P3 Project for Diverse Entrepreneurs Features Vince Myers, DIG President

Vincent Myers, AIA, LEED AP, President, was a recent guest on the podcast, ‘The P3 Project for Diverse Entrepreneurs.’During a wide-ranging conversation, Host Shelton A. Russell, publisher of American DBE Magazine, explores the firm’s history as a merger of several architectural firms who came together to maximize their collective strengths. Myers stated, “We decided that there was an opportunity based on the collective skills of the firms to merge into one firm. Our tagline, Architecture for Change, is in part about leading a collaborative approach to our work and the relationships we build with colleagues and clients to deliver quality designs. ” 

After discussing the influences that led Myers to where he is today, Russell asked about DIGroup Architecture’s signature projects. He discusses a new 2.4 million sf campus of lab and life sciences manufacturing space in Philadelphia, adding “ educational facility design also remains a significant market sector for us in urban areas.  Every one of them is special to us because you really get to take the talent that you’ve honed over many years, and help those communities benefit from quality, inspirational design; it’s so gratifying for us that they are included in and become part of the process. I think it goes a long way that they are able to work hand in hand with members of our firm that come from diverse ethnic and gender backgrounds.”  

Russell asked Myers about his plan to move the company forward and he replied “We are looking at potential partners to pursue large scale development projects. We talk to many firms, almost on a weekly basis, to share who we are and let them know, first and foremost, we can do the job and are an asset on any team.  We are looking for those connections to firms that culturally believe that the pie is big enough. We believe in inclusivity; we believe in diversity… we want to be with firms that also believe that. We’re letting people know we’re out there”.