Bates Architects

Lamar Johnson Collaborative is a pioneering architecture and design practice creating exceptional outcomes for complex projects through emerging technology and integrated delivery methods. We believe our work is a fundamental expression of optimism in the future, and that design is a means to effect positive, enduring change. We design for projects anywhere in North America, including adaptive re-use & re-positioning, commercial office buildings, civic and cultural institutions, education, entertainment, financial services, government, headquarters, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, mission critical, mixed use, not-for-profit, public realm and open space, professional services, residential, retail, retail centers, technology, transportation and workplace.

LJC is a full-service design and architecture firm committed to enhancing the quality of the human experience and to improving how design and architecture can impact each individual's emotional being. By harnessing the power of integrated design, including architecture, workplace strategy, interior design, landscape architecture, urban planning and engineering, the company achieves its clients' goals and aspirations. Lamar Johnson Collaborative seeks to reduce the inefficiency and risk inherent in the design and construction process by leveraging the knowledge and capabilities of its development and construction partners for the benefit of its clients.

We embrace the unique design challenges of every project and respond with creative and inspired solutions for our clients. We embrace design and delivery as an integrated process, working closely with our construction colleagues and clients to adopt new building technologies and leverage in-house expertise with innovative building systems and materials. At Lamar Johnson Collaborative, we are more than designers. We are design thinkers. We solve design challenges side by side with clients from the earliest stages of workplace strategy and programming to building dynamic interior environments that engage, inspire, and heal.

As our design aspires to build healthy communities, so we aspire to build healthy communities through active engagement in civic and community affairs. You will find our leaders on the boards of the cultural and charitable organizations that are driving change in our cities and neighborhoods. Our professionals contribute time and energy to industry collaborations including Commercial Real Estate Executive Women (CREW), Urban Land Institute, the National Association of Minority Architects (NOMA) and the ACE Mentorship program.