# JJR

> Founded in 1961 as Johnson, Johnson and Roy, JJR combined landscape architecture, planning, urban design, civil engineering and environmental science to shape campuses, waterfronts and ecological restoration projects. Its framework approach helped institutions plan for change. The former standalone brand was integrated into SmithGroupJJR in 2011; the combined firm adopted the SmithGroup name in 2018.

- **Founded:** 1961
- **Headquarters:** Madison, United States
- **Founders:** William J. Johnson (Co-founder; landscape architect), Carl D. Johnson (Co-founder; landscape architect), Clarence Roy (Co-founder; landscape architect)
- **Products:** Campus framework planning, Landscape architecture and urban design, Waterfront and coastal design, Civil engineering and environmental science
- **Notable:** Received the ASLA Landscape Architecture Firm Award in 2011., Helped establish framework planning through the University of Michigan’s 1963 campus plan., Crosswinds Marsh received the ASLA Landmark Award in 2019 under successor SmithGroup.

## Products & services

- **Campus framework planning** — Long-term land-use, circulation, open-space and development planning for universities and institutions.
- **Landscape architecture and urban design** — Site and public-space design for campuses, cultural institutions, communities and parks.
- **Waterfront and coastal design** — Shoreline restoration, parks, harbors and waterfront redevelopment supported by engineering.
- **Civil engineering and environmental science** — Grading, drainage, ecological assessment, wetland mitigation and habitat restoration.

## Achievements

- Received the ASLA Landscape Architecture Firm Award in 2011.
- Helped establish framework planning through the University of Michigan’s 1963 campus plan.
- Crosswinds Marsh received the ASLA Landmark Award in 2019 under successor SmithGroup.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Successor SmithGroup named Michael Johnson Director of its Cities market on February 4; this is successor-firm news, not a JJR appointment.
- **2025-04** — The University of Michigan hosted the Clarence Roy-SmithGroup JJR Lecture on April 3, presented by Shannan Gibb-Randall; this is a legacy update, not activity by an independent JJR company.
- **2025-02** — Successor SmithGroup delivered an investigation and engagement summary for Ann Arbor’s West Park Bandshell with HRC and the city.
- **2024-09** — Successor SmithGroup signed a public commitment supporting the ASLA goal of a zero-emissions landscape architecture profession by 2040.

## Links

- Website: https://www.smithgroup.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jjr/

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