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May 25, 20161 min read
GM President and CEO John Ochoa Joins UI Alumni Association in Nation’s Capital
As a member of the University of Illinois Alumni Association’s Board of Directors, FGM Architects President and CEO, John Ochoa,...


May 13, 20169 min read
Popular Misconceptions About the Catholic Mass, Part III: Communion Reception
“The concept that communion in the hand is the only or preferred form of reception for Catholics since Vatican II is mistaken.” Part I:...


May 11, 20161 min read
UIC Student Carlos Iñigo Receives 2016 Susan Nealy Scholarship
Susan Nealy was an employee of FGM for 14 years. She began her career with FGM when she graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago...


Apr 30, 20161 min read
U of C Lab Schools Gordon Parks Arts Hall Awarded IIDA Illinois Chapter RED Award
Congratulations to the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. The Illinois Chapter of the International Interior Design Association...


Apr 14, 20161 min read
FGM Architects to Participate in Covering’s Global Tile & Stone Experience Expo
FGM Architects’ design team of architect Louise Kowalczyk and interior designer Raegan Porter were chosen as one of four design teams to...


Apr 14, 20161 min read
Bensenville Police & Emergency Management Headquarters Awarded LEED® Green Certification
Congratulations to the Village of Bensenville on recently receiving LEED® Gold certification for the Bensenville Police & Emergency...


Apr 4, 20160 min read


Mar 18, 20162 min read
VOTE! Gordon Parks Arts Hall Up for Architizer A+ Popular Choice Award
IT’S TIME TO VOTE! FGM invites you to vote for the recently completed Gordon Parks Arts Hall of the University of Chicago Laboratory...

Mar 18, 20166 min read
Popular Misconceptions About the Catholic Mass, Part II: Ad Orientem / Versus Populum
“Many Catholics are unaware that priests are not required to celebrate Mass facing the assembly.” Part I: Music Part II: Ad Orientem /...


Mar 7, 20161 min read
FGM Supports STEM Efforts at Wingate Elementary School Event
Architects Rebecca Savage and Todd Hanger participated in Illinois Metro East STEM Society’s STEM Night on Thursday, March 3. The event...


Mar 4, 20162 min read
Totally Worth the Sore Neck: The Chora Church and Istanbul City Walls
March 4, 2016 From the Architectural Bucket List Series posted by Allison Stoos After years of architecture and landscape architecture...


Mar 3, 20161 min read
Congratulations! Earl Shapiro Hall Early Childhood Center Receives LEED® Silver
Congratulations to the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools on recently receiving LEED® Silver certification for Early Shapiro Early...


Dec 15, 20156 min read
Catholic Liturgy 101: Introduction to Liturgical Catechesis
Occasionally friends and colleagues request a very basic survey of concepts on Catholic worship and liturgical catechesis – that is,...


Nov 30, 20158 min read
Popular Misconceptions About the Catholic Mass, Part I: Music
A number of liturgical reforms seen in the U.S. since Vatican II were not actually mandated or even recommended by the Council, but were...

Nov 18, 20152 min read
Topkapi Palace, Istanbul – A Paper Come to Life
November 18, 2015 From the Architectural Bucket List Series posted by Allison Stoos After years of architecture and landscape...


Oct 22, 20146 min read
Design Lessons Learned from Running a Children’s Ministry
Through my time serving on staff at a local church in children’s ministry I learned the importance of space design for children’s...


Sep 12, 20148 min read
Architecture & The Mind of the Church – Part II
Part I Part II As discussed in Architecture & The Mind of the Church – Part I regarding the Catholic view of architecture and theology,...


Sep 10, 201410 min read
10 Tips for Renovating or Designing a Church Youth Room
Here it is… one of the biggest questions in all of youth ministry: How do I create an appealing space for teens? There are many large...


Aug 27, 20147 min read
Architecture & The Mind of the Church – Part I
Part I Part II In this first of what will be several posts on liturgy and architecture, I wanted to discuss church design from the...
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