OAK BROOK ILLINOIS -- FGM Architects is pleased to announce that Mike Elliott, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP has joined the firm as a Principal in its Municipal practice. Over a career spanning 30+ years, Elliott’s extensive design work has focused in the government, healthcare, PK-12, higher education and corporate/private sectors. His experience includes design for new, renovated and adaptive reuse facilities.
Elliott worked at FGMA earlier in his career (1999-2004) as a Project Manager. Most recently, he was a Senior Design Architect and Project Manager at Kluber Architects + Engineers. Notable recent projects include the Johnsburg Village Hall & Police Department, the Will County Health Department and expansion of the Warren Township Center. He was the lead design architect for the adaptive reuse of the Old Copley Hospital Campus in Aurora, IL.
Elliott also brings a wealth of industry leadership experience to his new role at FGMA. Currently, he is President-Elect and Treasurer of the AIA Illinois Foundation. Previously, he was the 2017 President of AIA Illinois and 2007 President of AIA Northeast Illinois. He represented Illinois on the 2017-2020 AIA National Strategic Council and was a member of the AIA National Government Advocacy Committee. He also serves as a current Director of AIA Northeast Illinois and chairs its Committee on the Environment.
FGMA CEO John Dzarnowski notes, “We’re thrilled to welcome Mike back to FGM Architects. Mike’s expertise, experience and robust leadership skills will enhance our burgeoning municipal practice and help propel our firmwide strategic goals for growth and excellence.”
Elliott says, “Having watched FGMA’s success in terms of its breadth of projects, expansion into multiple regions throughout the United States, and ongoing commitment to the ‘people of FGMA,’ I cannot say how excited I am to be part of this firm once again.”
Elliott received his B.S. degree in Architectural Technology from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.
About FGMA
Founded in 1945, FGMA is an employee-owned firm with offices in Chicago, Oak Brook and O’Fallon, IL; St. Louis, MO; Austin, TX; Reston, VA; and Milwaukee, WI. FGMA’s practice areas include design for PK-12 schools and higher education; municipal and public safety facilities, including police, fire, and emergency operations; recreation centers, including golf and tennis clubs; faith-based facilities, multifamily and mixed-use residential and an extensive portfolio of federal projects.
FGMA has received many awards for design excellence as well as service to the architectural and related professions. Projects designed by the firm have been honored with over 100 awards in the last 25 years. FGMA received the “Distinguished Firm of the Year” award from AIA Illinois in 2003 and “Firm of the Year” from AIA Northeast Illinois in 2018 and 2022. In 2017, 2018 and 2022, FGM was named an “Outstanding Emerging Professionals Friendly Firm,” by the Central States Region chapter of AIA.
Building, Design +Construction magazine named FGMA #65 among the “2021 Top 160 Architectures Firms” nationwide. fgmarchitects.com
