Lord Aeck Sargent
Dessa Lohrey is a seasoned architectural designer currently working at Lord Aeck Sargent since June 2015, while also serving as the founder of Bench Diary, a global storytelling and public art initiative established in June 2013. In addition to this role, Dessa operates as a freelance photographer and videographer since May 2011. Previous experience includes serving as an intern architect at Collins Cooper Carusi Architects from January 2012 to June 2015 and working as a graduate teaching assistant at Georgia Institute of Technology from August 2010 to May 2011. Early career positions include internships at bcWORKSHOP, Collins Cooper Carusi Architects, and Pro2Serve. Educational qualifications include a Master of Architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the same institution, alongside a study abroad experience at Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Paris La Villette.
Lord Aeck Sargent
Lord Aeck Sargent (LAS) is a full-service, award-winning architectural and design firm with more than 3,000 projects completed. LAS’ six offices and eight practice areas are focused on their common mission of providing responsive design, technological expertise and exceptional service in order to provide clients with the best possible facilities and places that will serve them well into the future. The LAS portfolio includes museums, arts centers, multifamily housing and mixed-use projects, government buildings, laboratories, corporate headquarters, education and conference facilities, and downtown and neighborhood plans. Our services range from master planning and programming to design, construction administration, and facility management support. The design staff at LAS represents a broad range of experiences in design and construction. Our staff includes registered architects, interior designers, urban designers, landscape architects, materials specialists, land planners, and zoning specialists. Our projects have been awarded more than 350 awards including national distinctions such as three R&D Magazine Laboratory of the Year and Special Mentions Awards as well as multiple AIA Honor Awards for Excellence in Architecture for our work with a wide variety of clients. The firm has been in Engineering News-Record (ENR) Magazine’s Top 500 Design Firms list 11 times, is No. 88 on ENR’s Top 100 Green Design Firms list, and has been named a Top Green Design firm more than 15 times by numerous publications. At LAS, our goal is to create buildings that have a restorative, positive impact on the building's inhabitants and a regenerative impact on the environment. We have practiced sustainability since the early 1990s and believe in using an analytical approach to optimizing building performance. Additionally, LAS became one the first 20 architecture firms in the world to earn a JUST Label in February 2017.