CAP Member Companies, Lord, Aeck & Sargent and Urban Collage Merge

April 5,2013

Two well-known Atlanta-based design firms and CAP Members have combined.

Architecture firm Lord, Aeck & Sargent and urban, planning and design firm Urban Collage are now one company, according to LAS Chairman Tony Aeck.

The combination of the planning and architecture expertise into one firm will provide an added benefit to their clients, he said.

Urban Collage, which has an expertise in campus planning and has offices in Lexington, Ky., in addition to its headquarters in Atlanta, also will broaden the footprint of LAS, which has offices in Ann Arbor, Mich.; Austin, Texas; and Chapel Hill, N.C. Urban Collage plans to continue operating under its name, at least for now.

“We welcome the opportunity to enhance our design and planning services for our clients, such as the University of Cincinnati and the University of Louisville, from a closer location,” said Joe Greco, president of LAS, in a release announcing the merger. “Urban Collage’s urban design and campus planning expertise will be infused across all of LAS’ practice areas, which include multifamily housing and mixed-use, higher education, science and technology, and historic preservation.”

The two firms already have been collaborating on projects for more than a decade. “The merger is a natural extension of what we’ve been doing with UC for quite some time,” Greco said. “We know and trust one another.”

Aeck said the merger was part of LAS’ growth strategy.

“Many clients desire to focus on their core missions and are seeking out design firms with broader capabilities to help them plan strategically and then design their buildings,” Aeck said.

-Courtesy, Atlanta Business Chronicle