Public safety architecture
Supporting safety, community, and sustainability needs
Across the U.S., JLG Architects’ award-winning Public Safety Studio bridges public service with community needs, shaping essential environments which prioritize the well-being of first responders and civic personnel and the public. We partner with government agencies to design adaptable, efficient solutions that support operational needs, foster community trust, and reduce operational costs through sustainable solutions. By gathering input from staff and stakeholders, modernizing spaces, and integrating systems, JLG delivers public safety facilities that serve while also securing, and rehabilitate rather than incarcerate.
JLG Architects is recognized among the Top 40 Public Safety and Justice Facility Architecture Giants in the United States by Building Design+Construction magazine and is also ranked as one of the Top Government Sector Architecture Giants in the nation, highlighting the firm’s expertise and leadership in designing innovative, high-quality public safety and government facilities.
Jennifer Burke Jackson, Principal Studio Leader
Community Matters podcast
Architects alone can’t solve systematic problems, but evolved environments can support growth and change. Through interviews and storytelling, we are seeking to amplify perspectives and invite everyone to speak up for what matters to their community.
What is the purpose of incarceration?
Season 1 of Community Matters is focused on the question: “What is obvious and obscure about the world of incarceration?” We seek to gain deeper insights into life and experiences during, after, and adjacent to incarceration.
What can we better understand today to prevent incarceration and improve public safety for tomorrow?
Season 2 of Community Matters is focused on the question: “What can we better understand today to prevent incarceration and improve public safety for tomorrow?” We lean into deeply personal experiences, both first hand and through scientific observation — which illuminate the influence of relationships (those that last moments and those that last lifetimes), the nuanced responses to trauma (basically, everyone responds differently), and the science behind how our brains (and behavior) can develop, change and heal.
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Specialties
JLG’s healthcare studio delivers a comprehensive range of specialties, including hospitals, clinics, and critical access hospitals that serve both urban and rural communities. Our expertise extends to health education facilities that prepare future caregivers, residential care environments that support long-term wellness, and sports medicine and wellness centers designed for holistic healing and peak performance. By integrating these specialties, JLG creates patient-centered campuses and facilities that address the full continuum of care, from acute treatment and outpatient services to education, residential support, and athlete well-being.
Services
- Collaborative design
- Master planning
- Facility studies and assessments
- Interior design and FF&E
- Cost estimating
- Bidding and construction administration
- Community engagement
- Visualization
- Sustainability facilitation
- Safety and security design
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