Johnson Architecture, Inc.

We’re celebrating staff architects Emily Haire and Michael Schmidt for successfully completing the Architecture Registration Examination (ARE) to become fully licensed.

We are thrilled to congratulate these architects who offer so much dedication and talent to our clients.

Emily and Michael are creative and skilled designers and are incredible assets to the firm.

JAI celebrates two architects for achieving licensure - Johnson Architecture Johnson Architecture staff architects Emily Haire and Michael Schmidt have successfully completed the Architecture Registration Examination (ARE) to become fully licensed. “We are thrilled to congratulate these architects who offer so much dedication and talent to our clients,” said Daryl Johnso...

JAI's project, First Creek at Austin Phase 1, has won a national housing award for project design. NAHRO lauded the Knoxville's Community Development Corporation redevelopment for the holistic approach, inclusion of community input, preservation of culture and more.

We love to see how intentional design improves lives and communities.

Johnson Architecture project First Creek at Austin earns national housing award for project design - Johnson Architecture Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation’s (KCDC) First Creek at Austin Phase 1 has earned a top award from a national housing and community development organization for the design of the redeveloped neighborhood. The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) award...

We’re pleased to announce that JAI scholarships have been awarded to 6 students in the UT College of Architecture and Design for the 2024-2025 school year to help enhance their educational experiences.

We believe it’s an honor to support the next generation of architects and designers who will lead the future of the industry.

Read more about the scholarship design and recipients:

Johnson Architecture scholarships granted to six University of Tennessee students - Johnson Architecture Six students in the University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design have each earned scholarships from Johnson Architecture for the 2024-25 school year to help enhance their educational experiences. Recipients include Addison Cate, Abbie Coleman, Autumn Jackson, Lauren Nicholson, Owen Mag...

JAI earned the Honor Award from AIA East Tennessee for the rehabilitation of our South Knoxville headquarters. It is always gratifying when our vision and work is recognized. Plus, we're thrilled to contribute to the vibrant South Waterfront district.

Johnson Architecture earns AIA Honor Award for restoration of its South Knoxville offices - Johnson Architecture Johnson Architecture earned the Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects’ East Tennessee chapter for the rehabilitation of a 1920s-era structure that is now the firm’s headquarters in the South Waterfront district. Johnson Architecture, named as both the architect and the client, re...

We were so pleased to support the 2024 CAK Warrior Shootout as the golf ball sponsor. It was a great day of golf and fellowship, which raised nearly $100,000 for Christian Academy of Knoxville (TN). The JAI team included Steve Turner, Mike Riordan, Jeff Williamson and Chris Avans.

Shopper News recently sat down with JAI’s Jimmy Ryan and Joey Staats to talk about the architectural expertise and challenges involved in the Kern’s Food Hall project.

Check out the article to learn about the “labor of love.”

How Kern's was transformed from an empty bakery to a bustling food hall Johnson Architecture duo who headed up the project talk about how gratifying it was to bring back the South Knoxville landmark.

Congratulations to Johnson Architecture Vice President and Principal Architect Joey Staats for being selected as one of Knoxville News Sentinel's 40 Under 40 Class of 2024!

It wasn't easy, but it's time to reveal the 40 Under 40 class of 2024. Congratulations! Through their professional accomplishments and acts of service, these 40 East Tennesseans exemplify what it means to lead, innovate and achieve.

Congratulations to Johnson Architecture, Inc.'s Average Joes for winning the 2024 AIA East Tennessee Young Architect Forum Volleyball League Championship, making them back-to-back champions and taking home the...pink flamingo!

The Joes overcame rival Under 30 to win the tournament under the leadership of Captains Michael Schmidt and Jeremiah Corbett.

We believe no wrenches were dodged, but they may have bled their own blood to make it happen.

JAI President & Principal Architect Daryl Johnson shared advice to achieve a successful career as an architect with Authority Magazine.

Check out the article to learn more about why Daryl is so excited about architecture right now.

Daryl Johnson of Johnson Architecture On Five Things You Need To Create A Highly Successful Career… An Interview With Dina Aletras

GBO! A team including JAI has been awarded a project that will transform the Tennessee River waterfront – the Neyland Entertainment District.

The project from Dixon Greenwood, along with Jake Miller, Taylor Gray, the Hartland Hotel Group and JAI includes a 175,000-square-foot entertainment district, replacement of the current garage, and a condotel.

Read UT’s announcement: https://utsports.com/news/2024/7/24/general-neyland-entertainment-district-project-awarded-to-865-neyland-project-team.aspx

Congratulations to JAI Project Designer Jimmy Ryan and his wife, Heather, on earning a 2024 Preservation Award from Knox Heritage for the restoration and care of their historic North Knoxville home.

Theme park enthusiasts from across the country have discovered what we knew all along: Dollywood is the No. 1 theme park in the nation, based on both Tripadvisor’s 2024 Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards and 2023 survey results from the National Amusement Park Historical Association. Congratulations, Dollywood!

Dolly beats Disney again! Dollywood gets top theme park honors in U.S. and worldwide Dollywood does it again! The theme park continues its awards streak with major honors from Tripadvisor.

We are pleased to be featured in architects + artisans for our modern country house design. Check out the article for details about how curves and arches offset stone and symmetry in this East Tennessee lake house.

Read here: https://architectsandartisans.com/blog/on-a-tennessee-lake-an-english-inspired-modern-country-house/

About the project: https://bit.ly/4eoTRYI

JAI is proud to work with Knoxville's Community Development Corporation to expand affordable housing in our community through the redevelopment of the former Austin Homes site as First Creek at Austin, the city’s first mixed-income community.

About the project: https://jainc.com/portfolio-item/austin-homes/

KCDC’s First Creek at Austin earns statewide award for neighborhood stabilization - MoxCar Marketing + Communications Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation’s (KCDC) First Creek at Austin redevelopment has earned a 2024 Tennessee’s Best award in the neighborhood stabilization category. Presented in March by the Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) at the Tennessee Housing Conference in Nashville...

JAI created this contemporary English manor with sweeping views of the Tennessee River and Great Smoky Mountains. The home’s luxurious finishes set the stage for interiors by June Chamberlain Interiors.

Contemporary English Manor - Johnson Architecture The homeowners’ extensive travels and sophisticated taste inspired the design team to create a contemporary version of an English manor. The formal symmetry and stately permanence of cast stone, slate and tumbled limestone informed not only the exterior, but also many areas of the interior. The sw...

Retrofit magazine has highlighted Tower Shops at The Mountain Mile in Pigeon Forge in a feature about repurposed retail facilities across the country.

JAI provided master planning and design services, reshaping an enclosed mall as new attraction and retail space with materials and textures creating the character of an old mining town. It also includes an outdoor experience with turf islands, benches, natural boulders, fire pits and kid play areas.

See the feature: https://brnw.ch/21wHTYp
Read more about the project: https://brnw.ch/21wHTYq

JAI is providing architectural and interior design services for Maryville College’s new Downtown Hub, which will reconnect the college with its downtown roots. Opening later this year in the historic J&K Grocery building, the hub will be the headquarters of the college’s Hospitality and Regional Identity program, among other uses.

Read more: https://brnw.ch/21wHFDQ

JAI Vice President and Principal Architect Jeff Williamson recently helped celebrate the official opening of a new STEM Innovation Lab at Knoxville Catholic High School. The 2,130-square-foot project renovated an existing space into a classroom featuring mobile furniture systems and video displays and also a workshop area, which includes a CNC router, water jet, table saw, drill press and other equipment.

Knoxville Catholic dedicates STEM Innovation Lab The Witsoe family and other donors receive thanks for making the ‘really exciting’ facility possible By Gabrielle Nolan A grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new, state-of-the-art STEM …

JAI is excited to be working with Kennedy Concepts, providing full service architectural and interior design services for its newly announced restaurant, Mimosas – which is only steps away from our new South Waterfront District office. We look forward to supporting Mimosas as customers, too!

Late-night fun, wood-fired food could make new restaurant a gateway to South Knoxville This proposed South Knoxville restaurant is by the same people who brought you Loco B***o at West Town Mall.

This week, Project Manager Josh Biden was honored to participate in the ribbon cutting for the JAI-designed renovations to the gym and performing arts center at Sacred Heart Cathedral School Knoxville.

The project included updates to flooring, bleachers, restrooms, locker rooms, lighting, and sound and audiovisual equipment. Johnson & Galyon Construction served as general contractor.

Throwback to our work on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Rocky Top Dining Hall, recipient of a 2023 Education Design Showcase Project of Distinction from Spaces4Learning. Opened in 2021, the 1,200-seat dining hall is the hub and anchor of student life for the university’s West Campus Redevelopment project.

About Rocky Top Dining Hall: https://jainc.com/portfolio-item/west-campus-housing-redevelopment-dining-hall/

On Feb. 16, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians officially opened the JAI-designed Cherokee Speakers Place, which is intended to facilitate preservation and revitalization of the Cherokee language.

About Cherokee Speakers Place: https://brnw.ch/21wHmo7

“A special day, a good day”: Cherokee Speakers Place opens officially - The Cherokee One Feather The Cherokee language has been spoken for many millennia in the mountains of western North Carolina and throughout the southeast, and it will endure for many more due to the efforts of Cherokee speakers today.

We are honored that our design of Lakeway Christian Academy has earned the grand prize in the Spaces4Learning 2023 Education Design Showcase.

About Lakeway Christian Academy: https://jainc.com/portfolio-item/lakeway-christian-academy/
More education projects: https://jainc.com/portfolio/?filter=education,higher-education,k-12&sqf=0,0&cost=0,0

JAI’s Emily Haire and Jeremiah Corbett enjoyed meeting students seeking jobs, internships and advice from professionals at the UT College of Architecture and Design Career Day on Thursday, Feb. 8.