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STRONGER TOGETHER PUBLIC SAFETY LEWA has been firmly rooted with more than 35 years of experience in the design of public safety facilities while FGMA brings more than 75 years of experience. We design environments that firefighters can operate in efficiently and relax in, helping with their physical, emotional and cognitive well-being. Spaces are designed for today and are future-ready. WHAT PEOPLE SAY NAME, TITLE Share the amazing things customers are saying about your business. Double click, or click Edit Text to make it yours. NAME, TITLE Share the amazing things customers are saying about your business. Double click, or click Edit Text to make it yours. NAME, TITLE Share the amazing things customers are saying about your business. Double click, or click Edit Text to make it yours. Read more FAITH BASED Together LEWA nad FGMA have worked with more than 300 churches in the past 30 years. Church facilities for worship, outreach, education, and fellowship provide a setting that will facilitate the nurturing and health of our families, and the healing, restoration, and spiritual growth of each member of the Body of Christ in this broken world. We approach our role as Architects in this process seriously and with gratitude. Read more MULTI-FAMILY/MULTI USE LeMay Erickson Willcox Architects has over thirty years of experience providing planning and design services for the renovation and new construction of multi-family residential and commercial building design including mixed-use development and urban/suburban town center environments throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region. Read more Back to Top

MEETING THE COVID -19 CHALLENGE Since 1945, FGMA has helped community leaders address urgent challenges. Our mission statement – enhancing communities by creating quality environments – illustrates this commitment. Today, FGMA is fully engaged in the battle to mitigate the COVID-19 crisis by helping community leaders devise strategies to ensure that essential facilities are as safe as possible for the people who work in and use them. These include schools, police and fire stations, municipal, recreational centers and places of worship. ​ Examples of our current efforts: Working remotely, our team is using video conferencing and design technology tools such as 360-degree cameras and 3D laser scanners to achieve social distancing and ensure that long-planned for projects stay on track. We’re working with both PK-12 and college/university officials to develop density plans that will ensure safety when schools eventually reopen. We’re identifying existing LEED and WELL Building standards that can be implemented or upgraded to improve air quality and sanitizing procedures in existing buildings. We are developing concise papers on topics such as design technology tools, space planning; and air quality improvement strategies so that effective approaches can be adopted more widely. DESIGN TECHNOLOGY TOOLS ENHANCE SAFETY Dean Manasses, along with Josh Czerniak and Troy Kerr discuss technology tools that help ensure safe delivery of essential services. LEARN MORE FGM Architects has a Resilient Communities team which includes senior architects and interior designers. This group is cross-pollinating information across our practice areas and consulting regularly with other industry leaders to make sure that “best and next” approaches are swiftly adopted. ​ At FGM Architects, our philosophy is that, “We design every school as if our children were learning there, every fire station as if it supports the first responders who protect our own families and every village hall as the symbol of the civic unity we share with our neighbors.” This philosophy is more important today than ever. We know that through innovative design strategies, improved operational procedures and new behaviors, our communities can be made safe and whole again. ​ WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. EXPERTS Ray Lee, AIA, LEED AP Principal Carol Stolt, Allied ASID, Well AP Principal Steve Raskin, AIA Principal, Director of PK-12 Education Contact Ray Contact Carol Contact Steve Contact our Resilient Communities experts to learn more. ​ Contact Our Resilient Communities Team

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Intern Development Program FGMA encourages all eligible staff members to obtain their professional licenses at the earliest opportunity and we support them throughout the process. We follow the National Council of Architectural Registration Board (NCARB) Architecture Experience Program (AXP) guidelines, a profession-wide comprehensive program. Our AXP process is led by a recently-registered architect who is intimately familiar with the requirements of the program. The architect helps our interns navigate AXP requirements and works with senior staff to make sure that every intern gets the board range of experience that is necessary to fulfill all of the requirements within the recommended time frame. An advocate at all times, the AXP program leader organizes monthly meetings for interns, ensures that interns are documenting their hours and organizes training sessions for exams. Additionally, each AXP candidate is assigned an FGMA mentor. To further assist our intern Architects, FGMA provides reimbursement for all NCARB study and test costs. After one full year of employment, FGMA grants a leave of absence, with pay, to enable eligible staff members to take the professional licensing examinations FGMA pays all application and renewal fees for architectural licenses and pays for memberships in the American Institute of Architects (AIA). "We're always on the look out for smart new talent" We're always on the lookout for Architects and Architectural Interns. Send us your details and we'll keep you updated on any further roles that become available. View Our Opportunities FGMA University FGMA considers our staff to be our strongest asset. Our goal is to be the firm of choice for the best young architects and the firm they join to become well-rounded professionals. ​ Toward that end, we have established FGMA University. If this brings to mind long, dry lectures by gray-haired authority figures, think again. ​ FGMA University is a participatory, research-based program that teams a senior professional with an intern to explore an industry focused topic. The intern researches the project type internally by examining past FGMA projects and externally by looking at what is happening in that particular industry. Together, the intern and the senior professional present their findings to the FGMA staff during a lunch session. The intern learns about FGMA projects, about trends in the industry, and as an added benefit, gains presentation experience. ​ Recent topics have included Environmental Graphics, STEAM design, Knowledge Center Trends and Design, Sustainable Design and Construction Management. The presentations are broadcast to all FGMA offices via Zoom. ​ Mentoring At FGMA, interns are assigned a licensed FGMA architect to serve as his/her mentor. The supports the intern throughout the AXP process and familiarize them with the FGMA standards and procedures.

KASKASKIA COLLEGE Kaskaskia College Various Renovations Kaskaskia College Various Renovations Kaskaskia College Various Renovations Kaskaskia College Various Renovations 1/8 Contact our Higher Education experts to learn more about our higher education projects. ​ Contact Our Higher Education Team

WE BUILD COMMUNITY + ABOUT FGMA Founded in 1945 , FGM Architects (FGMA) is an award-winning architecture enterprise with eight offices in five states (Illinois, Missouri, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin with an international partner in Saudi Arabia ). We are a team of 200+ architects, designers and professionals managing a national portfolio of projects. We are strong pillars in our industry and recognized internationally as thought leaders. FGMA is a leading provider of design services to Department of Defense, State and Municipal Governments in the U.S. Our focus includes response to extraordinary emergency disasters associated with natural and human-caused events, technological incidents and potential threats of chemical, biologic, radiologic, nuclear and explosives (CBRNE) events. We are recognized by FEMA for our “Hot Zone” decontamination designs and our focus on cancer prevention of First Responder’s health, safety & well-being. ​ FGM Architects is recognized in the U.S. and internationally as a leader in disaster preparedness services and has over $1.5 billion of construction currently in design or construction. FGMA has Nine Practice Areas Public Safety Federal Corporate Multifamily/Mixed-Use Civic Higher Education Pre-K - 12 Education Faith-Based Recreation LEARN MORE ABOUT FGMA ABOUT TANIJIB HOLDING COMPANY Founded in 1990, Tanajib was established in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia as an oilfield service company offering upstream solutions. As the company grew, Tanajib launched the Maintenance Solutions and Process Optimizations divisions to cater to the many downstream manufacturing companies in the region. Tanajib helps leading companies in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to improve their performance, safety, and efficiency through smart industrial and drilling solutions. All of this is made possible through Tanajib’s dedication to local engineers, long-term partnerships, innovation, and quality. Tanajib’s vision is focused on providing their customers with quality services and products and to grow the industrial and manufacturing sectors in line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. LEARN MORE ABOUT TANIJIB'S PARTNERS & JOINT VENTURES 2023 PARTNERSHIP FGMA and Tanajib Holding Company in Saudi Arabia The Partnership between FGMA & Tanajib is driven by our passion and concern for creating a new image of safe & resilient communities throughout the Kingdom. We will add immediate value to current and future projects by introducing new designs and technologies to all projects as we align with the Kingdom’s 2030 Vision. Throughout decades of growth, change and expansion, FGMA remains today as it began, committed to our core purpose. FGMA and Tanajib Holding Partnership will align with Saudi Arabia vision 2030 and The National Transformation Program to assist in the area of safety and security of its people and infrastructure. The Kingdom has made significant advancements in raising the standards and quality of life for its citizens, modernizing its national infrastructure and technology platforms, expanding and strengthening its economy, and improving its production and manufacturing industries over the past years. Therefore, in order to protect these accomplishments across the Kingdom, it is imperative to provide both new state-of the-art emergency preparedness facilities and improve existing emergency response facilities to achieve high standard of safety in the event of an emergency. Pillars: ​ The safe ty and security of all people are the most valuable elements of community life in the Kingdom. A comprehensive network of emergency preparedness & responsiveness in our goal. Integrated communication systems will ensure effective Command and Control Operations. A safe and secure community incorporates all dimensions necessary for protecting all people. Advanced emergency response centers for medical and evacuation scenarios. A well-trained first-responder, professional workforce prepared to deliver rapid solutions for the health and safety of the public. Employing advanced technologies in the assessment of and response to disaster events. ​ ​ Fulfilling the 2030 Vision: Kingdom-wide Preparedness – “The World is in a Safe Land” Establishing new Emergency Response Centers (ERC) will provide a new level of confidence in the Kingdom’s a bility to provide a safe and secure environment for our citizens, new businesses and international inve stors. We are proposing a comprehensive solution for on-shore and off-shore emergency disaster preparedness and responsiveness in the Kingdom: Prevention & Preparedness for CBRN E Events Strategically located modern Emergency Disaster Response Centers Nationwide Emergency Fire & Rescue Responsiveness Upgrading all existing fire department & rescue facilities across the country Land, Sea & Air Intervention Models It is imperative to establish Emergency Preparedness Goals to meet the expectations of the 2030 Vision. ​ Preparedness For CBRN E Incidents: A nat ural or manmade disaster can cause major negative impacts on an entire community in an instant. If Responders are not equipped to respond effectively, we lose the community’s trust. Risks include natural hazards such as severe storms, epidemics, accidental hazards such as transportation failures, oil, chemical spills, chemical, biological, radiologic, nuclear or explosive events (CBRN E ) and man-made threats such as acts of terrorism and technological attacks. Various facilities continue to fall short in disaster planning and preparedness. Lack of preparation creates the potential for serious ramifications, putting citizens and the security of the infrastructure at risk. Full-scale disaster response centers and training facilities at this location (Virginia, USA) can be scaled and adapted to different locations to suit the complete range of land, sea, air rescue and recovery services throughout the Kingdom. FGM Architects U.S. Projects & Offices 1/3 1/13

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ELK GROVE VILLAGE FD Elk Grove Village Fire Department Station No. 8 Elk Grove Village Fire Department Station No. 8 Elk Grove Village Fire Department Station No. 8 Elk Grove Village Fire Department Station No. 8 1/18 Elk Grove Village Fire Department Station No. 10 Elk Grove Village Fire Department Station No. 10 Elk Grove Village Fire Department Station No. 10 Elk Grove Village Fire Department Station No. 10 1/20 Contact our Public Safety experts to see more projects. ​ Contact Our Public Safety Team

WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Waubonsee Community College New Student Building Waubonsee Community College New Student Building Waubonsee Community College New Student Building Waubonsee Community College New Student Building 1/10 Contact our Higher Education experts to learn more about our higher education projects. Contact Our Higher Education Team RETURN TO HIGHER EDUCATION HOME

RESILIENT COMMUNITIES NEWS Prairie Trails School: First in Nation on Key Sustainability Benchmark Illinois Green Alliance Honors Brian Meade Happy 20 Years to the Missouri Charter Public School Association! Resilient Design – Speaking Engagement at Washington University FGM Presents Resilient Design in PK-12 Facilities During Upcoming USGBC-Missouri Gateway Program WashU Resilient Design Event Connect with us on social media Contact Us

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WE BUILD COMMUNITY FGMA is a specialty firm that partners with communities to plan, design and construct public safety facilities. Each of our design solutions uniquely suits our client’s needs and takes their operations to the next level of excellence. PUBLIC SAFETY DESIGN Public Safety Projects Police 911/Dispatch Firing Ranges Fire Combined Facilities Fire Training Facilities LIFE AT FGMA FGMA is a thriving, award-winning, employee-owned enterprise with seven offices in five states and a team of 170+ architects, designers and professionals managing a national portfolio of projects. FGMA architects and interior designers are thought leaders in local, regional, and national associations, The firm is an active participant in AIA’s 2030 Commitment, a national initiative committed to a transforming the practice of architecture and helping to ensure a sustainable future. We Build Community Work-life balance is critical to the success of the firm and retention of our colleagues. FGMA offers flexible work environments and schedules allow team members to manage both their personal and professional commitments. From afternoon gatherings to volleyball and softball leagues and other social and charitable events, our team plays and works together inside and outside the office. We encourage and support our employees to actively volunteer and participate in their communities. This level of teamwork makes us stronger as a firm and as individuals. FGMA Austin Summer Party FGMA Austin Top Golf Event FGMA team members at John Buck Spring Fling! FGMA Austin Summer Party 1/16 FGMA STRATEGIC PLAN Completed in five year intervals, the FGMA Strategic Plan sets the course for success. A DAY IN THE LIFE This video chronicles the wide range of projects completed by FGMA that demonstrates our vision - We Build Community. We hope that the additional information on this page has provided additional insight what it's like to work for FGMA. We hope that you will consider joining us as we continue to grow as a firm.