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Forbes Announces First list of Top Architects
Architecture Joyce Owens was named to Forbes 2025 inaugural list of America's Top 200 U.S. Residential Architects. READ MORE
2024 Gulfshore Life: Chromatopia
This Sanibel home desigend by Architecture Joyce Owens captures the modernist soul, even inspiring a stunning fashion feature. READ MORE
Above and Beyond: Resilient Design
Joyce Owens, FAIA, RIBA offers insight into how good design makes a difference in how buildings perform during natural disasters. READ MORE
Forbes: Architecture & the American House
In defining the state of architecture today, AJO's Island Oasis home shows how we design for the realities of coastal living. READ MORE
Owens receives AIA FL Gold Medal of Honor
“It’s hard to imagine that in 2022, I am the first female in Florida to receive this medal,” Owens says. READ MORE
Gulfshore Life: Home – The Art of Less
Balancing design goals with code requirements, this Sanible Island home is a study in genuine minimalism and resilience. READ MORE
Florida Design Naples Edition: 7 Architects You Need to Know
“Every space we design unfolds in a series of moments we choreograph," says Owens. READ MORE
Gulfshore Life: Home — Rooms with a View
Architect Joyce Owens takes cues from open-air pavilions to preserve and update a 1950s Captiva Island cottage, nestled on the beach.
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2025.02 Gulfshore Life: Home – Inner Sanctums
2025.03 Design + Décor – Building with Nature
2024 Design+ Décor: Annual Architects Issue – Classic Architecture in a Modern World
2024.11 Design + Décor: The Design Issue - Appropriateness
2024.11 Gulfshore Life – Furnishings and Décor for the SWFL Modernist Home
2024.08 Gulfshore Life – Park and Dine
2023.12 Design + Décor: The Design Issue – Joyce Owens
2023.12 Island Reporter – COTI Conversation addresses resiliency, aesthetics
2023.09 Gulfshore Life – Weathering the Storms
2023.09 Gulfshore Life – Street Style
2023.08 TOTI – Harmonious Design
2023.04 Blueprint For Better – Getting in the Resilience Zone
2023 Gulfshore Business - Women in Business 2023 / Best Business Woman in Southwest Florida
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2022 Gulfshore Life Men & Women of 2022
2022.11 Architect rethinks how to build safe coastal homes in SWFL after Ian
2021.10 Gulfshore Life: Home - One with Nature
2021.04 AIA FL Florida/Caribbean Architect Magazine (Sol Mate cottage)
2021 The Best ofGulfshoreWinner forArchitecture | Lee County, Florida | USA
2020 The Best of Gulfshore | Florida USA
2020.03 Florida Design + Decor - The Dual Priorities of Sustainability and Adaptability
2020.10 AIA FL Florida/Caribbean Architect Magazine / Medal of Honor for Design
2020.10 AIA FL Florida/Caribbean Architect Magazine / Captiva Peace
2020.11 Gulfshore Life - Coastal Comeback
2019.11 NCMA Updates: "Build for durability"
2019.04 Gulfshore Life: Their Creativity Starts Here
2019.04 Florida Design - A Tropical Modern Retreat
Videos
In the wake of Hurricane Ian, AJO’s principal architect, Joyce Owens, FAIA RIBA, is joined by AccuWeather’s Jillian Angeline to assess the condition of several of the AJO-designed homes under construction and already completed on Sanibel Island. Watch the full video feature, below.
Moving Forward After Hurricane Ian
Architect Joyce Owens, FAIA, joins Mike McMurray of McMurray & Members of Royal Shell Real Estate for an insightful conversation about issues related to designing and building a home, especially in hurricane-prone Florida.
Architect Joyce Owens first woman to receive
AIA Florida Gold Medal of Honor
Working with an Architect
Joyce Owens, FAIA, talks with Mike McMurray, of McMurray and Members, about the value of working with an architect throughout the process of home design and construction.
Designing Beyond Aesthetics
Joyce Owens, FAIA, talks with Mike McMurray about the importance of designing for the climate, as well as beauty, when creating resilient homes in coastal Florida.
The Value of Architects
Joyce Owens, FAIA, and EntreArchitect's Mark LePage talk about the expertise and value of architects, and the contributions they make on their communities. Listen here
