Cordogan, Clark & Associates | Top Architecture Firms/ Architects in Chicago

Scope of services: Architecture, Planning, and Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Commercial, Educational, Healthcare, Cultural, Civic, and Master planning.
Locations of Built Projects: The majority of their projects are built across various cities in Illinois with some projects abroad.
Style of work: Eclectic and Contemporary. Energy-efficient and high-tech buildings.
Website: cordoganclark.com

Top 50 Architecture Firms in Chicago - Cordogan, Clark & Associates
(Civic) POLICE & PUBLIC SAFETY HQ by Cordogan, Clark & Associates. | © Cordogan, Clark & Associates

Dirk Denison Architects

Scope of services: Architectural & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Office, Galleries, Educational, and Furniture design.
Locations of Built Projects: The majority of their projects are in Chicago Illinois with a few other projects in New York, Washington DC, and California.
Style of work: Critical design approach with consideration to space, quality, craft, materiality, and landscape. Their projects elicit surprise, revelation, information, poetry, and seduction while fulfilling the basic human desire to shape one’s surroundings.
Website: dirkdenisonarchitects.com

In practice since 1990, Dirk Denison Architects are best known for their award-winning residential work. They have won design awards from the Chicago Architectural Club, the National Association of Home Builders, and the American Institute of Architects.

Top 50 Architecture Firms in Chicago - Dirk Denison Architects
(Residential) House Lake Michigan in Illinois by Dirk Denison Architects. © Dirk Denison

Epstein & Sons

Scope of services: Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Interior Design.
Types of Built Projects: High rise, Office, Educational, and Industrial.
Locations of Built Projects: Mainly in Chicago Illinois with some projects in New York, Bucharest, and Warsaw.
Style of work: Eclectic and Contemporary with an industrial touch.
Website: epsteinglobal.com

Top 50 Architecture Firms in Chicago - Epstein & sons
(Transportation) O’Hare International Airport in Chicago by Epstein & sons. © Epstein

FitzGerald Associates Architecture

Scope of services: Architecture, Interior, and Urban Design.
Types of Built Projects: High rise, Office, Educational, and Industrial.
Locations of Built Projects: Mainly in Chicago Illinois with some projects across the United States.
Style of work: Classic and Modern Architecture with the Chicago school style.
Website: fitzgeraldassociates.net

FitzGerald is the fifth generation of a firm founded in 1919.

Top 50 Architecture Firms in Chicago - FitzGerald Associates Architecture
(Office) Gonella Baking Company office in Chicago by Fitzgerald Associates. © Fitzgerald

Ghafari Associates | Architects in Chicago

Scope of services: Architecture, Engineering & Interior design.
Types of Built Projects: Aviation, Commercial, Education, Industrial.
Locations of Built Projects: Worldwide.
Style of work: Modern & Contemporary.
Website: ghafari.com

Wayne County Airport Administration in Michigan by Ghafari Associates
(Administration) Wayne County Airport Administration in Michigan by Ghafari Associates. © Ghafari Associates

Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture

Scope of services: Planning & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Office, Retail, Education, and Athletic complexes.
Locations of Built Projects: Mainly in Chicago Illinois with some projects in Philadelphia and Atlanta.
Style of work: Eclectic and Contemporary with sustainable considerations. They have experience in designing towers and skyscrapers.
Website: hparchitecture.com

Established in 1987, Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture is a Chicago-based award-winning architecture firm, they received the Chicago Commercial Real Estate 2015 Redevelopment of the Year Award.

2116 Chestnut tower by HPA
(Mixed use) 2116 Chestnut tower by HPA. © HPA

Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum (HOK)

Scope of services: Architecture, engineering, and urban planning.
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Office, Retail, Education, Athletic complexes, Cultural, Healthcare, Aviation, and High-rise.
Locations of Built Projects: Worldwide.
Style of work: Contemporary and modern architecture. HOK is also an expert in renovation and restoration.
Website: hok.com

Hamad International Airport in Doha by HOK
(Aviation) Hamad International Airport in Doha by HOK. © HOK

HKS

Scope of services: Architecture, Interior, and urban design.
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Office, Retail, Education, Athletic complexes, Cultural, Healthcare, and Aviation.
Locations of Built Projects: The majority of their projects are in the United States with some projects in Asia.
Style of work: Contemporary and modern architecture based on intensive research. Website: hksinc.com

Jinjiang International Exhibition Center Master Plan by HKS
(Cultural) Jinjiang International Exhibition Center Master Plan by HKS. © HKS

JGMA

Scope of services: Architecture, engineering, and urban planning.
Types of Built Projects:  Education, Athletic complexes, Cultural, Healthcare, Aviation, High-rise, and Master planning.
Locations of Built Projects: The majority of their projects are built in the state of Illinois with other works across the United States.
Style of work: Contemporary and high-tech architecture with a sustainable and environmentally friendly approach.
Website: jgma.com

UNO Soccer Academy by JGMA
(Athletic complexes) UNO Soccer Academy in Chicago by JGMA. © JGMA

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