Architect firm helps build for tomorrow

By Abby Morris
Star Staff
amorris@starhq.com

   When building for tomorrow, you have to have the right blueprint and the experts at Beeson, Lusk and Street architectural firm have the knowledge to help you achieve your needs and goals.
   "We do a lot of school and education work and we also do industrial work and churches," said Anthony Street, president of Beeson, Lusk and Street. "We do some banks and some medical related projects as well."
   The architectural firm is one of the oldest in the area, according to Street. "This company was founded in 1912, so we've been in continuous operation for 92 years," he said.
   That experience also serves to aid the firm in providing the best possible customer service. "Our experience gives us a depth of knowledge about our clients' needs," Street said. "We've been able to experience so many different arrangements, situations and problems that it allows us to avoid some of those problems."
   Street said the location of the firm also helps them to give personal attention to its clients. "The fact that most of our work is within a 75-mile radius allows us to give our clients personal attention," he said. "One of the things that sets us apart is the northeast Tennessee nature of our employees that allows us to care for our clients and their needs."
   The firm specializes in designing buildings to meet the individual needs of each client. "We specialize in custom design," Street said. "Most or all of our projects are unique and tailored to our client and what their needs are."
   Examples of the firm's work can be seen throughout Carter County. Counted among the firm's projects in the county are the Hampton Elementary School, Cloudland Elementary School, the Elizabethton Post Office and the new sanctuary at Grace Baptist Church, according to Street, who is himself a native Carter Countian. "I enjoy working in Carter County and take a lot of pride in the work we have done in Carter County and Elizabethton," he said.
   Designing a building for a client is an involved process according to Street. "First you have to work with your client to determine what their needs are in terms of function, size and cost," he said. "You have to try to determine what the nature of a project is. For example, if their project is a church you would want to design something that evokes reverence and worship where if your project is a factory it has more of a nature of efficiency."