The work of LA DALLMAN explores architecture as transformed site, reshaping the raw materials of found and abstracted landscape in projects of diverse scale and type. Among the broad range of their work, notable projects embrace urban infrastructure, public space, installations, houses, and civic buildings.

Led by James Dallman and Grace La, the practice has been awarded over forty professional honors since its inception in 1999, including a Progressive Architecture Award (featured on the cover of Architect magazine in March 2021), eight Design Awards from the American Institute of Architects Wisconsin, three from the Boston Society of Architects, and several prizes in international design competitions. LA DALLMAN was named a 2010 Emerging Voice by the Architectural League of New York and received the national Bruner Award for Urban Excellence Silver Medal. The firm is the 2011 recipient of The Rice Design Alliance Prize, an international honor that " recognizes exceptionally gifted architects in the early phase of their career." LA DALLMAN is the first United States practice to receive the prize.

In their roles as educators, James Dallman and Grace La have held academic appointments and visiting professorships at a number of institutions including their alma mater, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Grace is a tenured professor at the Harvard University GSD, serving as Chair of the Department of Architecture, former Director of the M.Arch Programs from 2014-17, and former Chair of the Practice Forum 2014-22. James is a member of the visiting faculty at the Harvard GSD as well.

Current and completed projects include design work for Harvard University, Harvard Law School, the civic transformation of an historic granary, the Miller Brewing Meeting Center, permanent exhibits for Discovery World, the Marsupial Bridge & Public Spaces, the UWM Hillel Student Center, the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts and several prominent residences. LA DALLMAN’s work is featured in publications by a+t, Architect, Architectural Record, Azure, Praxis, Princeton Architectural Press, Routledge, and Topos. LA DALLMAN has exhibited and lectured at prestigious universities and cultural institutions including New York City’s New Museum, the Carnegie Museum of Art Heinz Architectural Center, Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts, and the National Building Museum, Washington, DC.

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LA DALLMAN is licensed in the states of Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Florida, and Arkansas. The firm is also designated as a WBE and MBE in the State of Wisconsin..