Nate Johnson

Nate adds great value to BLUR with an interesting juxtaposition of talents. He is an experienced architect, having worked on a wide variety of project types. While his primary career focus has been in hospitality, he has experience with a broad range of other project types, including residential, retail, performing arts, mixed used facilities, and places of worship. Nate embodies a rare combination of technological expertise, outstanding design ability, and a passion for craftsmanship and the art of “making”.

He has a strong background in BIM management having worked with many design firms, contractors, engineers, and owners on strategy and implementation on a variety of project types and scales. Through experience in delivering project documentation for several multi-million square foot projects, Nate has a unique appreciation of how important technology and coordination can be for today's complex buildings. Nate’s fluency in BIM technology has helped to cement him as a leader in BLUR BIM standards and execution. He leads the firm in incorporating this integral technology and improving its integration into our workflow. His guidance and expertise have helped to establish BLUR as a leader in Building Information Modeling, and remain on the cutting edge of digital modeling helping both his firm and clients work seamlessly in the ever-evolving digital age

Nate is also a skilled craftsman and furniture builder, having built many individual and production pieces over the past 20+ years. This transitions to his architectural practice through a greater appreciation of detail and craft. Ultimately, what’s important to Nate is the elegance of how design elements come together, whether that occurs in building components, technology infrastructure, or a hand-crafted piece of furniture.