Heather Overton of Johnson Architecture received the Alumni Volunteer Award from Pellissippi State Community College during its annual luncheon in April. Overton serves on the Pellissippi State Board of Trustees, which comprises volunteer representatives from local businesses and community leaders, and graduated summa cum laude with an Associate of Arts in social and behavioral sciences. “Our team members are leaders …
Johnson Architecture project earns Award of Distinction for Marble Hall
The East Tennessee Historical Society has awarded a project designed by Johnson Architecture an Award of Distinction for the firm’s adaptive design of Marble Hall at Lakeshore Park. The honor was presented May 1 as part of the society’s Awards of Excellence Program. Johnson Architecture was hired by the Lakeshore Park board and landscape architect Ross Fowler to reimagine the …
Johnson Architecture donates design of new facility for Little Ponderosa Zoo and Rescue
After a devastating fire last December, plans to rebuild the Little Ponderosa Zoo and Rescue started quickly since the surviving animals and new rescues would need a permanent home. Knoxville-based Johnson Architecture volunteered to donate its time to design a new structure for the nonprofit organization.
Johnson Architecture founder Daryl Johnson named to Jackson Memorial High School Alumni Hall of Fame
Johnson Architecture founder and president Daryl Johnson has been named to the Jackson Alumni Hall of Fame in Jackson, New Jersey, in recognition of service to the community. The Jackson Alumni Hall of Fame was established in 1991 to recognize graduates who have made significant contributions to their communities through charitable service and to offer scholarships to graduating seniors at …
Knoxville News Sentinel: He thought he had a pulled muscle. But a routine test found a near-fatal blood cancer
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 …
Johnson Architecture earns Merit Award in Masonry for Maryville College’s Anderson Hall
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 …
Knoxville News Sentinel: Pat Summitt clinic’s design keeps Alzheimer’s patients in mind
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 …
Knoxville News Sentinel: J.C. Holdway Restaurant design plays up view
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 …