About

w/Purpose has helped cultivate and manage meaningful projects that align with the public and its environmental design needs for 13 years.  Our approach represents an innovative model of design practice that leans in personal attention and urban revitalization.

Our team is cross trained in several disciplines including Architecture, Development, and Urban Design.  We have excelled at leveraging multi-discipline thinking to design, plan, manage, and engage in a variety of highly effective and creative ways. 

Our studio has experience working with diverse communities and experience with collaborating and coordinating with local stakeholders, city departments, private development groups, and business leaders.  We are MBE approved with the City of Indianapolis and are a registered business in the State of Michigan. 

Contact us to have our team help you on your next: 

  • Public, cultural, or library space project
  • Urban development test fits and analysis
  • Design strategy or programming 
  • Creative design leadership
  • Owners Representation (Construction)
  • Engagement  city agencies, developers, business, neighborhood and civic groups
  • Articulate and vision planning for neighborhoods that embodies the highest quality of design excellence, sustainable and ecological performance and social equity. 

w/Purpose has proven track record with clients such as Stafford House, LISC Indianapolis, Kingdom Apostolic Ministries, La Casa de Amistad – South Bend, Wilmington Delaware Public Library, YMCA Indianapolis, Borshoff, IndyGo, Cinnaire, BWI Development, IFF, City of Evansville, Future Farm Workers of America, Indianapolis Art Council, ECHO Housing Corp., Midtown Indy Inc., St. Vincent Center for Children & Families, and many others.