By Kristi Nelson Knoxville News Sentinel, Oct. 23, 2017 Rick Friel went into the walk-in clinic for what he thought was a pulled muscle in his back. He ended up hospitalized for nearly two months, being treated for a rare blood cancer. “I drove myself to the emergency room” that day in March 2009, said Friel, now 49. “They took …
The Masonry Institute of Tennessee recently awarded Johnson Architecture the 2017 Merit Award in Masonry for the firm’s design of renovations at Maryville College’s iconic Anderson Hall. Owner’s representative LawlerWood, architect Johnson Architecture, contractor Joseph Construction Company and masonry partner F.L. Lay Masonry Contractors worked collaboratively to ensure that the masonry design maintained the integrity of the historic brick building …
By Kristi NelsonKnoxville News Sentinel, Oct. 22, 2016 The Pat Summitt Alzheimer’s Clinic ultimately has one long-term goal: Deal Alzheimer’s and other dementias a blow so hard, no families will ever have to suffer their devastation again. But in the meantime, the clinic, scheduled to open in December at University of Tennessee Medical Center, is being designed to make its …
By Mary ConstantineKnoxville News Sentinel, Sept. 14, 2016 Johnson Architecture Inc. is no stranger to working with restaurants. In addition to Blackberry Farm and Copper Cellar, the newly opened J.C. Holdway Restaurant on Union Avenue is one of its latest clients. Daryl Johnson, CEO of Johnson Architecture, and Jeff Williamson, the point person for the project, said the biggest challenge …
Johnson Architecture has named Joseph Staats a staff architect following his successful completion of the Architect Registration Examination (ARE). Staats, who joined Johnson Architecture as an intern architect in 2015, works on various projects, including Tiger Forest at Zoo Knoxville, MacAllan Ridge resort development in the Smokies, Lakeshore Park and several custom residential projects. Prior to joining Johnson Architecture, Staats …
Experienced architect expands firm’s residential, commercial capabilities After architect Brian Pittman was diagnosed with two types of cancer in 2013, he reflected on a fulfilling 20-year career comprising diverse commercial projects. He also realized he wanted to pursue his passion – designing homes. “If I had died on the operating table, I wouldn’t have accomplished what I wanted,” Pittman said. …
