John M. Beyer

DLR Group Principal John M. Beyer, AIA, NCARB, recently announced his retirement, concluding a remarkable 40-year career of influencing healthcare architecture in the Southeast. 

Beyer’s service to the healthcare industry has made an indelible mark. Beyer has been with DLR Group since 2021, following the acquisition of Wright McGraw Beyer Architects (WMBA), a firm Beyer co-founded in 1996. Under his leadership, WMBA became one of the leading healthcare planning and design firms in the Carolinas, having completed over $1.4 billion in healthcare projects.  

Over four decades, Beyer’s leadership extended to thousands of projects and long-term partnerships with major healthcare systems and hospitals throughout the Southeast, including UNC Health Blue Ridge and Atrium Health.   

“The most important impact of our firm and my career professional journey was not the size or number of projects but the people we served,” said Beyer. “Helping to improve the health of people in our communities at both the best and most challenging times in patients’ lives has been the most rewarding part of my career.”