FitzGerald Associates Architects is the fifth generation of a firm founded in 1919 as Rissman & Hirschfeld. The firm currently employs architects, designers and planners with a broad array of backgrounds and skills.

In 1973, Rissman & Hirschfeld became Reinheimer and Associates and Patrick FitzGerald joined in 1978. Its principal, Martin Reinheimer, was known and respected for his pragmatic approach to construction, as exemplified in the development of hundreds of residential and commercial commissions spanning three decades.

Martin combined a builder’s love for materials with an engineer’s instinct for solutions that work. He expected everyone in his employ to share his enthusiasm for making buildings that function well. It was a unique opportunity and a privilege to learn architecture from such an accomplished practitioner.

These lessons have not been forgotten. In 1986, Patrick FitzGerald became President of FitzGerald Associates Architects. The firm has since grown steadily but has never lost its orientation as an innovator with extensive practical knowledge of the entire building process.

Pat FitzGerald foresaw the tremendous growth in urban living that has since occurred in Chicago and positioned his firm to play a significant role in this urban renaissance.  He has directed it to a leading place in design of new and rehabilitated housing as well as commercial and office space.

The firm is now acknowledged as preeminent in the design of urban loft space and is widely known for its renovations and adaptations of vintage structures of all kinds.  FitzGerald Associates Architects is located in a renovated loft space at 912 West Lake Street in Chicago, Illinois.