Marlon Blackwell Architects

Marlon Blackwell Architects is an agile, full service design firm located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Our belief that architecture can happen anywhere, at any scale, at any budget - for anyone - drives us to challenge the conventions and models that often obscure other possibilities. We use an economy of means to deliver a maximum of meaning in places where architecture is often not expected to be found.

Established in 1990, Marlon Blackwell Architects is committed to the value of design. We have a successful history of generating and implementing visions for multi-scale projects throughout the country. We achieve this by advocating a collaborative process between the client, community, and ourselves and the entire design team, where all voices are heard throughout the process. We are sensitive to the needs and environmental aspirations of our clients and work diligently to provide beautiful and sustainable designs.

Marlon Blackwell Architects has earned an international design reputation through recognition of its work in many publications, including architectural design journals and books, and receiving more than 120 design awards including state, regional, national and international awards. Marlon Blackwell Architects received the National Design Award in Architecture from the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in 2016, was ranked #1 in Design by the Architect 50 (a nationwide ranking of architecture firms published by Architect magazine) in 2016, and was the 2011 Residential Architect Magazine Firm of the Year.

Regardless of scale or scope, we provide each project with the same high level of rigor and care. A situational approach allows us to respond to specific conditions and circumstances while speaking to the universal language of architecture, providing our work with a local identity and a global presence. In every instance, we strive to express the richness of the places we work and the ideals of the people and institutions we serve.