VJAA is a collaborative studio with a commitment to design excellence through an architecture that engages social and environmental issues in a creative and knowing way. Every architectural project is an opportunity to bring people together within a unique creative process.

 
 

Context is a critical generative force in architecture and design. We believe that an inventive approach is informed through the dialogue between old and new, and the inevitable mediations of the environment and social space. Context is always present.

 
 

We use the term “The Temporal Field” to describe the dynamic and ever-changing context of human occupations, and the larger environmental variables within which architecture intercedes. This mediation is often subtle, sometimes complex, but very important in how we think about buildings, landscape, and urban space.

 
 

The materialization of designed objects through a process centered on human experience and material craft is fundamental to architecture. A handrail, well-conceived and carefully fabricated, can be both a visual and a tactile delight.

 
 

VJAA is the recipient of numerous professional awards including AIA National Firm of the Year, AIA Minnesota Firm of the Year, COTE Top Ten Environmental Buildings, Progressive Architecture Awards, and State and National AIA Honor Awards.