Johnston Marklee & Associates, established in 1999 by Mark Lee and Sharon Johnston, operates from Los Angeles. The firm is noted for its designs that blend contemporary art with architectural history. Their prominent projects include the Menil Drawing Institute in Houston, the renovation of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Vault House in Oxnard, California, and Chile House in Penco, Chile. They also served as the artistic directors for the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial. Johnston Marklee has received recognition such as the Rome Prize in Architecture from the American Academy in Rome and the Emerging Voices award from the Architectural League of New York.
