Joseph “Joey” Staats has been named a partner at Johnson Architecture, a firm founded in 1994 that provides architecture, planning and interior design services for facilities of all types. “Our firm is better positioned to provide outstanding service with Joey among our leadership,” said Daryl Johnson, founder and president of the Knoxville-based firm. “He embraces the complexity of each project, …

Johnson Architecture has earned recognition for a fifth time for its reimagining of Marble Hall at Lakeshore Park. AIA Tennessee, the Tennessee chapter of the American Institute of Architects, presented the company with a merit award for renovation and restoration on Dec. 9 in a virtual ceremony. The AIA Tennessee 2021 Design & Honor Awards salute excellence in architecture and …

A new scholarship established by Johnson Architecture is benefiting its first student at the University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design. Dexter Gladney Jr. of Nashville, Tennessee, has been awarded a scholarship to fund travel abroad experiences and other educational expenses. The Johnson Architecture Scholarship was established in 2021 to increase diversity in the profession and encourage students to …

From Shopper News, June 30, 2021 First Presbyterian Church on State Street in downtown Knoxville, which traces its founding to 1792, has been a place of spiritual enrichment for the community. In recent months, it has visually enriched the community as well, after a major and historically sensitive renovation and remodeling project. Click here to read the story.

Johnson Architecture and The Christman Company have earned an East Tennessee Historical Society (ETHS) Award of Excellence for the $10 million renovation of the historic First Presbyterian Church in downtown Knoxville. The architectural and construction firms combined extensive experience to design, preserve, renovate and build additions to the 68,000-square-foot church, which was founded in 1792, just one year after Knoxville …

Johnson Architecture has hired University of Tennessee graduate Ryan Orr as an intern architect. Orr graduated in December 2020 with academic honors with a Bachelor of Architecture from the UT College of Architecture and Design and has been assisting with commercial, healthcare and residential projects at Johnson Architecture. “Ryan already is adding value to our firm through design development, detail …

From Knox.biz, February 2021.   South Gay Street is all grown up — quite literally. While most people are familiar with the street-level shops and restaurants, not much is known about the upper levels of the historic downtown buildings unless you live there. That’s right: The upper floors in the street’s core blocks are nearly filled with residences. Even the …

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 …