JHBR Architects, Inc. has established a tradition for excellence that began in 1965 as a merger of two architectural firms: Gene Jones and Associates, founded in 1952, and Halley, Riek and Hester, founded in 1963. Since 1965, the firm has designed over 400 free-standing buildings, 300 building additions, 200 renovations and restorations, and many master planning and feasibility studies