key people gary johnson lonnie laffen james galloway website www.jlgarchitects.com jlg architects is an architecture firm 1 that specializes in urban design master planning and architectural design for sports recreation facilities 2 universities 3 4 k 12 schools aviation facilities 5 medical centers 6 and mixed use multi family housing . 7 jlg has offices in minneapolis and alexandria minnesota and grand forks bismarck minot williston dickinson and fargo north dakota and brookings . 8 contents 1 history 2 awards and rankings 3 sustainable design 4 select projects 5 external links 6 sources history edit jlg architects was founded in 1989 9 by gary johnson faia and lonnie laffen aia leed ap under the name johnson & laffen architects ltd. in 1994 the firm received the national aia intern development program outstanding firm award . in 2000 james galloway aia leed ap joined the firm renaming it johnson laffen galloway architects ltd. the firm s minneapolis office was opened in 2002 led by michelle mongeon allen aia leed ap . the firm name was changed to jlg architects the same year . in 2004 dan miller aia leed ap opened the alexandria office and in 2005 joel davy aia leed ap opened an office in fargo . the bismarck office opened in 2010 10 and the williston office opened in december 2012 . 11 in 2012 minot based davison larson associates merged with jlg . 12 jlg has won more north dakota aia awards than any other firm in north dakota . 13 jlg is also part of the 1 % pro bono design program of public architecture and donates a considerable amount of design services to non profit organizations . 14 awards and rankings edit in 2006 jlg was named as one of the 2006 top 20 architecture interior design landscape architecture firms to work for in america . zweigwhite a management consulting & research company ranked jlg architecture 13th based on their commitment to providing a positive work environment and challenging and interesting design opportunities for their employees . 15 16 jlg has won over 70 design awards between 1989 and 2012 . in 2005 jlg won the aia north dakota unbuilt design award . 17 in 2006 jlg won two aia north dakota merit awards and an aia north dakota honor award . 18 in 2007 jlg won the aia north dakota best of show award two aia north dakota honor awards an aia north dakota honor award for rehabilitation and the aia north dakota unbuilt award . 19 in 2008 jlg won four aia north dakota awards of merit the aia unbuilt design award . 20 21 in may 2008 jlg architects and mohr construction company received an award from the st. paul mn heritage preservation commission and aia st. paul for their restoration and renovation of cass gilbert s lightner double house . 22 in september 2009 jlg architects received a 2009 excellence in design award for the design and construction of the grand forks flight support facility at the grand forks international airport in the us . 23 in october 2010 jlg architects received two aia north dakota awards of merit for the chateau de mores and the bonanzaville museum . 24 in october 2010 jlg architects was named to the zweigwhite hot 100 list . 25 in november 2010 firm partner lonnie laffen was elected to the north dakota senate for district 43 in grand forks nd . 26 in october 2011 jlg architects received a 2011 aia north dakota juror s choice award for the alerus conference center expansion and a 2011 aia north dakota honor award for the jlg fargo office remodel . 27 in january 2012 jlg was featured in the book 50 us architects residential and planning . 28 in march 2012 jlg architects received a 2011 rochester mn committee on urban design and environment cude award for the cascade creek apartments . 29 in june 2013 jlg architects was named one of the top 25 architecture firms by msp business journal 30 in august 2013 jlg architects was named to the zweigwhite hot 100 list . 31 sustainable design edit in the may 2007 issue of environmental design construction magazine jlg officially kicked off an officewide sustainable live work and play program with a series of eco friendly events in honor of earth week . 32 33 34 many jlg projects have achieved leed certification . 35 among those are ; the gorecki alumni center at the university of north dakota which achieved leed platinum certification 36 and black gold headquarters which achieved leed gold certification . 37 select projects edit st. cloud state university national hockey center addition & renovation ; st. cloud mn 38 39 grand forks international airport terminal ; grand forks nd 40 minnesota joint operations center 41 the alerus center ; grand forks nd canad inns destination center ; grand forks nd 42 douglas county hospital addition & renovation ; alexandria mn 6 43 north dakota state university cityscapes plaza ; fargo nd 44 university of north dakota university place apartments ; grand forks nd 45 cedar rapids flood recovery and vision ; cedar rapids ia 46 ojibwa millennium school ; belcourt nd 47 historic waldorf flats ; st. paul mn 48 cass gilbert double house ; st. paul mn 22 alexandria area ymca ; alexandria mn 49 devils lake airport terminal and air fire fighting and rescue station ; devils lake nd devils lake regional airport 50 the north face ; minneapolis mn 51 roberts street chaplet ; fargo nd 52 hopper danley memorial ; grand forks nd 21 53 metropolitan opera house lofts ; grand forks nd 54 coe college area development plan ; cedar rapids ia 55 horton hall ; wahpeton nd 56 alexandria high school ; alexandria mn 57 und school of medicine and health sciences ; grand forks nd 58 boathouse ; grand forks nd 59 rhoades science center ; valley city nd 60 grand forks elementary ; grand forks nd 61 und gorecki alumni center ; grand forks nd 62 cityscapes plaza ; fargo nd 63 living word lutheran church ; alexandria mn 64 ward county office ; minot nd 65 black gold headquarters ; grand forks nd 37 sanford pentagon ; sioux falls sd 66 williston area recreation center ; williston nd 67 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