professional history...


Ever since our founding in 1981, Richard L. Johnson Associates, Inc. has always been an architectural firm specializing in elementary, secondary, and college facility planning and design. We employ 12 people who serve our clients as a team and provide complete architectural, interior design, and construction administration services.

Our educational projects within the last 5 years total over $115,000,000 in construction costs at 30 facilities, including:


3 new elementary schools


11 elementary additions/remodelings


5 middle school additions/remodelings


1 new 7-12 facility


1 7-12 addition/remodeling


2 PreK-12 additions/remodelings


8 high school additions/remodelings


2 college additions/remodelings


Our work with industrial manufacturers, municipal authorities, healthcare providers, and private enterprise on projects throughout 7 states completes our portfolio.

our design philosophy...


Working with our clients to provide them design solutions for their specific needs is our service specialty. Achieving this with additions and remodeling to their existing facilities is our design forte.

We view it as our responsibility to elicit your input for alternatives and proceed with this information as the emphasis of our design concepts. Our number one concern is that your final design and finished building project meet your specific needs.

We also believe that in order to design educational facilities for the 21st century, we must aggressively pursue the latest technology. In addition to participating in seminars and addressing educators at the Annual IASB Conference in Chicago, Dick Johnson also attends national school conventions hear others speak on future trends in school design.