Jon Benson founded jB+a in 1999 with the desire of building a firm of talented and creative design professionals to provide the highest level of responsive client service. The firm’s small beginnings in the basement of Jon’s home focused primarily on planning and design for multifamily developments in the metro Atlanta area. It wasn’t long before shifts in the market and the addition of new staff presented the opportunity to expand and diversify into a wide range of other public and private development markets.

Prior to gaining his MLA in Landscape Architecture at the University of Georgia, an element of Jon’s success was reached earlier in his professional career as the Chief Financial Officer of a Construction and Development Company. His MBA degree and financial background have allowed him to position jB+a as a well-respected business practice with clients across the United States, and worldwide.

As President of jB+a, Jon is a Registered Landscape Architect with a depth of diverse experience. His interest in Landscape Architecture is sparked by his love of gardening. Jon’s passion for his work brings ultimate fulfillment when he can observe people using the spaces he designed in innovative and unexpected ways, as well as how they were originally intended to be used.

In his spare time Jon enjoys swimming and boating at his lake house, as well as traveling the world to exciting places. His love of ice cream has been an essential component of the inviting culture built at jB+a over the years. Ben & Jerry’s will often mysteriously appear in the office kitchen; Cherry Garcia, Heath Bar Crunch, and Jon’s favorite Everything But The…