JCJ Architecture

05/27/2026

Studio Leader Spotlight

We created the Studio Leader role at JCJ ARCHITECTURE to provide more direct leadership for people in all our offices — a critical bridge between individual career growth and the broader success of the firm. We felt it was important that every member of the firm have access to a leader who could help guide professional development and strengthen communication between staff and senior leadership. By building trust and gaining a deep understanding of each individual’s goals, strengths, and development areas, they are able to thoughtfully align people with the right teams and opportunities.

A strong Studio Leader creates an environment where people feel heard, respected, valued, and genuinely supported while building trust that fuels collaboration, creativity, and personal growth. By advocating for their team and fostering meaningful connections between the office and the larger firm, they cultivate a culture where people are invested in one another and inspired to consistently do their best work.

Many thanks to each of our Studio Leaders for their daily contributions to growth and development at JCJ! Christine Leary, Jim Ryan, Christine Faverio, Alison DiVenere, Jordan Kazmierczak, Fawn Pellegrini, Sean Pendley, Allie Guthridge, Erika Lara, Kyla Hall, Emma Plagemann, Daniel Thornton

05/26/2026

We're pleased to see Rowdy's Esports Arena at UMass Lowell recognized as New England Real Estate Journal's Project of the Month.

A great collaboration with UMass Lowell and Vantage Builders, Inc., this project transformed underutilized campus space into a vibrant destination for student engagement and connection.

Thank you to our client and project partners for helping bring this vision to life for students!

Photo credit: Leigh Chodos Lowell, MA Vantage Builders, Inc., a commercial contractor specializing in pre-construction, construction management and design-build

05/20/2026

JCJ has had the honor of contributing to many significant projects across a broad spectrum of typologies, from high energy environments and spaces that inspire creativity, to places that bring people and communities together. Our Las Vegas team thrives in meeting the exacting needs of the Las Vegas marketplace, and we believe our practice is fundamentally defined by using design as a tool to generate possibilities and promote connection.

This week, as we continue reflect on 90 years of practice, we want to acknowledge the incredible dedication of the JCJ team leading one of the most important and impactful projects in our history: the Las Vegas Forever One Memorial.

When the call went out for concepts to create a Memorial to honor the victims who perished in the immediate aftermath of events that occurred at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, our Las Vegas team felt compelled to answer that call. Our journey through the early design process brought our team into direct contact with stakeholders - survivors, families and friends of victims, community members, first responders and civic leaders; our team became their advocates and developed a design response based on healing, remembrance and connection for the lives lost and lives impacted. After our team’s proposal was selected, this group continued to work through the design advocacy process.

It has been our great honor to serve on this project. While JCJ has team members across the firm who have contributed, this design journey has been deeply personal for JCJ's Las Vegas residents Mike Larson and Derek Sola. As final design for Forever One comes into full focus, and as we approach a groundbreaking that will enable opening the Memorial to mark the 10th-year remembrance, we celebrate this team’s contribution, tenacity and abiding sense of purpose.

We invite you to learn more about the work of the Las Vegas Strong Fund and the Forever One Memorial: https://foreveronememorial.org/

Forever One Memorial

05/13/2026

ESOP Committee Spotlight

As we celebrate 90 years of JCJ, we’re recognizing the people who help shape the culture behind our work every day.

Our ESOP Committee brings together employee-owners from across offices who are passionate about connection, collaboration, and creating opportunities for teams to engage beyond project work. From office traditions and pop-up celebrations to team outings and Office Olympics, these moments help strengthen the relationships that support our culture and the way we work together.

Their dedication reflects what employee ownership means at JCJ: shared pride, shared responsibility, and a collective investment in each other’s success.

Thank you to all our ESOP Committee members for the energy, creativity, and time you bring to making JCJ such a special place to work!

Justin Ewing, Liz Hoffman, Lena Detter, Alison DiVenere, Jordan Kazmierczak, Erin West, Erika Lara, Taylor Grucza, Denise Raphael, Rose Hodges, Taylor Sims, Carrie Nielsen, Mary Ann Mloganoski, Gelare Majidzadeh, Kyla Hall

05/08/2026

What a wonderful week had at Hospitality Design | HD Expo in Las Vegas! Thank you to our dedicated team members and partners who were able to make this inspiring and educational week possible. And thank you Megan L. for this inspiring recap:

"One of the best parts of this industry is getting to come together, and this week was a great reminder of that. Team members from several of our offices traveled in to connect, explore, collaborate, and soak up all the inspiration the show had to offer.

From innovative products and beautifully designed spaces to meaningful conversations with talented people across the industry, we left energized (and yes… completely exhausted). There’s something special about seeing creativity, craftsmanship, and hospitality design all under one roof.

A huge thank you to our incredible vendor partners for the conversations, collaborations, and hospitality throughout the week. We’re grateful for the relationships that continue to inspire and support our work every day.

Now it’s time to unpack, catch up on sleep, and start turning inspiration into ideas."

05/06/2026

As part of our 90th anniversary celebration, we’re proud to spotlight our New York City office and the daily journeys that help shape the way our team thinks, designs, and creates.

What makes New York unique is not just the city itself, but how people arrive here. Our team commutes from all directions, each route offering a different perspective and rhythm. As JCJ’s Enrique Bejarano shared, “It’s not about getting from A to B, it’s about getting connected to the rhythm of the city.”

Whether traveling by the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North, subway, bus, PATH trains, Citi Bike, or on foot, our New York team finds inspiration at every turn. From unexpected art installations and pop-ups to iconic destinations like the New York Public Library, Bryant Park, and the city’s ever-evolving architecture, these everyday moments fuel creativity long before the workday begins. All roads ultimately lead to our office in the Graybar Building at Grand Central, an inspiring destination in its own right.

For our team, New York is more than just a place to work. It’s a dynamic hub of culture, energy, and design that informs how we collaborate and what we create together.

No matter how we get here, the journey is part of the process. Here’s to New York - and to finding inspiration in the everyday moments along the way 🏙️

04/29/2026

Client and Project Spotlight: Leadership Center for Athletics, Wellness and Performing Arts, Kent Place School

Kent Place School is a forward-looking independent school with an inspired mission of empowering girls to be confident, intellectual and ethical leaders who advance the world. KPS seeks to introduce students to new challenges and opportunities in an environment that promotes risk taking and exploration, and to provide girls with the freedom and inspiration to fulfill their potential.

In 2018, Kent Place selected JCJ to undertake a campus master plan, concept development and full design for their most ambitious project in decades – the new Leadership Center for Athletics, Wellness and Performing Arts. With its prominent location at the entry of campus reinforces the essence of the KPS campus. With its distinct architectural form this multi-functional center will become a dynamic new hub for the KPS community and a place where every student can find their home.

Today we express gratitude to our client KPS for the trust they have placed in our team! It has been an incredible honor to work with KPS’s visionary leaders and to know that our efforts will support their groundbreaking work in educating the next generation of extraordinary leaders.

The project is currently scheduled for completion in 2027, check out the renderings for a preview of this exciting new campus destination!

04/28/2026

We're proud to share that our recently completed Tyngsborough Middle School has achieved the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification!

With its 112,000 square feet of sustainable learning space, Tyngsborough Middle School reflects our ongoing commitment to environmentally responsible construction—earning LEED Gold for its performance in energy efficiency, water conservation, indoor environmental quality, and overall environmental impact.

This milestone was made possible through strong partnership and shared vision with Tyngsborough Public Schools, LeftField Project Management & JCJ Architecture. Together, we can build a more sustainable future!

04/25/2026

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day 🌎

Designing with the future in mind—today and every day.