Dean Architecture

10/15/2026

10/14/2026

A new chapter in healthcare education! 🎉

We were honored to join Hinds Community College for the official dedication and grand opening of its new Health Sciences Complex on the Rankin Campus!

This state-of-the-art facility brings nursing and allied health programs together under one roof, creating opportunities for hands-on learning, collaboration, and real-world training for the next generation of healthcare professionals.

We're incredibly proud to have played a part in bringing this vision to life and can't wait to see the impact it will have on students and healthcare across Mississippi for years to come.

A special thanks to our design team consisting of Engineering Resource Group, The Power Source, Ron McMasters & Associates, and Spencer-Engineers for their hard work in bring this project from concept to completion!

Congratulations to Hinds Community College on this exciting milestone!

10/07/2026

Hinds Community College officially dedicated its new Health Sciences Complex Oct. 7 on the Rankin Campus in Pearl. The event celebrated the completion and opening of the college’s new flagship facility for training the region’s nursing and allied health professionals.

The $64 million, 160,000-square-foot Health Sciences Complex represents a major investment in the future of health care education and workforce development in Mississippi. The facility is expected to serve generations of students while helping address the growing demand for skilled health care professionals throughout the state and region.

“This is not just a teaching facility. This is an economic engine,” said Dr. Stephen Vacik, president of Hinds Community College. “Central Mississippi and Rankin County rely on health care to help drive this economy, and we want to be the ones who put the professionals to work in those facilities.”

Students have opportunities to practice skills, work through realistic patient scenarios, collaborate with students from under health care disciplines, solve problems make decision, communicate as members of a healthcare team, and develop confidence before they ever encounter those situations with an actual patient, said Katharine Elliott, Hinds Dean of Health Sciences.

“Today we celebrate a beautiful new building but, more importantly, we celebrate what will happen inside this building for generations to come,” said Elliott. “What we have created here will have an impact far beyond this campus.”

Read Full Story: https://www.hindscc.edu/hinds-cc-dedicates-new-64-million-health-sciences-complex-on-rankin-campus

10/07/2026

A significant milestone for Hinds Community College - Rankin Campus! 🎉

We were excited to join Hinds Community College and the Thrash Commercial Contractors team for the topping-out ceremony at The Commons, marking an exciting step forward in the construction of this new addition to the Rankin Campus.

Designed by Dean Architecture, The Commons will bring together student housing, dining, wellness, and recreational spaces to create a vibrant hub for student life on the Rankin campus.

We’re proud to see this project taking shape and grateful to be part of the team bringing this vision to reality. We look forward to seeing The Commons continue to come to life! 🏗️

09/24/2026

We had another sweet reason to celebrate! 🎉🎂

Our 3rd quarter birthday celebration included a delicious cake, a platter full of assorted treats, and plenty of good company. We’re always happy to take a little time to celebrate the people who make our team so great!

Happy Birthday to all of our July, August, and September birthday celebrants! 🥳

09/22/2026

A project milestone worth celebrating! 🎉

We were excited to join Brightview Federal Credit Union for the ribbon cutting of their new standalone Ridgeland branch on Highland Colony Parkway📍

It’s always rewarding to see a project move from drawings and renderings to a finished space ready to serve its community. We’re proud to have been part of bringing this new location to life and grateful to everyone who helped make it happen.

Congratulations to the Brightview team on your beautiful new home! We’re excited to see all that’s ahead. ✨

City of Ridgeland, Mississippi Government
Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce
Mid State Construction

09/09/2026

🏆🎾 AWARD-WINNING DESIGN! 🎾🏆

We’re proud to celebrate the recognition of the Madison-Ridgeland Academy Stroble Tennis Center, which has been named a winner of the 2026 USTA Outstanding Facility Awards!

The facility was one of just 41 tennis facilities across the country recognized this year for excellence in the construction and renovation of tennis facilities. Winners were honored during the 2026 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York.

The MRA Tennis Complex was evaluated on criteria including overall layout and adaptation to the site, court surfaces and lighting, player and spectator accommodations, aesthetics, amenities, and more.

We are honored to have been part of bringing this exceptional facility to life and congratulate Madison-Ridgeland Academy on this exciting national recognition! 🏆

Congratulations to everyone involved! 🎉🎾

09/02/2026

✨ Meet Angela Ewing! ✨

We’re excited to welcome Angela to the Dean Architecture team as an Executive Assistant!

Originally from Bay Village, Ohio, just west of Cleveland on the shores of Lake Erie, Angela has called Mississippi home since 2001 and has lived in Madison with her husband, Andrew, since 2010. Together, they have two teenage sons, Owen and Garrett.

Angela’s path to Dean Architecture has been anything but ordinary. She trained with Ballet Magnificat and danced at Belhaven before an injury brought her dance career to an early end. She says that if she had attended college, she likely would have pursued Interior Design, Graphic Design, or Photography—so joining a creative architecture firm felt like a natural fit!

She’s excited to learn more about the architecture, design, and construction process and especially looks forward to watching ideas on paper become real spaces. She also loves photographing old and unique buildings when traveling, so we have a feeling she’ll fit right in around here. 📐📸

Outside of work, Angela enjoys spending time with her family, cheering on her sons at their many activities, traveling together, and tackling DIY projects around the house.

And a fun fact about Angela? She can probably figure out how to do just about anything with a little help from YouTube. From sewing and installing tile to replacing light fixtures and even troubleshooting her car and her son’s electric dirt bike, she’s not afraid to learn something new and get her hands dirty! 🔨

We’re excited to have Angela on our team and look forward to seeing all she learns and brings to Dean Architecture. Welcome, Angela! 🎉

08/28/2026

Dog Days of Summer! ...with a little feline representation. ☀️🐶🐱🍦

We found the perfect way to beat the summer heat: an ice cream bar! 🍨
After enjoying pizza for lunch, we cooled off with just about every frozen treat you could imagine—from ice cream and Drumsticks to ice cream sandwiches, popsicles, and Italian ice. And of course, there were plenty of toppings to build the ultimate dessert: candy, nuts, chocolate syrup, caramel, sprinkles, chocolate pretzels, waffle cone pieces, and more!

While enjoying our sweet creations, we put our pet-guessing skills to the test with Pet Guess Who, matching our coworkers to their furry family members. 🐾

And just when we thought the afternoon couldn't get any sweeter, two special guests arrived to surprise everyone: our boss's adorable puppies! 🐶🐶💕

Between the ice cream, the pets, and plenty of laughs, it was a pretty sweet way to spend an afternoon together!