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2021: Predicting Trends in Restaurant Design

By Lisa Lister | January 21, 2021

Do you miss having a meal at your favorite restaurant? I sure do! When we can confidently walk through the doors of our favorite dining spot, what changes will we see? For restaurants to survive during the pandemic owners were forced to pivot, and designers were looked upon for quick solutions.  Expect some of the […]

In the Age of COVID – A Successful Roll-out Overcomes Barriers

By Lisa Lister | January 14, 2021

Over the past two years, JL has had the pleasure of working alongside RJP Consulting Group to help Select Medical with the roll-out of their physical therapy sites throughout the United States.  We have worked through changes, and challenges that have come with the normal development of a project as well as the added obstacles […]

Food Banks Need Our Support

By Lisa Lister | November 25, 2020

As coronavirus continues to surge across the country, more and more Americans are turning to food banks, many of them for the first time. The holidays traditionally include festive gatherings and large meals that many people will not be able to afford this year. Prior to the pandemic, about 10.5% of US households were food […]

Happy Thanksgiving from JL Architects

By Lisa Lister | November 23, 2020

Thank you for your continued support! On Thanksgiving and every day, we are thankful to have clients and partners like you. While this has been a memorable year, we hope that you have an unforgettable holiday with your loved ones. This year families are in greater need than ever before. Please consider joining our Goshen […]

Urban Redevelopment- From Retail to Mixed Use

By Lisa Lister | August 24, 2020

M.S Yearsley and Sons, a True Value hardware store and John Deere franchise opened in 1917 and served the West Chester community from a series of attached 19th century buildings. In 2006 they relocated and the real estate was purchased for redevelopment. This project is a reflection of JL Architects history in mixed -use and […]

Modern Innovations Emerging in Today’s Early Childhood Education Facilities

By Lisa Lister | August 13, 2020

As parents continue to return to the workplace, young children are heading back to the early childhood classroom.  Are the design considerations of our early childhood facilities keeping up with the ever-changing requirements of today’s COVID social distancing society? Most professionals in the industry think their facilities could use an update. “Taking into consideration potential […]

Adaptive Re-Use to Make Your Retail More Leasable

By Lisa Lister | August 7, 2020

When Toys R Us, Kids R Us, and Acme Grocery all vacated the Liberty Square Shopping Center in Burlington, NJ,  the center’s owners were faced with the challenge of how to lease the empty big box space. Owner’s National Realty Development Corp partnered with JL Architects to re-position the space to market to today’s retail […]

Life Sciences: What Does Re-Opening Look Like in the Lab?

By Lisa Lister | August 4, 2020

While companies slowly open, architects are busy finding solutions for what may be a new normal in the workplace. One proposal is the “six feet office” concept. The six feet office includes an array of design features intended to keep coworkers six feet apart from one another. Examples include barriers in between desks, pedestrian lanes […]

Corporate Office Design Changes Protect Employees

By Lisa Lister | July 24, 2020

According to the Society of Human Resources, 77% of organizations in 2017 did not allow full time work from home for employees. Though current statistics are not available on the number of employees working from home, we can look at our local community. Philadelphia, and its surrounding suburbs entered the green phase of reopening a […]

Pivot for Purpose

By John Lister | July 16, 2020

We have been through the ringer dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses of every type have been forced to assist in the needs of the pandemic or “pivot” to stay afloat during these unforgettable times. While you were isolated in your home with little to do, and most mercantile businesses were closed until further notice, […]

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