Top Architectural Firms

Rank

Name/Address

Project volume first six months 2001 / All
of 2000

Number of registered
architects

Total
Staff

2000 Revenue/ First 6 mo.
of 2001

Areas of Specialization

Notable Projects
in 2000/2001

Principals/ Positions

Year Founded
locally

1

Ayres Associates
3433 Oakwood Hills Parkway, Eau Claire, WI 54701-7698
Phone: 715-834-3161
Fax: 715-831-7500
Web site
E-mail

2,000 / 4,000

6

415

2000: $37 million First 6 mo: $20 million

Courtroom facilities, jails, health care, schools, industrial

Juneau County Justice Center - Mauston, WI

Memorial High School addition - Eau Claire, WI

Charter Communications office building - Eau Claire, WI

Patrick J. Quinn, P.E. President David M. Frick, Ph. D., PE Executive Vice President Siamak Kusha, P.E. Executive Vice President Richard C. Mauch, P.E. Executive Vice President Dean T. Schultz, P.E. Executive Vice President

1959

2

Cedar Corporation
604 Wilson Ave., Menomonie, WI 54751-2697
Phone: 800-472-7372
Fax: 715-235-2727
Website

E-Mail

  950 / 1,208

2

75

2000: NA First 6 mo: NA

Engineering, architecture, planning, environmental, land surveying, landscape architecture, interior design

New pre-kindergarten through 12th grade school for the Independence School District - Independence, WI

Historic Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater renovation project - Menomonie, WI

Crescent Street Multi-Modal Corridor - Menomonie, WI

Charles R. Jones, President Gary A. Gust, Building Design Group Director Russell P. Kiviniemi, Civil Group Director Wendy L. Sander Planning Group Director Gregory M. Wolfe Structural Group Director Scott E. McCurdy Environmental Group Director

1975

3

Hoffman Corporation
N434 Greenville Center, Appleton, WI 54914
Phone: 920-731-2322
Fax: 920-731-4236
Web site

305 / 69

16

30

2000: NA First 6 mo: NA

Master planning, architecture, construction management

Waupaca High School

Kimberly High School

Meadow Wood - Seymour, WI

Don F. Jabas Inc. - Appleton, WI

Paul Hoffman President Paul Kayser Vice President Kathy Mengel Vice President Terry McLaughlin Vice President Jim Perras Vice President

1892

4

Eppstein Uhen Architects Inc.
333 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone: 414-271-5350
Fax: 414-271-7794
Website

214 / 472

39

115

2000: $16.5 million First 6 mo: $8.87 million

Corporate, industrial, retail, education, municipal, entertainment, senior living, multi-family housing, hospitality

General Electric Medical Building expansion - Waukesha, WI

Miller Park - Milwaukee, WI

State Fair Park redevelopment project - West Allis, WI

Greg Uhen President John Miceli Director of Operations Rich Tennessen Director of Business Development Dan Matte Chief Financial Officer

1907

5

The Zimmerman Design Group
7707 Harwood Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53213-2610
Phone: 414-476-9500
Fax: 414-476-8582
Website

E-mail

167 / 150

27

105

2000: NA First 6 mo: NA

Corporate offices, health care, university and educational facilities, municipal buildings, libraries, recreation and fitness centers, daycare centers, interior design, landscape architecture, space planning, sustainable design

St. Joseph's Hospital Women's and Infant's Center expansion - Milwaukee, WI

City of Milwaukee Third District Police Station and citywide 911 Communications Center

Waukesha County Technical College Campus expansion

Gary Zimmerman Dave Stroik Robert Lewcock Donald Smith Joann Powell Mark Zimmerman Steve Bach Bruce Kornitz N. Doug Barnes John Sabinash

1906

6

Plunkett Raysich Architects
10850 W. Park Place, Suite 300, Milwaukee, WI 53224
Phone: 414-359-3060
Fax: 414-359-3070
Website
E-mail

120 / 250

44

118

2000: NA First 6 mo: NA

Health care, education, offices, religious, long-term care, governmental, commercial

1522 On The Lake Condominiums - Milwaukee, WI

Community Memorial Hospital - Menomonee Falls, WI

All Saints Healthcare System - Racine, WI

James Plunkett David Raysich Michael Scherbel Kim Hassell Mark Herr

1935

7

Angus-Young Associates Inc.
555 S. River St., Janesville, WI 53545-4827
Phone: 608-756-2326
Fax: 608-756-0464
Website
E-mail

92 / 132

3

18

2000: $1.99 million First 6 mo: $920,000

Medical, churches, office, specialty residential, industrial, municipal, structures related to vehicle storage

First Congregational Church - Beloit, WI

Baraboo Public Works Facility

Oak Creek Fire Station

Metso Paper - Beloit, WI

Jeffrey Hazekamp President Joseph Stadelman Vice President Brad Heeres Secretary/Treasurer Gordon Buitendorp James Vanderveen

NA

8

Potter Lawson Inc.
15 Ellis Potter Court, Madison, WI 53711-2456
Phone: 608-274-2741
Fax: 608-274-3674 Website
E-mail

79 / 95

27

60

2000: $6 million First 6 mo: $3.5 million

Corporate, research, education, justice

Overture Center - Madison, WI

Cesar Chavez Elementary School - Madison, WI

AAL Bank and Trust, FSB - Appleton, WI

Eric D. Lawson President Warren R. Bauer Executive Vice President and COO Beth A. Prochaska Executive Vice President Michael D. Gordon Senior Vice President Douglas R. Hursh Senior Vice President Michael E. Whaley Senior Vice President

1913

9

Strang Inc.
6411 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI 53705-0019
Phone: 608-276-9200
Fax: 608-276-9204
Website

E-mail

65 / 134

9

35

2000: $3.3 million First 6 mo: $2.357

Research and development, biotechnology, laboratories, commercial offices, higher education, telecommunications

Novagen in the University of Wisconsin Research Park - Madison, WI

Covance addition - Madison, WI

Charter Communications office building - Madison, WI

David Hyzer Jerry Schwoch Steve Harms Larry Barton Ed Ornes

1935

10

Kahler Slater
111 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53203-2501
Phone: 414-272-2000
Fax: 414-272-2001
Website

E-mail

62 / 103

35

143

2000: NA First 6 mo: NA

Health care, university and college, health science facilities, corporate, civic and cultural facilities, hospitality, sports and recreation, justice facilities.

KS Consulting Division specializes in sustainable design, 3-D and multi media graphics design, strategic thinking facilitation, strategic work place analysis and transformation services, client and project communication strategies, liturgical, landscape design

Milwaukee Art Museum

Aurora Women's Pavilion - West Allis, WI

Marquette Dental School - Milwaukee, WI

Jill Morin Executive Officer James Rasche Executive Officer George Meyer Executive Officer

1908

11

Somerville Inc.
2100 Riverside Drive, Green Bay, WI 54301
Phone: 920-437-8136
Fax: 920-437-1131
Website

60 / 120

10

65

2000: NA First 6 mo: NA

Education, health care, retail, general commercial, governmental

Bellin Memorial Hospital - Green Bay, WI

North East Technical College - Green Bay, WI

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

John (Jack) Somerville President

1946

12

HSR Associates Inc.
100 Milwaukee St., La Crosse, WI 54603
Phone: 608-784-1830
Fax: 608-782-5844
Website
E-mail

59 / 172

16

66

2000: $5 million First 6 mo: $2.2 million

K-12 schools, higher education, governmental, extended care housing, corporate, industrial, engineering, interior design, historic

State Law and Justice Center - Madison, WI

Oakwood Village East - Madison, WI

Ho Chunk Health Clinic - Black River Falls, WI

James Gersich President 20 Principals

1953

13

Bray Associates Architects Inc.
1807 Erie Ave., Sheboygan, WI 53081
Phone: 920-459-4200
Fax: 920-459-4205
Website

E-mail

53 / 122

19

62

2000: $10.73 million First 6 mo: $5.37 million

K-12 and higher education facilities, justice facilities, governmental projects, recreational facilities

Fond du Lac High School

New Lisbon Medium Security Prison

University of Wisconsin-Madison South East Recreational Facility

Lawrence C. Bray Geoffrey J. Bray Patti Balliet

1962

14

The Stubenrauch Architects Inc.
708 Erie Ave., Sheboygan, WI 53081
Phone: 800-236-3526
Fax: 920-458-4659
Website
E-mail

50 / 50

11

40

2000: NA First 6 mo: NA

Education, government, religious, industrial, commercial, health, hospitality

Dodge County Criminal Justice Center - Juneau, WI

Bigfoot Union High School - Walworth, WI

Watertown Municipal Building

Paul F. Dinkins President and CEO James A. Sutton Secretary and CDO Erik Hansen Treasurer and CFO

1921

15

River Architects Inc.
125 Fourth St. N., La Crosse, WI 54601-3262
Phone: 608-785-2217
Fax: 608-785-2214
Website

E-mail

40 / 80

4

12

2000: $1.3 million First 6 mo: $650,000

Historic preservation, civic work, liturgical, residential, commercial, campus

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Wing Technology Center

First Presbyterian Church - La Crosse, WI

Our Saviors Lutheran Church - Sun Prairie, WI

Valentine J. Schute Jr. Michael W. Swinghamer William B. White

1981

16

Welman Architects Inc.
21675 Longview Drive, Suite 500, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone: 262-798-7000
Fax: 262-798-7001
Website
E-mail

40 / NA

14

40

2000: $3.8 million First 6 mo: $2.8 million

Health care, commercial, industrial, multi-family residential and historic preservation, renovation

St. Luke's Hospital Health Sciences Three expansion - Milwaukee, WI

Town Center retail shopping center - Brookfield, WI

Various projects for Advanced Healthcare - Metropolitan Milwaukee

Michael Welman R.G. Keller

1988

17

Witteman Wydeven Architects
731 N. Jackson St., Suite 505, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone: 414-220-4677
Fax: 414-220-4678
E-mail: bruce@ww-arch.com

28 / 52

2

4

2000: NA First 6 mo: NA

Custom single-family residential

Ohio Street Medical Clinic - Milwaukee, WI

Palermo's Pizza addition - Milwaukee, WI

Bader Medical Clinic - Milwaukee, WI

Brian Witteman Bruce Wydeven

1997

18

Berners-Schober Associates Inc.
310 Pine St., Green Bay, WI 54301
Phone: 920-432-4865
Fax: 920-432-1284
Website

17 / 53

11

52

2000: NA First 6 mo: NA

Health care, recreation, education

Camp Randall renovation - Madison, WI

Department of Natural Resources building - Green Bay, WI

Emergency Department addition at St. Vincent Hospital - Green Bay, WI

Bill Doyle President Lowell Baumgardt Vice President Joseph Dettlaff Vice President Richard Dannhausen Treasurer Dan Dallich Officer Mike Shipper Officer Thaina Farah Officer Brian Meulemans Officer Peter Hampton Officer

1898

19

HGM Architecture Inc.
805 N. Main St., Oshkosh, WI 54901
Phone: 920-231-6950
Fax: 920-231-4518
E-mail

15 / 30

2

6

2000: NA First 6 mo: NA

Multi-family construction and rehabilitation, general practitioner

Parkside Apartments - Pulaski, WI

Newhope Apartments - Menominee, MI

Huntington House addition and expansion - Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Ronald D. Hansche James J. Groff

1952

20

Venture Architects
205 W. Highland Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53203
Phone: 414-271-3359
Fax: 414-271-0939
Website

E-mail

3 / 16

68

223

2000: NA First 6 mo: NA

Criminal justice facilities, large-scale recreational facilities

Polk County Justice Center - Balsam Lake, WI

Chippewa County Law Enforcement Center - Chippewa Falls, WI

Klotsche Center expansion - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Venture Architects is a joint venture between the Zimmerman Design Group and Kahler Slater Architects. Both parent firms have principals; however Venture Architects does not.

1983


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