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Lord Aeck Sargent
Lord Aeck Sargent is an Architecture and design firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. As of 2017, it operates offices in 6 cities throughout the United States.

History
The firm was established in Atlanta in 1989 by Richard L. Aeck (1912-1996), Larry Lord, and Terry Sargent (1947-2014) after merging Aeck Associates (1942) with Lord and Sargent (1984).

Expertise
Lord Aeck Sargent has completed more than 3,000 architecture and design projects with expertise in sustainable design, cost management, construction administration, building techniques, interior design, planning, BIM, preservation and laboratory planning.

Design
Lord Aeck Sargent's design practice areas include:
 * Science & Technology
 * Education
 * Arts & Culture
 * Historic Preservation
 * Housing & Mixed Use
 * Urban Design & Planning
 * Landscape Architecture
 * Interior Design

Sustainable Design
Lord Aeck Sargent has practiced sustainability in architecture since the early 1990's and uses an analytical approach to optimizing building performance.

Their design staff includes LEED-accredited architects, day-lighting specialists and energy analysts who implement sustainable design strategies into projects - including the qualifications needed for attaining LEED certification. Lord Aeck Sargent has successfully certified more than 60 LEED projects and are currently designing two projects pursuing Living Building Challenge certification.

In February 2007, they became one of the first architecture firms in the country to adopt the 2030 Challenge, an initiative that calls on the global building sector to immediately reduce energy usage by 70 percent in new buildings and major renovations in order to avoid hazardous climate change.

Notable Projects
Living Building Challenge, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Chattahoochee Nature Center, Roswell, GA

Georgia Public Health Lab, Waycross, GA

The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA

Georgia State Capitol Restoration, Atlanta, GA

Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Building Renovation, Atlanta, GA

Recognition
R&D Magazine's Laboratory of the Year, The Biodesign Institute, 2006

Atlanta Urban Design Commission, Award of Excellence, New Construction, Seventh Midtown, 2017