Founded in 1987, the Adams Group is a multidisciplinary firm specializing in architecture, consulting, landscape architecture and facility programming. Committed to providing quality planning and design services, the Adams Group is a leader in facilities planning and design.

Nationally recognized for our inclusive participatory design process, the Adams Group integrates behavioral research and participatory design philosophy into our ongoing projects. We incorporate the needs of the client through all phases of project planning, design and construction. The resulting facility reflects our client's vision and spatial requirements.

Our firm has received numerous awards including awards from the US Department of Education and the AIA of North Carolina for our effective solutions to educational design issues. In addition to awards, the Adams Group has been recognized in the Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross publication School Design, which highlights innovative planning and design methods of learning environments.

We incorporate leading edge computer technology in our design process. This system allows a client to visualize a new project, long before construction begins. It is an excellent tool to assist with programming, design and building alternatives, and it has been highly effective in obtaining approvals on many projects.

Mr. W. Graham Adams, Jr., AIA, ASLA, is the founding president of the Adams Group Architects, PA. Mr. Adams is a graduate of UNC- Charlotte and North Carolina State University, he brings a broad range of skills and professional experience to institutional design. Recently elected to the board of Directors for the Environmental Design Research Association, Mr. Adams is also a member of the American Institute of Architects and the American Society of Landscape Architects in addition to the Council for Educational Facilities Planning International.