ABOVE THE FOLD represents a diverse roster of international talent & firms with a focus on the built environment. Our work curating design teams and promoting precedent-setting projects helps make contemporary design more accessible to clients, communities, and cities globally.

Focusing on short-term hits for long-term gains, ABOVE THE FOLD’s approach, methodology, and services have proven to advance the profiles, practices, and portfolios of architects, landscape architects, urban designers, interior designers, photographers, artists, and other creatives.

Proactive, collaborative, and curious, ABOVE THE FOLD has advised on 70+ projects totaling over $10 billion in construction value on six continents. The agency was founded by John Patrick in New York City in 2012 and has been based Detroit for nearly a decade.

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