IA Celebrates 30th Anniversary in New York

Founded in 1984 by David M. Mourning, AIA, FIIDA, IA Interior Architects is celebrating 30 years of global design. IA is the only architecture firm focused exclusively on the design of workplaces for corporate, healthcare, retail, hospitality, and education settings. Currently, IA supports offices across the United States in Atlanta; Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago; Dallas; Denver; Houston; Los Angeles; New York; Orange County, California; Raleigh, North Carolina; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley, California; and Washington, DC. The firm also maintains offices in Toronto and London, and a network of global alliance partners.


IA is a global firm of architects, designers, strategists, and specialists. We focus exclusively on environments through the lens of interior architecture—a radical idea in 1984, when IA was founded. We are highly connected agents of change, committed to creativity, innovation, growth, and community.



IA is a global firm of architects, designers, strategists, and specialists. We focus exclusively on environments through the lens of interior architecture—a radical idea in 1984, when IA was founded. We are highly connected agents of change, committed to creativity, innovation, growth, and community.



Four Westlake Transformed In late 2025, IA completed a $15 million ground-floor remodel of Four Westlake, a 20-story premier office tower along Houston’s Energy Corridor. The goal was to transform …continued.

Read More

A Studio Designed for ExperimentationIA San Francisco For many designers, the opportunity to fully inhabit their own ideas is often limited to the home, a personal environment where concepts can …continued.

Read More

Unexpected Outcomes: Building Reuse Reuse and repurpose are key concepts in the quest for sustainability. Applying those concepts to the recycling of existing buildings across different market sectors—often adapting them …continued.

Read More