Duvall Decker

Click the article below to read the latest feature in The Architect's Newspaper on Anne Marie Duvall Decker, juror for the 2025 Best of Practice Awards.

Today, we celebrate and honor the talented women at Duvall Decker, who inspire us every day with their creativity. This is a group of women architects, graphic designers, and administrative team members who believe in the impact of creating meaningful environments. Each one of them works to inspire, spread love, and work together to drive that mission forward. As a woman-owned business, we want to recognize the determination of women who continue to break barriers daily. Happy #Internationalwomensday from the Duvall Decker team. Featuring Duvall Decker’s incredible team of women (left-right): Shannon Gathings, Anne Marie Duvall Decker, Krystal Lamm, Hattie Morrison, Olivia Baker, Madison Holbrook, Katie Bowen, Mila Lipinski, Emily McCranie, Katherine Flannigan, and Corrie Kiel. #duvalldecker #jackson #mississippi #architecture #design #internationalwomensday

Roy Decker was amongst an outstanding group of design professionals at the A South Forty exhibit in Washington D.C. Well done all!

Duvall Decker is honored to be featured in A South Forty, an exhibition devoted to the vibrant, distinctive contemporary architecture and design practices of the American South. Roy Decker was in Washington D.C. on Friday for the opening reception at the National Building Museum. Click the link below to read more about the story of A South Forty and this outstanding exhibit. https://lnkd.in/gQFqQpaj

It’s that time of year again! Please join us right outside our studio on April 4th at 7PM for an amazing collection of art talks from local creatives. We had such a great time with y’all at the Fall event and we can’t wait to get everyone together again. Stay tuned for a complete lineup coming soon! If you are new to Concrete Studio, click the link below to see how our 2024 Fall event went. See y’all in April! https://lnkd.in/g2Db6u2D

Anne Marie Duvall Decker has been invited to join the 2025 Architect’s Newspaper Best of Practice Awards Jury! Click the link below to read more about Anne Marie and the rest of this year’s esteemed jury. https://lnkd.in/gDR7AgBR

2024 has come to a close and with it, we want to recognize some important milestones from this year. Several projects completed construction such as The Small Air Terminal and the Small Arms Training Facility at the Mississippi Air National Guard, 172d Airlift Wing in Jackson, MS, several Jackson Public School renovations, Phase I of the Arlington, Texas Museum of Art, the GSA IRS Tenant Improvement Project for Coahoma County in Clarksdale, MS, and the Greenville GSA IRS Renovation in Greenville, MS. We implemented and developed the JPS Repurposing of Closed Schools Program and we celebrated the official Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony at the Springdale Municipal Complex. We participated in events such as Architect's Newspaper's Facades+ Nashville Event, Architectural League of New York Student Program, Rural Studio's 30th Anniversary Lectures and Workshops Series and their Pig Roast and Valediction Ceremony, AIA Wisconsin, the ACSA 112th Annual Meeting, and the 2024 National AIA Conference in D.C where Shannon Gathings gave a lecture on Achieving Outstanding Design and our firm received the AIA Housing Award at the National Awards Gala. We were featured in a collection of significant publications like Architectural Record's Civic Issue and The Architect's Newspaper Best of 2024. We received noteworthy awards such as the Architect's Newspaper's Best of Practice Award, The American Architecture Award, the AIA Mississippi Award, and the MSU S|ARC Alumni Design Award. We had several exciting milestones this year with our debut book release, Foundations, which included several national book signings, reviews in A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books, World-Architects, Architectural Record's Monograph Roundup, and an interview on Architectural Record's DESIGN:ED Podcast. Our firm welcomed Emily McCranie to our team, and on the local level, our studio hosted its semi-annual Concrete Studio nights, providing an opportunity to connect with and learn from some inspiring creators in our state. 2024 left us with many amazing memories and a long list of goals for 2025. Congratulations to our inspiring clients, consultants, and designers for their outstanding work. Cheers to a new year! Photo of Cooperwood Senior Living by Andrew Welch.

Foundations, the thought-provoking new book by Anne Marie Duvall Decker and Roy Decker, is a must-have for those interested in design and architectural practice! Foundations is a list of propositions and foundations that were collected, developed, and tested over 25 years of practice. The studio’s early critiques define the approach and territory of work along with the propositions that are asked of every project. The studio’s environment and relationships create the space for the work to be possible. This collection captures an approach to the work and way of being an architect. This is one studio’s search for public good and meaningful work. Foundations makes a perfect gift this holiday season – order your copy today by clicking the link! https://lnkd.in/gkGYm72h “This is first a book about values. It has lessons about how to live our lives and along the way, it teaches us how to practice an architecture with integrity, a practice guided by our hearts.” – Billie Tsien, AIA | Partner, Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects

The Springdale Municipal Complex has received the 2024 American Architecture Award from The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies! The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, together with The European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and Metropolitan Arts Press, has organized The American Architecture Awards as a way to honor the best, new significant buildings and landscape and planning projects designed and/or built in the United States and abroad by the most important American architects and planners practicing nationally and internationally. Springdale, Arkansas is the fourth largest city in the state located between Bentonville and Fayetteville. Between 1990 and 2010, it experienced a 133% growth in population, and the city’s public service functions were spread across downtown, often in out-of-date spaces that did not adequately serve the needs of the citizens. The City of Springdale had outgrown its police headquarters, state district court, and administrative offices. The Springdale Municipal Complex, a Walton Family Foundation Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Project, was initiated to provide efficient, safe, and centralized professional services to the citizens of Springdale and accommodate its growth for the next 20 years. The new complex houses a state-of-the-art police facility, a state district court, and a new city council chamber and includes a partial renovation of the existing city administration building. A new single entry under the council chamber provides access to all city services along an interior public arcade spanning the front of the complex. The Municipal Complex is one piece of a larger master plan that builds upon Downtown Springdale’s unique character and authenticity to return it to a vibrant center of commerce and creativity. We'd like to give a big thank you to our wonderful client and friends in Springdale, our amazing team at Duvall Decker, and all of our project consultants! Photography: Timothy Hursley

We'd like to introduce our newest architectural associate to the Duvall Decker team! Emily is a dedicated and outgoing designer who strives to make an impact across all scales of design. She is driven by the belief that architecture possesses the power to strengthen communities, and she embraces the responsibility of shaping spaces that promote healing. Joining Duvall Decker with a diverse portfolio, Emily brings extensive experience across various project types, equipping her with the expertise and insight to guide projects through design and construction. Her empathetic approach to practice and supportive commitment to her team infuses each project at the firm with a distinctive energy and a high standard of quality. Join us in welcoming Emily to the team!