Architecture and design firm specializing in healthcare, education, and corporate facilities
CannonDesign is a 1,000+ person design and architecture firm founded in 1945, now actively scaling engineering (154 open roles) and design (123) headcount while adopting Grasshopper and DynamoDB — a shift toward parametric design automation and cloud infrastructure. The stack reveals dual operational tracks: traditional AEC tools (Revit, Navisworks, BIM) for project delivery, and emerging computational design (Grasshopper, Python, C#, R) for optimization and simulation. Current project load spans large-scale healthcare campuses (Mayo Clinic), educational renovations, and corporate commercial work, with stated challenges around quality coordination and production efficiency at scale.
Notable leadership hires: Practice Director, Project Director
CannonDesign designs and delivers architecture, interiors, and engineering solutions across healthcare, education, and corporate real estate. The firm operates as a full-service design practice with in-house capabilities spanning strategic planning, facility optimization, commissioning, and innovation consulting. Active project work includes new construction and renovation of educational facilities, corporate commercial spaces, and large healthcare campuses (notably a 2M+ sq ft facility on Mayo Clinic's campus). The organization operates across the United States, Canada, and India, with hiring concentrated in engineering and design disciplines, alongside smaller sales, construction, and specialized consulting teams.
Core AEC tools: Revit, Navisworks, SketchUp, Bluebeam, BIM. Design & visualization: Adobe Creative Cloud, V-Ray, Enscape, Twinmotion. Emerging: Grasshopper (parametric design), DynamoDB, Python, C#, R, EnergyPlus, OpenStudio (energy modeling). Project management: Microsoft Project, Deltek Vantage.
Headquartered in New York, NY. Active hiring in the United States, Canada, and India, indicating a multi-region operational footprint.
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