DARREN COPELAND HIRED AS MISSION CRITICAL PRINCIPAL

Darren Copeland, AIA

Ci Design, Inc., a nationally recognized architecture firm, is proud to announce the recent hiring of Darren Copeland as a Principal in the Mission Critical Practice, strengthening the firm’s leadership in Dallas.

With almost three decades of experience in the architectural industry, Darren brings deep technical expertise to the Mission Critical team. His work spans complex projects across multiple sectors.

“We are thrilled to welcome Darren to help lead our robust Mission Critical practice, which has grown significantly over the past year,” said Dutch Wickes, Principal and Global Mission Critical Practice Director at Ci. “His knowledge of power resiliency, uptime requirements and scalable design combined with a client-first approach aligns perfectly with our mission to create forward-thinking environments efficiently and collaboratively.”

In 2024, Building Design & Construction ranked our firm 16th out of the Top 30 Data Center Design Firms for our successful portfolio in this sector. Copeland’s new role reflects Ci’s commitment to investing in the critical infrastructure that underpins our digital economy, from hyperscale campuses to colocation and enterprise facilities.

“I’m excited to join a firm with such a strong design legacy and collaborative culture,” said Copeland. “The demand for these facilities has never been greater and I look forward to helping our clients meet these needs with creative and efficient architectural solutions.”

About Ci Mission Critical

Ci Mission Critical has experience designing over 12 gigawatts of data centers from standalone buildings to masterplanned campuses across the United States. Our projects with hyperscale, co-location and enterprise clients emphasize redundancy and scalability to ensure that these critical infrastructure facilities can adapt to evolving technologies and maintain 24/7 uninterrupted operation, safeguarding the vital data and systems they support.

About Ci Design, Inc.

Ci Design, Inc. (Ci) is an award-winning architecture firm with thriving practices in science and technology, mixed-use and residential, mission critical, workplace and industrial manufacturing. Within each of these practices, our team provides expert services in architecture, planning, landscape design, experiential graphics and branding, lab and manufacturing planning, interior design and procurement.

Ci’s offices in Baltimore, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; Dallas, Texas; DC Metro; Greenville, South Carolina; and Raleigh, North Carolina work collaboratively with over 100 team members providing exceptional services and shaping industry-leading developments for our regional, national and international clients.