Architecture + Accessibility
FIRM OVERVIEW
ABOUT OUR FIRM
Big Picture. Small Details. All Inspired.
In 1996, three architects, Richard Lehner, John H. Catlin, and Douglas Mohnke founded LCM Architects. The core practice was architecture; however, these three visionary architects saw a need within our industry and made an intentional choice to offer a specialty service – accessibility consulting.
Douglas Anderson brought his extensive experience to the firm in 1998, and cultivated LCM’s industry-leading expertise in strategic accessibility planning for a variety of clients from Fortune 500 companies, Ivy League Institutions, and a variety of multi-site retail stores, restaurants, and renowned international hotel and resort chains.
Today, our staff of sixty-plus dedicated professionals is made up of licensed architects, designers, certified accessibility specialists, and support staff. Our unique blend of skills in architectural design and accessibility consulting enables us to provide quality design, technical accuracy, and cost-effective strategies to help our clients make informed decisions. Together, we share in the mission to create built environments that support an inclusive society.
FACTS & FIGURES
29 years in business
60+ professionals
ARCHITECTURE + PLANNING
Our designers create beautiful, functional and safe environments.
We approach each project from multiple vantage points to arrive at ideas that blend function and spatial relationships into successful buildings. Our team follows the path of each project’s unique goals to deliver designs of enduring quality that reflect the imagination of our clients.
Blending skill sets in architecture and planning, LCM leverages the diverse backgrounds and personal experiences of our designers to shape our work. Our team uses the unique qualities of each project to deliver designs of enduring quality that reflect the imagination of our clients. The LCM accessibility team always informs our architecture projects, helping to verify thorough and thoughtful compliance with state and federal requirements.
PRACTICE AREAS
Academic
Healthcare
Hospitality
Inclusive
Multifamily
Workplace
ACCESSIBILITY CONSULTING
The nation’s leading resource for strategic ADA and FHA accessibility solutions.
Devotion to eliminating limitations for people with disabilities puts LCM Architects at the forefront of accessibility and inclusive design consulting. Central to our core values is the built environment should adapt to people rather than people having to adapt to the physical environment.
As a licensed architecture firm, LCM understands the design aesthetics and business implications of modifications. Our recommendations outline reasonable, cost effective strategies to assist clients in making informed decisions that meet the regulations while integrating design and accessibility.
Our personal and professional experience with disability and the federal agencies responsible for developing and ensuring accessibility laws offers unique insights into the requirements and their interpretation. Leaders of LCM have served on boards and committees involved in establishing, revising, or adapting the federal ADA Guidelines, ANSI A117.1 Standards, and state and local accessibility codes.
The Department of Justice, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, municipal agencies and offices for people with disabilities, clients, and other architecture firms trust LCM as a leading resource on design and construction related accessibility matters.
FACTS & FIGURES
10
CASp, ICC, and/or RAS certified Accessibility Specialists
627
Reviewed plans for 627 properties in 2023
428
Conducted 428 site reviews for properties in 2023
3,000
Inspected over 3,000 properties for ADA and FHA litigation support
250+
Conducted over 250 ADA / FHA accessibility training sessions, both in-person and virtual
