We advance clients who advance society. This serves as a filter and lens for the decisions we make. Our mission keeps us focused on deciding whom we will serve and honestly evaluating how we can advance them.

Our why orients toward a calling greater than ourselves: to Pursue Truth, to Be Joyful Stewards, and to Share Thoughtful Insight.

Names matter. They have meaning and speak to hope and purpose. Ours is no different. Our founders deliberately chose a name that was not about them, that would define the value our clients receive, and that would inspire us to live up to our ideals every day.

Our name embodies our early design process of purposefully immersing ourselves in the full context of our clients’ greatest challenges and emerging with a final, ideal solution. Our name expresses our client-centric service and bold, strategic results.

Starting a design firm in 2007 was not for the faint of heart, but we had a big idea that great design should serve the greater good. As we improved our collaborative, integrative design process and focused on mission/vision-oriented work, we were blessed to expand while others were shrinking. Our ability to find a better way advanced and fueled our clients, which in turn advanced and fueled our growth. To date, we have worked in 44 states and 4 countries, all from our Cincinnati office.

We became national leaders in sustainability. Our first office expansion was the 1st A/E office on the planet to achieve LEED Platinum. The 5-time award-winning design was half the cost of other A/E offices and proved our value trifecta: highly sustainable, cost effective, and beautiful.

We have since taken that mindset, expertise, and leadership to our clients to help them achieve stretch goals they didn’t think were possible, such as achieving LEED Platinum with LEED Silver costs and achieving Historic Tax Credits with a Net Zero Energy solution. We thrive on challenges, on what others think is impossible. We live our mission by working with clients who highly value advancing their communities through their mission, people, and the work they do.