Gardner Spencer Smith Tench & Jarbeau, P.C.
Architecture and PlanningGeorgia, United States11-50 Employees
Gardner Spencer Smith Tench & Jarbeau, P.C. is a regional architecture and planning practice that serves public and private institutional clients across the Southeast. The firm has developed capabilities in educational settings, performance venues, worship spaces, and financial institutions, translating client needs into built environments. Its design process emphasizes listening and collaboration to produce spaces that suit each site's cultural context, and the project’s program, schedule, and budget. The company traces its origins to 1983, when it was founded in Atlanta as Gardner Spencer Associates by Joe Gardner and Les Spencer, whose professional relationship began at Georgia Tech in the 1970s. Ownership was later extended to Randy Smith, David W. Tench, and Keith Solomon, who are now partners. The organization is based in Atlanta, located at 50 Hurt Plaza Southeast, Suite 1100.