work aviation civic public corporate healthcare higher education historic preservation hockey housing k 12 academics landscape design master planning religious retail sports careers current openings why work at jlg what jlg offers news contact call jlg named 50 best places to work jlg 100 % employee owned jlg acquires studio five architects it is jlg s mix of innovative design excellence their deep commitment to doing what s right while staying on budget this project in collaboration with cannondesign north dakota s first leed platinum building und alumni center jlg named 29 of the top civic government architecture firms in 2015 building design construction giants of industry ranking jlg named 11 of the top sports facilities architecture firms in 2015 building design construction giants of industry ranking jlg named 77 of the top 100 healthcare architecture firms in 2015 building design construction giants of industry ranking 19 architecture firm in business architect magazine jlg architects named top 25 best place to work jlg architects expands to sioux falls this wonderful building meeting the needs of today and keeping the promise of tomorrow state school superintendent kirsten baesler merit award living word lutheran church this is one of the best in all of my 30 years i ve played in non nba cities . larry drew coach milwaukee bucks sanford pentagon so enviable that if you don t live in williston it could make you wish you did . bismarck tribune williston area rec center joel davy aia leed ap aia north dakota outstanding achievement award merit award loretta building fargo we selected the perfect firm to design and build our historic facility randy eken und school of medicine and health sciences this building is so efficient it saved enough to pay for itself drew wrigley lt. governor barnes county north in this facility our fans will enjoy hockey in a way they ve never known . president earl h. potter national hockey center jlgives back free little libraries watertown community wellness center watford city events center opening fall 2016 the little red reading bus jlg collaborates with grand forks foundation for education design for life for 27 years jlg architects has helped our clients work leaner cleaner and better . we believe in more than just buildings ; we believe in community . we don t chase projects ; we build relationships . we believe good design makes life better . we design for the conservation of our clients and our earth s resources . we are a reflection of the values on which we were raised . 100 % employee ownedjlg is a 100 percent employee owned full service architecture firm founded in 1989 by lonnie laffen and gary johnson . today the firm has grown to nine offices with over 100 full time employees and was named one of the top architecture firms in the united states by architectural record engineering news record and psmj one of the fastest growing architecture firms in north america by inc magazine and the zweig group and a best place to work by prairie business the zweig group and the greater grand forks young professionals . awards we are honored every day to work with our clients and sometimes we win awards for it jlg has been honored with almost 90 design awards in the firm s 27 year history 2016 building design construction giants top 100 k 12 architecture firms 49 2015 architect 50 19 2016 building design construction giants 300 design firms 54 2015 38 2015 building design construction giants 60 bim architecture firms 44 2015 enr top 500 design firms 386 2016 zweig group hot firm list 75 2010 2013 2014 21 2015 5 2016 minneapolis st. paul business journal top 25 firms 5 2013 2014 17 2015 5 2016 zweig group best firm to work for 4 2006 2014 5 2015 6 2016 zweig group trifecta award 2016 zweig group marketing excellence award 2015 architectural record top 300 architecture firms in the us 89 2014 158 2015 rebuilding together fargo moorhead builder award 2015 grand forks young professionals grow grand award 2014 2015 grand forks herald people s choice award 2013 2014 2016 inc magazine top 5000 fastest growing privately held companies in the us 4203 2015 1316 2014 2547 2015 best place to work top 50 by prairie business 2014 2013 inc magazine hire power award for american job growth 1992 national american institute of architects intern development program outstanding firm award aia north dakota best of show honor juror s choice merit and unbuilt awards north dakota ready mix excellence in concrete awards deci development of the year awards education design honorable mentions st. paul heritage preservation awards minnesota preservation awards prime site awards of excellence north dakota barrier free design awards north dakota concrete products awards mc landscape design awards mid america edc redevelopment awards north dakota housing finance production awards grand forks chamber city beautification awards grand forks chamber special achievement awards national school boards association awards committee on urban design and environment awards jlg gives back if design is the heart of jlg our communities are our lifeblood . we work hard every day to make sure what we design makes a difference to our clients our neighbours and our region as a whole and so it stands to reason that we should continue making a difference outside of what is expected of us . to that end we created a three part approach to giving back . learn more it is a school that has honored all of the traditional functions that work in a school but has looked to the future of what do we need to do for kids of tomorrow . ali parkinson discovery elementary principal what we do opportunity knocks at the start of every building project the opportunity ... to meet current goals and anticipate those in the future . the opportunity ... to maximize the budget . the opportunity ... to utilize higher performance design to lower operations costs . the opportunity ... for an easy open communicative process . jlg s size and decades of experience means that we are able to offer specialized services so that when opportunity knocks we know how to answer . we are our client s guide and advocate in the following areas of expertise architecture and interiors landscape design site and community master planning needs assessment and feasibility studies space programming project branding and 3 d imaging construction administration and observation cost estimating and budget control leed facilitation and sustainable strategies government agency and code compliance design build and cm r collaboration historic preservation north dakota s first leed platinum building.und gorecki alumni center jlg architects 2016 design for life