SmithGroup

{{short description|American architecture firm}}

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| industry = Architecture

| founded = {{start date and age|1853}}

| founder = Sheldon Smith

| services = Architecture, Building Enclosure Consulting, Campus Planning, Campus Strategy & Analytics, Civil Engineering, Coastal Engineering, Energy & Environmental Modeling, Fire Protection & Life Safety Engineering, Historic Preservation, Interiors, Lab Planning, Landscape Architecture, Lighting Design, Medical Planning, MEP Engineering, Programming, Strategy, Structural Engineering, Sustainable Design, Urban Design, Urban Planning

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SmithGroup is an international architectural, engineering and planning firm. Established in 1853 by architect Sheldon Smith, SmithGroup is the longest continually operating architecture and engineering firm in the United States that is not a wholly owned subsidiary.{{cite book|last=Cramer|first=James P.|title=Almanac of Architecture and Design|year=2005|publisher=Greenway Communications|location=Atlanta, GA|isbn=0-9675477-9-2|pages=348|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1j_KxJeqpsUC&q=architecture%20almana%20luckett%20farley%20smith%20group&pg=PP10}} The firm's name was changed to Field, Hinchman & Smith in 1903, and it was renamed Smith, Hinchman & Grylls in 1907.{{Cite web|last=Lebovich|first=William|date=August 6, 2003|title=150 Years of SmithGroup|url=http://www.architectureweek.com/2003/0806/culture_1-1.html|work=ArchitectureWeek|access-date=September 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222151602/http://www.architectureweek.com/2003/0806/culture_1-1.html|archive-date=December 22, 2016}} In 2000, the firm changed its name to SmithGroup. In 2011, the firm incorporated its sister firm, JJR, into its name, becoming SmithGroupJJR. As of August 1, 2018, the firm changed its name back to SmithGroup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.smithgroup.com/news/2018/rebranded-smithgroup-debuts-mission-to-design-a-better-future|title=Rebranded SmithGroup Debuts Mission to Design a Better Future|website=SmithGroup|language=en|access-date=2018-08-05}}

As of 2019, it ranks among the top 50 architecture firms according to Architect Magazine, the official magazine of AIA{{Cite news|title=The 2019 Architect 50|language=en|work=Architect|url=https://www.architectmagazine.com/architect-50/2019/|access-date=2017-06-24}} and also ranked as the 8th largest architecture/engineering firm in the U.S.{{Cite news |title=Building Design and Construction December 2024 |url=https://www.bdcnetwork.com/home/news/55250558/top-100-architecture-engineering-firms-for-2024-bdc-giants-400-report |access-date=2013-04-18 |language=en-US}} The firm is composed of client industry-focused practices serving Cultural, Government, Healthcare, Higher Education, Mixed-Use, Parks & Open Spaces, Science & Technology, Senior Living, Urban Environments, Waterfront and Workplace markets. The firm has offices in 21 cities: Ann Arbor, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Madison, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C.

The firm expanded outside North America by opening an office in Shanghai, China, in December 2013.{{cite news|last=Criswell|first=Jakita|title=Architectural Firm SmithGroupJJR Launches Office in Shanghai, China|url=http://www.dbusiness.com/daily-news/Annual-2013/Detroit-Architectural-Firm-SmithGroupJJR-Opens-Office-in-China/|access-date=26 January 2014|newspaper=DBusiness Magazine|date=9 December 2013}}

Notable architects and engineers from the firm include Wilfred Armster, C. Howard Crane, David DiLaura, Rainy Hamilton Jr., Robert F. Hastings, Julius Goldman, William Kapp, Wirt C. Rowland, Rosa T. Sheng and Minoru Yamasaki.