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A modern classroom features engaged students at flexible desks that have various seating options, with a teacher assisting. Bright colors and unique seating enhance the learning environment.

Designing for the Senses: How Architecture and Education Meet to Create Inclusive Schools

Education, Design

Jersey Meadow Golf Clubhouse, designed by FGM Architects (FGMA) at dusk overlooking a serene lake. Stringed lights brighten up the outdoor patio, and beautiful stone masonry covers the facade. The clubhouse won 2nd place for Golf Inc.'s 2025 Clubhouse of the Year Award.

Jersey Meadow Golf Club Takes Second Place for Golf Inc.'s 2025 Clubhouse of the Year

Awards

Two images; one shows the Solar Future House built and finished; the other features a rendering of the solar futures house entrance at dusk with landscaping and lighting, a sloped roof with solar panels on top

Mahmoud Hassan and Woodbury University Team Win Architecture Award for Innovative Solar Futures House

Awards, Design

Looking down a road at the new Elgin, Texas police department building that sits in the historic section of downtown Elgin, across the street from an expanded community park.

Modern Policing Meets Historical Inspiration in Elgin, TX New Police Station Design

Projects

Small tree sits on top of a signed steel beam at the highest point of a building's steel frame, marking the topping out point in construction. Small sapling tree is sandwiched between an American flag and a Texas state flag. Photo courtesy of Rogers-O'Brien Construction.

The Tree on Top: The Lore Behind the Topping Out Ceremony During Construction

News, Education

Downers Grove Civic Center, designed by FGM Architects, photographed at dusk with dark blue skies and pink and yellow clouds.

FGMA Ranked Seventh Largest Architecture Firm in Chicagoland

Awards, Press, News

Interior of urban school at St. Austin Catholic School in Austin, Texas, with children sitting around a gathering area adjacent to a hallway, featuring flexible and varied furniture and finishings that offer movement and comfort.

Texas Design Team Reimagines PK-12 Architecture

Design

Austin Stone South student's lounge designed by FGM Architects featuring a retro teal refrigerator, patterned wall design, bold artwork, lounge, tables and a garage door access to the outdoors.

10 Tips for Renovating or Designing a Church Youth Room

Design

Interior of St. Charles Community College's new Center for Immersive Learning featuring partner Dreamscape Learn's virtual reality learning programming.

FGMA Designs Transformative Learning Spaces for Community Colleges in the St. Louis Region

News, Design

Four vertical images showing multiple phases of community planning for architecture, including master planning, community input and engagement, drawings and renderings and finally a young girl enjoying the finished project (in this case, a pool).

Beyond Loudest Voices: A New Blueprint for Community Engagement in Architecture

Community, Education

Two portraits - Troy Kerr and Alyson Sternquist - with title underneath "PK-12 Chicago Region Practice Leaders"

Two Leaders, One Vision: Alyson Sternquist and Troy Kerr Step into new Roles in FGMA’s Chicago Region

News

A modern lobby features sleek wooden accents, flexible seating arrangements and people engaging in conversations, with a stylish staircase above.

Integrating Transition and Breakout Spaces into Higher Education Architectural Design

Design, Projects

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