Get to Know: Kelley Hicks

  Kelley Hicks, AIA, NCARB, joined JAI in 2015.   What is your role at JAI? Project manager.   What three words best describe you? Kind, dedicated and funny (well, maybe in my mind).   What is your favorite aspect of being on the JAI team? Learning new things from the creative group. I really enjoy seeing interactions and designs …

Get to Know: Rebecca Ware

Rebecca Ware, RID, NCIDQ, joined JAI in 2015.   What is your role at JAI? My role depends on the day and the project. Most often, you’ll find me immersed in technical and detailing aspects, carrying/refining concepts and documenting/producing drawings for construction.   What three words best describe you? Resilient, resourceful and patient.   What is your favorite aspects of …

Get to Know: Kelly Reynolds

Kelly Reynolds, RID, NCIDQ, joined JAI in 2015.   What is your role at JAI? Registered Interior Designer (RID).   What three words best describe you? Dedicated, caring and outgoing.   What is your favorite aspect of being on the JAI team? I appreciate the fact that the partners treat us as colleagues, not employees. We’re given the autonomy to …

Get to Know: Josh Biden

Josh Biden, LEED AP, joined JAI in 2014.   What is your role at JAI? Project manager for projects of all shapes and sizes.   What three words best describe you? Steady, fair and easygoing.   What is your favorite aspect of being on the JAI team? I like that our firm has strong relationships with our clients.   What …

Get to Know: Kevin Brown

  Kevin Brown joined JAI in 2012.   What is your role at JAI? Like most everyone else here, a little bit of everything.   What three words best describe you? Single, Caucasian and male.   What is your favorite aspect of being on the JAI team? It’s nice to be wanted.   What three words best describe the culture …

Get to Know: Emily Haire

  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 …