Business Details
33 Years
experience
Your Trusted Architectural Partner in Atlanta
Gordon Burns & Associates is a client-focused architectural firm dedicated to delivering successful residential, commercial, and institutional projects. With over 25 years of experience, we prioritize our clients' goals by combining creative problem-solving with practical expertise. Our approach emphasizes collaboration, adaptability, and tailored resource management to ensure each project's unique needs are met. We maintain long-standing client relationships through quality services, transparency, and a commitment to innovation. Our team works closely with clients, often onsite, to provide immediate, hands-on project management. By limiting our workload to a few projects at a time, we ensure our top professionals can dedicate their full attention to achieving exceptional results.Our success lies in understanding the personality and drive behind each project, whether through adaptive reuse, urban design, or complex institutional developments. We believe in the power of focused collaboration, as demonstrated by our charrette process, which rapidly generates creative solutions to challenging sites or constraints. Our work spans diverse sectors, including healthcare, education, senior living, and mixed-use developments. From concept to completion, we remain steadfastly committed to advancing our clients' visions while maintaining the highest standards of design and execution.
Services
Commercial Architecture
Residential Design
Institutional Projects
Mixed-Use Development
Charette Process
Details
- Year established: 1993
Highlights and features
- We offer 25+ years of architectural expertise across diverse project types.
- Our tailored resource management ensures project-specific solutions.
- We limit client load to maintain hands-on attention and quality.
- Our charrette process delivers rapid, innovative solutions to complex challenges.
- We prioritize adaptive reuse and sustainable design principles.
Associations and certifications
- AIA
- NCARB
- LEED AP
- CNU
Services
Commercial Architecture
We create functional, innovative commercial spaces tailored to client needs. Our approach combines aesthetic appeal with practical considerations like zoning regulations and operational efficiency. Clients benefit from our extensive experience in office buildings, retail centers, and mixed-use developments.
Residential Design
Our residential projects focus on livable, sustainable spaces that reflect homeowners' lifestyles. We specialize in custom single-family homes and multifamily developments, balancing design creativity with budget constraints and local building codes.
Institutional Projects
We design educational, healthcare, and government facilities that prioritize accessibility, safety, and community impact. Our work includes schools, medical centers, and civic buildings that serve public needs while maintaining architectural excellence.
Mixed-Use Development
Our mixed-use projects integrate residential, commercial, and recreational spaces to create vibrant communities. We focus on walkability, sustainable design, and economic viability while addressing complex zoning and infrastructure requirements.
Charette Process
This intensive collaborative method brings together stakeholders to solve design challenges rapidly. We facilitate multidisciplinary teams to develop innovative solutions for difficult sites, often completing feasibility studies in 3-5 days.
People
Gordon Burns
President & CEO
Architect and founder with 25+ years of experience in residential, commercial, and institutional design. Certified by AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, and CNU, he specializes in collaborative problem-solving and adaptive reuse projects.
Questions
What services does Gordon Burns & Associates offer?
We provide architectural design for residential, commercial, institutional, and mixed-use projects, with expertise in adaptive reuse and collaborative charrette processes.
How does your charrette process work?
Our charrette process involves intensive, collaborative design sessions that rapidly develop creative solutions for complex sites or constraints through multidisciplinary input.
What regions do you serve?
We primarily work in Atlanta, GA, Peoria, IL, and Seaside, FL, with additional project experience across the United States.
How do you ensure project quality?
By limiting our workload to a few projects at a time, we maintain hands-on management and dedicate our top professionals to each client's success.
What certifications do your architects hold?
Our team includes professionals certified by AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, and CNU, ensuring expertise in design, sustainability, and urban planning.
