Lorne Eisen

In high school, Lorne was often found in the art room. He even took AP Art History, where he embraced the great artists’ keen sense of color, shape, shadow, texture, and scale. “That love of art,” he recalls, “led to a love of architecture.”

Like a true Renaissance man, Lorne wears multiple hats at DesignGroup. Through communication and collaboration, he serves in both the firm’s leadership group and on project teams. Lorne’s work is goal-centered and results-driven. 

As a leader, Lorne is inspired by his father’s work ethic and the power of listening. His success, he says, is rooted in his mantra: “Listen, learn, lead.” Using those skills, he’s undertaken a broad range of projects that boost the community. It’s no surprise his favorite project is the Michael B. Coleman Government Center, where he helped consolidate four major city departments under one roof. Thanks to his team’s work, the city increased its efficiency both internally and externally. 

Lorne’s favorite source of inspiration is travel. Having traversed the United States and multiple countries, he’s found ideas and motivation from so many types of architecture in wildly different environments. As a longtime veteran of DG, it’s no surprise that outside work, Lorne shares a love for the same activities our founders embraced: Golf, working in the yard, and, of course, spending time with family.