FGM Architects

Founded in 1945, FGM Architects currently serves communities in Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin from its offices in Oak Brook, Chicago, O'Fallon, St. Louis and Milwaukee with a staff of 88 architecture, design, technical and administrative professionals. FGM's core practice areas are: PK-12 schools and higher education; public safety, including police, fire and emergency operations; municipal and recreation facilities. Architectural Record has consistently ranked FGM Architects within the Top 300 Architecture firms; Building Design and Construction magazine ranks FGM among the top 25 firms nationally for the design of PK-12 schools. In 2018, FGM received the "Outstanding Firm of the Year" award from AIA-Northeast Illinois, an association whose membership encompasses the "Chicagoland" region. In 2017 and 2018, FGM was named an "Outstanding Emerging Professionals Friendly Firm," one of four firms in five states given this designation by the Central States Region chapter of AIA. Notable recent and current projects FGM is responsible for include The University of Chicago Lab Schools, Gordon Parks Arts Hall; the Northbrook Park District Aquatics Center (IL); the Freshman Academy at Morton West High School (IL); St. Peter's Golf Club Banquet Center (MO); and the Ledgeview Village Hall (WI). FGM is District Architect for over 90 school districts throughout Illinois; many of these relationships have endured for several decades.