FitzGerald Associates
James Broughton is a seasoned design professional with extensive experience in architecture and project management. Currently serving as Design Principal at FitzGerald Associates Architects since November 2003, James previously held the position of Project Director at Loebl Schlossman & Hackl from February 2000 to October 2003. Earlier in a career that began in 1983, James worked as an Associate at Rugo Raffensperger until October 1991, and later at Griswold, Heckel & Kelly Associates, Inc. from 1993 to 2000. James Broughton earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Iowa State University between 1977 and 1983.
FitzGerald Associates
With roots dating back more than 100 years, FitzGerald is a national architecture, interior design, and sustainability firm committed to the creation of exemplary environments that better our world. Located in Chicago and Denver with projects across the country, the firm’s interdisciplinary design portfolio includes master-planned communities, residential buildings, commercial and industrial facilities, banks, restaurants, retail spaces, and over 100 conversions and restorations of historic structures. A key player in the multifamily market, FitzGerald has designed tens of thousands of residences in multifamily, urban-scale mixed-use, senior, and student-oriented housing developments. The firm’s approach is rooted in the combination of innovative solutions and comfortable, buildable designs. FitzGerald’s team of industry leaders knows what it takes to create good design and is skilled in navigating codes, local ordinances, and approval requirements to bring communities to life and balance health and sustainability initiatives with affordability and constructability. Its diverse community of talented people recognizes the lasting impact of the built environment on quality of life and advocates for each community’s concerns, needs, and desires. With extensive knowledge of the latest architectural and building technologies, FitzGerald’s services include architectural design, space planning and interior design, sustainable design, site planning and design, adaptive reuse, green building certifications, building systems commissioning, building condition assessment, energy optimization, consultancies on building accessibility, and tenant improvement services.