
2020 AIA GEORGIA HONOR AWARD FOR DESIGN IN THE RENOVATION / RESTORATION CATEGORY
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
ATHENS, GA
UNIVERSITIES AT SHADY GROVE ROCKVILLE, MD
DESIGNED IN COLLABORATION WITH LAKE|FLATO
2022 I2SL SUSTAINABLE LABORATORY AWARD, NEW CONSTRUCTION
2022 SCUP EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURE AWARD, HONORABLE MENTION
2022 THE BRICK INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, BRICK IN ARCHITECTURE AWARDS, BRONZE
2021 AIA MARYLAND EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN AWARDS, INAUGURAL VISION AWARD
2021 AIA MARYLAND EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN AWARDS, JURY CITATION IN INSTITUTIONAL ARCHITECTURE
2021 AIA POTOMAC VALLEY HONOR AWARD, INSTITUTIONAL ARCHITECTURE
2021 AIA POTOMAC VALLEY PV AWARD
2021 AIA SAN ANTONIO MERIT AWARD
2021 IIDA GEORGIA BEST OF THE BEST AWARD, LEARN, BEST OF EDUCATION + RESEARCH
2021 MONTGOMERY PLANNING DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD, EXCELLENCE IN BUILDING AND SITE DESIGN
2021 USGBC NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION COMMUNITY LEADER AWARD, JUDGE’S CHOICE
2020 BUILDING CONGRESS AND EXCHANGE OF BALTIMORE, CRAFTSMANSHIP AWARD FOR BLUESTONE/BRICK MASONRY
2020 NAIOP DC | MD AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, BEST INSTITUTIONAL FACILITY
LEED 2009 NEW CONSTRUCTION, PLATINUM
DESIGNED IN COLLABORATION WITH LAKE|FLATO
GEORGIA TECH ATLANTA, GA
AWARDS
2018 AIA COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT TOP TEN AWARD
2016 AIA GEORGIA, DESIGN MERIT AWARD
2016 CMAA SOUTH ATLANTIC CHAPTER, PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
>$100M CONSTRUCTION
2016 CMAA SOUTH ATLANTIC CHAPTER, PROJECT OF THE YEAR
2016 ENR SOUTHEAST, AWARD OF MERIT FOR BEST SUSTAINABLE BUILDING PRACTICES
2009 NEW CONSTRUCTION V3, PLATINUM
KRONE ENGINEERED BIOSYSTEMS BUILDINGRENOVATION + ADAPTIVE REUSE
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA, GA
DESIGNED IN COLLABORATION WITH LAKE|FLATO
GEORGIA TECH
ATLANTA, GA
AWARDS
2019 AIA GEORGIA HONOR AWARD
2019 IIDA BEST OF BEST AWARD
2019 SCUP/AIA COMMITTEE ON ARCHITECTURE FOR EDUCATION, EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURE, HONORABLE MENTION