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As an architect, Jim Lammers, FAIA, specialized in medical facilities and worked on dozens of hospitals, clinics, and ambulatory care facilities across the country and around the world. He was in a partnership for 14 years and then had his own practice, Facility Planning Services LLC, for 25 years until he retired. Jim was elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects.
CONTACT JIMRetirement
Jim's wife, the love of his life, Sheryl Martinson, died at about the same time that he retired from his architectural practice. A double blow. To fill the great emptiness, he started teaching travel sketching at Marine Folk Art School, did figure drawing with the Nimble Observers, joined the Osceola Writers Group, traveled more, and sketched more and more. This latter led to his first book, Capture the Moment: An Architect's Guide to Travel Sketching.
"Sketching takes just two things—courage and perseverance. If you like it, then it's a good sketch."
— Jim Lammers