Meet Orlena Dupree, IIDA

I am a Washington-DC based licensed interior designer with over 10 years of experience using AutoCAD, Sketchup, and the Adobe Creative Suite to visualize and document interior environments. I studied Interior Design at Jefferson University (formerly Philadelphia University), and came to the DC area after completing my Master’s in Industrial Design at the Florence Design Academy in Italy. For the past 8 years, I have spent time dedicated to exhibit design in the nation's capital, creating intentional spaces that encourage curiosity. With my knowledge of fabrication materials and techniques, 3D renderings, design drawings and technical details, I collaborate with clients and fabricators to bring exhibit concepts to life.

In my free time, I love spending time with my husband and daughter, traveling, creating floral arrangements, and building IKEA furniture.

  • Exhibition Design
    Space Planning
    Furniture, Finish, Material, and Color Selection
    Sketching and Rendering
    Interior Architecture Detailing
    Building Systems, Codes, and ADA Integration
    Concept Development
    Construction Documentation
    Contract Administration
    Problem Solving
    Organization and Time Management
    Presentation and Graphic Communication

  • AutoCAD
    Google SketchUp
    V-Ray
    Rhino
    Vectorworks (working knowledge)
    Revit (working knowledge)
    Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator
    Adobe Acrobat
    Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel


    Proficient in PC and Mac platforms.

  • Please note that the following projects were completed as a participant of the design team while employed at HealyKohler Design, Inc. and HKD Sports.

    Arlington House,The Robert E. Lee Memorial | Arlington,Virginia
    Alan Bible Visitor Center | Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada
    Charleston Visitor Center | Charleston, South Carolina
    Determined : The 400-year Struggle for Black Equality | Virginia Museum of History & Culture Richmond, Virginia
    Flamingo Visitor Center | Everglades National Park, Florida
    South Florida and Florida Water Galleries | Florida Museum of Natural History Gainesville, Florida
    The Fordyce Bathhouse Visitor Center | Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
    4th Infantry Division Museum| Fort Carson, Colorado
    Georgia Capitol Museum | Atlanta, Georgia
    History of the U.S. Infantry 1775-1898 | National Infantry Museum, Fort Benning
    Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center | Olympic National Park, Washington
    James D. Eason Transplant Institute - UT Methodist University Hospital | Memphis, Tennessee
    Jimmy Carter National Historic Site | Plains, Georgia
    Lodgepole Visitor Center | Sequoia National Park, California
    Maria V. Howard Exhibit- Imperial Arts Center | Rocky Mount, North Carolina
    Modjeska Monteith Simkins House | Columbia, South Carolina
    Money Museum, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland | Cleveland, Ohio
    Museum of the American Revolution | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum | Frisco, Texas
    Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum Exhibits | Savannah, Georgia
    Reynolds Coliseum Walk of Fame | North Carolina State University, Raleigh
    Russian Bishop’s House, Sitka National Historic Site; Sitka, Alaska
    South Carolina Historical Society Museum | Charleston, South Carolina
    Will & Jane – The Folger Shakespeare Library | Washington, D.C.
    Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library | Mississippi State University, Mississippi