An Interview With Pamela Johnson

Pamela Johnson has officially joined Evanston, IL-based DMAC Architecture as senior interior designer. Johnson brings a diverse and multidisciplinary background to the award-winning design team. She has a creative style that blends her passion for art with her extensive experience in the fields of architecture, civil engineering, and construction management across an array of project typologies. I recently spoke with Johnson about her thoughts on workplace design, balancing the creative and the technical, and her latest projects. Anna Zappia (AZ): Pamela, tell me a bit about DMAC Architecture’s philosophy, and what appealed to you about the firm?  Pamela Johnson (PJ): I think one of the things that really drew me to DMAC was just a very unique approach. We’re very hands-on. If we have an idea we test it out, we mock things up. We literally have a huge workshop on the first floor of our building, and if we …