Simply Helping People

Architecture. Design. Engineering.

SHP is a dynamic team of architects, designers and engineers who maximize the utility, beauty and wonder of space. We apply a multidisciplinary approach of expertise and passion to create lasting environments that help people engage in better human experiences. Every space we create is carefully planned and thoughtfully designed to enhance its purpose and encourage people to thrive, dream, create, learn and grow.

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Simply Helping People.

For more than 120 years, we have proudly designed engaging learning environments, inspiring workplaces and enriching community spaces. Every single one of those years has been spent looking forward, anticipating and shaping the future of architecture, design and engineering, and creating spaces that enable better human experiences. After all, it’s these experiences that allow people to flourish; that is, to realize their fullest, truest selves.

For us, “Simply Helping People” isn’t just a tagline. It’s an attitude, a frame of mind, a way of working and living that brings out the best in all of us.

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Design

We constantly push ourselves and our colleagues to ever-higher standards of design excellence. We maximize the utility, beauty and wonder of space through intuitive, sustainable design that stands the test of time.

Research

We embrace data for its ability to lead us to smarter, better solutions of all types. We leverage experience and expertise to move our clients and our industry forward.

Advocacy

We take our obligations to our clients, colleagues and the world at large quite seriously. We consider it an ethical imperative to relentlessly advocate for our client’s and their community’s best interests.

120+ Years of Insights

Education on Demand: The Power and Promise of Work-Integrated Learning Work-integrated learning has emerged as a key educational strategy to enhance the future of learning, allowing students to combine conventional academic programs with hands-on learning opportunities within a program or field that interests them. Read More The Destination Workplace: A Balance of Culture and Design Creating an environment that facilitates that treasured sense of connection and belonging—a destination workplace—demands that leadership nurture a healthy organizational culture. Design is but a piece of the equation. Read More It's Not a Library, It's a Community Center While the idea of “the library” at its core hasn’t changed that much—after all, it’s still a place that houses and facilitates the sharing of knowledge—the way it fulfills that purpose has been dramatically transformed as technology and community needs have evolved. Read More

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We’re Hiring!

Joining SHP’s team offers a career experience like no other—designing spaces that range from meaningful to fun, working with cutting-edge technology, and making lifelong friends out of coworkers and clients (just to name a few).

Careers Executive Leadership Transition

After more than 35 years with SHP, President and CEO Lauren Della Bella will retire at the end of 2023. Jeffrey Sackenheim will succeed her as SHP’s President and CEO, and Charlie Jahnigen will assume the role of Executive Vice President.

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ArtWorks Cincinnati and SHP have teamed up to ignite downtown with a new dynamic and eye-catching mural, the first mural designed by American artist MOMO in Cincinnati.

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Design Charrettes

Our monthly design charrettes are a great opportunity to stretch our favorite muscle—our minds. We recently applied the design horsepower of the entire firm toward developing concepts for a specialized facade, and we can’t wait to see how they integrate into future projects!

Have a design, architecture or engineering need? Want to join SHP as a partner or employee? Drop us a line and let us know how we can best help you.

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