Emily Haire, NCARB, LEED AP, joined JAI in 2011. What is your role at JAI? Project coordinator and designer and graphic designer. Do we ever wear just one hat? What three words best describe you? Spirited, creative and supportive. What is your favorite aspect of being on the JAI team? I so appreciate my great teammates …
Get to Know: Heather Overton
Heather Overton joined JAI in 2009. What is your role at JAI? Peacekeeper, merriment-maker and master scheduler of all things important. What three terms best describe you? The same: peacekeeper, merriment-maker, master scheduler of all things important. What is your favorite aspect of being on the JAI team? Being part of a gloriously quirky work family that …
News Sentinel: Hand drawing in architecture is still a sacred, if less used, skill
From Knoxville News Sentinel, April 24, 2019. Daryl Johnson has carried the same leather bound sketch pad with him since 1984. The founder of Johnson Architecture has hand drafted every project he’s designed, rejecting more than minimal technology in his creative process. He’s one of few holdouts in architecture. And he’ll go to his grave that way. Click here …
Get to Know: Jeff Williamson
Jeff Williamson first joined JAI in 2003 (staying until 2010) and rejoined the firm in 2014. What is your role at JAI? Project manager, mentor and fiduciary of the annual JAI office basketball pool. What three words best describe you? Communicative, meticulous and witty. What are your favorite aspects of being on the JAI team? Working …
Get to Know: Linda Mollica
Linda Mollica joined JAI in 2003. What is your role at JAI? I’m officially the receptionist, but my team says I’m the quarterback – I handle the ball on almost every play! I know I may be the first voice you hear or the first face you see at JAI. What three words best describe you? Accommodating, patient, compassionate. …
Get to Know: Rick Friel
Rick Friel, AIA, joined JAI in 1999 and is a partner in the firm. What is your role at JAI? Partner and, somehow, I have been labeled the code and ADA guru. What three words best describe you? Kind, patient, caring. What is your favorite aspect of being on the JAI team? I feel like the three …
Get to Know: Eric Bowen
Eric Bowen, AIA, joined JAI in 1999 and is vice president and a partner in the firm. What is your role at JAI? To manage projects, people and myself. Each with varying rates of success and lack thereof. What three words best describe you? Curmudgeon. Does that count as three? If not, it should. What is your …
Get to Know: Daryl Johnson
JAI President Daryl Johnson founded the firm in 1994. What is your role at JAI? I wear many hats, but my preferred role is Director of Design. What three words best describe you? Loyal, ethical and compassionate. What is your favorite aspect of being on the JAI team? Watching and helping young architects and designers develop and …
WTNZ-TV: New Year’s Resolutions – Home Improvements
Are home improvements among your New Year’s resolutions? Before you get started, here’s some advice from JAI Founder and President Daryl Johnson from FOX 43 News This Morning. Watch now . . .
Shopper News: Lakeshore Park chapel now award-winning public space from Knox Heritage
By John Shearer Shopper-News, Dec. 27, 2018 For several years, the mid-century former chapel of Lakeshore Mental Health Institute was mostly closed as the hospital became smaller, and Lakeshore Park began developing around it. But in recent months, the old chapel building has become open in more ways than one. The building – now called Marble Hall due to its …










