EDUCATION
ARCHITECTURE

EDUCATION
ARCHITECTURE

JRA takes immense pride in designing educational learning spaces that inspire creativity and new ways of thinking to keep today’s students engaged, involved and motivated to meet the ever-changing needs of 21st-century learning.

Education and Higher Ed LEAD ARCHITECT

Rob Deal, AIA, LEED AP, President
Direct: 859.899.9997 | Main: 859.252.6781

K-12 Education Lead Architect

Eric Steva, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Associate Principal
Direct: 513.300.8852 | Main: 859.252.6781

K-12 Education Team Member

Jason Stewart, AIA, Associate Principal
Main: 502.583.4697

EDUCATION RECOGNITION

American Architecture Award JCPS Echo Trail Middle School, Louisville, Kentucky
Jefferson County Public Schools Echo Trail Middle School

2024 AIA KY Honor Award New Construction:
Jefferson County Public Schools Echo Trail Middle School

2023 ICF Builder Awards Multi-Family Winner:
UofL Belknap Village South

2022 ICF Builder Awards Multi-Family Winner:
UofL Belknap Village South

2023 AIA Distinguished Service Award Winner:
Rob Deal, AIA, LEED AP

2023 IIDA Honor award in EDUCATE category for K-12:
Saint Xavier High School Sangalli Center

2023 IIDA Honor award in EDUCATE category for Higher Ed:
University of Louisville Belknap Residence Halls

ICF Builder Awards 1st Runner Up, Education Category, FCPS Mary Britton Middle School, Lexington, Kentucky
FCPS Mary Britton Middle SchooL

2022 AIA C. Julian Oberwarth Gold Meal:
Eric Steva, AIA

AIA Indiana Merit Award:
University of Kentucky Davis Marksbury Building

AIA Kentucky Citation, University of Louisville HSC Parking Garage:
University of Louisville HSC Parking Garage

AGC Building Kentucky Award:
University of Kentucky Davis Marksbury Building

Associated General Contractors Build Kentucky Award:
Central Kentucky Japanese School, Fayette County Schools

EDUCATION PROJECTS

University of Kentucky Jim Green Track and Field Center

University of Kentucky Nutter Fieldhouse Gymnastics Renovation

Echo Trail Middle School

East Hardin Middle School

Central Hardin High School

Hardin Country Schools Turf Fields

Paducah Independent Schools Head Start

University of Louisville Belknap Village North & South

St. Xavier High School Media Center

Sacred Heart Academy Central Office Renovation

University of Kentucky Jacobs Science Building

Alice Lloyd College Hermann & Holmes Halls

University of Kentucky Patterson Office Tower 18th Floors

Paducah Innovation Hub

Hardin County Schools, Lincoln Trail Elementary

University of Kentucky College of Public Health

Alice Lloyd College Perry Campus Center

Leslie County Track

Alice Lloyd College of Business School

Alice Lloyd College Cushing Hall

Collins Lane Elementary

Eastern High School Addition/Renovation

Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

FCPS Squires Elementary School

Hazelwood Elementary School Media Center

St. James Elementary School

University of Kentucky Davis Marksbury Building

University of Kentucky Wildcat Coal Lodge

University of Louisville Delphi Center Teaching Innovation Lab

University of Louisville Ekstrom Library

University of Louisville HSC Parking Garage

Woodford County Middle School

What the community is saying

"JRA has successfully designed projects for JCPS ranging in budget from $200,000 to $32 million. They did an excellent job at Eastern High School of identifying the building needs and responding with a design that was both appealing and practical. JRA’s construction phase management has always been thorough, with prompt replies and attention to details. I would not hesitate to use JRA on future projects."

Susan Biasiolli, AIA
Facility Planning, Jefferson Co. Public Schools