An award-winning architect specializing in cultural and religious architecture, Joan’s passion for design is evident in every facet of her work. With partner John Cook, FAIA, she has created a small in-house design studio within the larger structure of HGA that serves as an incubator for innovative design, producing aesthetically driven and technically challenging work.
She has received four national AIA Architecture Awards for her design work, including Marlboro Music Reich Hall Rehearsal Building & Music Library (2023), Walker Art Center Expansion (2021), Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum (2014), and Bigelow Chapel at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities (2006).
Joan has a BS in Architecture from the University of Notre Dame and is a member of the GSA Design Excellence Program. She has been published in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Architectural Record, AIArchitect and ARCHITECT.
