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Lisa Roth & John Montgomery

Montgomery Roth Architecture
& Interior Design
A Breath of Fresh Air from Katrina
By Barbara R. Davis

W

hen John Montgomery
and Lisa Roth decided to combine their
talents and create the
unique concept of
Montgomery Roth Architecture & Interior
Design in 1998 in New
Orleans, they projected that it would
take their new firm several years to build
up a reputation that could catapult their
growth. To their pleasant surprise, inside
their first year of inception, Montgomery Roth experienced great success and
grew at a rapid pace. With a focus on
the hospitality industry specializing in the
design of hotels, casinos, and restaurants,
New Orleans was a perfect place to start
their company. After years of establishing
a now successful business in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina was heading their
way and they had no choice but to find
temporary refuge in Houston. Who
would have ever thought that Montgomery Roth would ride in on the last big gust
from Katrina and turn into such a breath
of fresh air!
Lisa, who is a licensed architect and interior designer, has an undergraduate degree in interior design and a master’s in
architecture from Tulane University and
John, who is licensed as an architect and
studied at the University of Louisiana at
Lafayette, first met at Perez Ernst Farnet,
APC, Architects. They both had a passion for hospitality design and worked
together on exciting hotel and casino

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