“My vision is to design buildings that enhance, complement and serve what is best in an existing community -- its heritage, its geographic beauty, its people. I always strive to create buildings that visually embody a community’s best features and that are in harmony and connection with the surrounding built and natural environment.”
Mike Manous, R.A
Mike Manous has more than 25 years of architectural experience. He is a registered, fully-licensed architect in Tennessee and six other states, and is certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). He is a graduate of the College of Architecture at the University of Tennessee.
He established Manous Design in 1992 in Lebanon, Tennessee. Since then, the firm has worked on projects throughout Middle Tennessee and the nation. Its numerous projects include everything from private residences to master-planned projects, from historic restorations to mixed-use retail centers, and from commercial distribution centers to country clubs.
Mike has worked with clients including Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., Saturn Corporation (a division of GM), Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores and Performance Food Groups. He has worked on many projects throughout the U.S., however, he is particularly proud of the more than 70 places that his firm has created in its hometown community of Wilson County.
