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We are all heartbroken by the tragic and horrific events that took the lives of 49 innocent people in our community. At Baker Barrios, we offer our thoughts, prayers and support to everyone affected by this senseless act. #OrlandoUnited

3 little-known facts about you: I love cities and my career has been spent developing large-scale projects in urban environments and place-making, but I enjoy the stark contrast of the outdoors, hunting and fishing in remote environments. Most important lesson you’ve ever learned? Teamwork begins with everyone making the same commitment to the values of an […]

The University of Central Florida has narrowed down the list of firms to design and build its downtown Orlando campus. University officials are expected to make a final decision on the architects and engineering partnerships for the project in June. The selected company will lay the foundation for a campus that is expected to accommodate 7,700 […]

Baker Barrios Architects was honored within the Orlando Business Journal’s Fast 50 List of the fastest-growing companies in Central Florida.  This year’s winners will be honored on June 10 at the Fast 50 awards luncheon at the Hilton Orlando, 6001 Destination Parkway. See the full list of honoree’s in the Orlando Business Journal’s Announcement 

Ground has been broken for the PS8 School in Parramore.  It was designed by Baker Barrios Architects, Orlando, with an adopted budget of $60.7 million, the presently unnamed preschool to eighth-grade campus will address the needs of as many as 1,211 students on one campus. Construction for the 14-acre, 190,526 sq. ft. school is slated for […]

Site work has started on the $60 million Parramore school being built on 14 acres west of I4 and downtown Orlando.  The 190,526 square foot facility designed by Baker Barrios Architects features a health clinic, track, soccer field, gymnasium and will be the first campus with a parking garage.  The preschool wing is being supported by […]

Baker Barrios was among more than 700 teams from corporate and nonprofit sectors that laced up their sneakers, donned company T-shirts and tackled the 3.1-mile course around Lake Eola at last night’s IOA 5K event.  If you think rush-hour traffic is the height of road congestion here in Orlando, the sight of 16,000 runners and […]

The UCF Celebrates the Arts returns for a second installment on Friday.  Last year more than 13,600 tickets were distributed through the college’s website.  Presented at Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center, entertainment includes concerts, opera, plays, art displays, talks, dance recitals and programs highlighting digital animation and film. Although students make up the bulk of the […]

Tyler Kirby, principal at Baker Barrios Architects Inc., has been elected to the Rollins College Hamilton Holt School’s board of advisors. She received her bachelor’s in marketing and management from Rollins College in 1992. Read Tyler Kirby’s Bio View Tyler Kirby’s Achievement in the Orlando Business Journal 

Volterra at ChampionsGate, a Tuscan Isle Community and a new senior living community to be located in the mixed-use development ChampionsGate has received financing from HJ Sims.  The community will consist of 131 independent living apartments, 56 assisted living and 36 memory care suites, and will encompass approximately 220,000 square feet.  Baker Barrios Architects from […]