
Meaningful Designs for Everyday Life
Founded in Norfolk Virginia in 2015, GARC is committed to improving our Client's everyday life in every way we can. Our Clients have repeatedly told us that our work has had a profound impact on their living, working, and social environments, In our well-tested, research-oriented design process, the Client is always at the center. We design your space as a portrait of you, your family or your company.
We believe the future of architectural design is to provide a higher-level product for both professional services AND new ideas. Our work is developed from the strategic thinking of social contexts, human behaviors and environmental concerns.
As award-winning architects, GARC has an international profile of work that spans the United States, Southeast Asia and China.
Our Services
GARC's work incorporates holistic design solutions integrating architecture, interior and landscape design. We also provide multiple levels of consultant services. If you wish to have a stress-free process with guidance on every aspect of the project, we offer a full service that starts from initial programming to identify your needs, to the completion of the construction. If you are simply looking for a better understanding of how to start your project, what the road map ahead looks like, or if you just want to explore the project’s potentials, we offer our Vision Design as a separate stand-alone service.

Client meeting at GARC's office in downtown Norfolk, Virginia
AWARDS
2014
AIA Detroit ARCHITECTURAL HONOR AWARDS / INTERIORS | Alice Lloyd Hall Renovation, University of Michigan
2012
Virginia Society AIA Design Merit Awards, USA | USF School of Music, Main Designer
2009
AIA Hampton Roads Design Excellence for Unbuilt, USA | USF School of Music, Main Designer
2008
Jury Grand Prize: ACUHO-i 21st Century Project Design Showcase, USA
“net+work+camp+us” Team Leader (Yang Tian), Main Designers (Yang Tian and Suping Li), Final Presenter (Suping Li)
Media Reports
John Gendall, “Housing the YouTube Generation and Beyond.” Architectural Record, Mar 2008.
Lawrence Biemiller. “An Updated Monastic Quadrangle Is Residence Hall of the Future.” The Chronicle of Higher Education (Blog). Last modified Feb 04 2008.
http://chronicle.com/blogs/buildings/an-updated-monastic-quadrangle-is-residence-hall-of-the-future/4984.
"Net+Work+Camp+Us Wins Jury Prize at 21st Century Project Design Showcase." Living On Campus: College Housing Annual Report 2008. 7.
Matthew Bowers. “Dorms of the Future.” The Virginian-Pilot, March 24, 2008.
James A. Baumann. “There Goes the Neighborhood.” Talking Stick. May/June 2008. Volume 25, Number 5. 70-72.
"net+work+camp+us: A Prelude to Student Housing of Future." [in Chinese.] Jianzhushi [The Architect] 132 (2008): 112.
Suping Li as Project/Design Architect with HEWV