To better serve clients, FGMA opened a suburban Chicago office in 1971. In 1988, FGMA became an employee-owned firm with the creation of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. During the late 1980s, the firm also began building its municipal practice which today includes fire and police stations, public safety facilities, local/regional government buildings and recreation centers. 

In 1990, a new generation of FGMA leaders introduced strategic planning to effectively navigate the firm’s continued growth through market diversification, geographic expansion, and talent development. This investment of time, energy, and expertise, conducted at five-year intervals and updated annually, has paid multiple dividends:

2003     AIA Illinois names FGMA “Firm of the Year” 
2010     Crain’s Chicago names FGMA a “Fast Fifty” firm, recognizing significant growth
2011     FGMA expands its municipal portfolio with the acquisition of SRBL Architects
2014     FGMA strengthens its Missouri practice, opening a St. Louis office
2016     FGMA expands its practice to Wisconsin and opens a Milwaukee office
2017     AIA Central States Region recognizes FGMA as an “Outstanding Emerging  
              Professionals Friendly Firm” 
2018     AIA Northeast Illinois names FGMA “Firm of the Year”
2019     FGMA expands to Texas and establishes a faith-based practice with the acquisition of
             Austin-based Jackson Galloway Associates. 
2020     FGMA celebrates its 75th anniversary. 
2021     FGMA expands to Virginia with the acquisition of LeMay Erickson Willcox Architects,
             strengthening our public safety and faith-based practices and gaining a multifamily/mixed-
             use practice.
2023   International Partnership established with Tanajib Holding Company, Khobar, Saudi Arabia.