While Joe began his design career in New York, he returned home to North Carolina to raise a family. He became a partner in the firm in the mid-1990s and has been the lead designer on numerous significant campus and community projects. Joe thrives on arts and cultural projects, adaptive re-use, and community-focused facilities including YMCAs and churches. In his spare time, he retreats to his shed studio where he creates “abscape” oil paintings and industrial- and urban-themed collages.