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: Colleen Riordan

Colleen Riordan, RA, joined JAI in 2001. What is your role at JAI? Project manager, intern mentor, garlic-cheese-grits casserole maker.   What three words best describe you? Gregarious, hilarious, organized.   What is your favorite aspect of being on the JAI team? JAI has given me complete autonomy to run my own projects from start to finish. It is wonderful …

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 …

Johnson Architecture surpasses Light The Night fundraising goal

The Johnson Architecture team has surpassed its 2018 fundraising goal for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light The Night Walk to become the second-ranked corporate team by dollars raised for the Oct. 25 event in Knoxville. To date, the 20 members of the Johnson Architecture team have raised a total of $12,667, besting a $10,000 goal and marking the largest …

Johnson Architecture project Marble Hall earns East Tennessee Preservation Award

Johnson Architecture earned an East Tennessee Preservation Award for the firm’s adaptive reuse of Marble Hall at Lakeshore Park. Knox Heritage presented the award Nov. 1 at a ceremony in downtown Knoxville. The Lakeshore Park board and landscape architect Ross Fowler hired Johnson Architecture to reimagine the historic structure. “Designing the restoration updates for Marble Hall was such an honor,” …

Johnson Architecture adds Jeremiah Corbett as intern architect

Johnson Architecture recently hired University of Tennessee graduate Jeremiah Corbett as an intern architect. “I’m glad to be able to launch my career in Knoxville,” Corbett said. “I am connected to the community, and the relationships I already have formed will help me going forward. The experienced architects at Johnson Architecture are perfect mentors who both guide me and welcome …