ENR Midwest has selected SmithGroup as its Design Firm of the Year for 2025. 

Founded in 1853 and headquartered in Detroit, Mich., SmithGroup is a global design firm specializing in architecture, engineering and planning, with a focus on health care, science and technology, higher education and workplace environments. Boasting a long and rich legacy, it is also the oldest continually operating architecture and engineering firm in the country. 

The firm has a diverse portfolio of current and recently completed projects including the Michigan State University Multicultural Center in East Lansing, Mich.; the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center and Health Center, Racine, Wisc.; the Glass City Metropark in Toledo, Ohio; and the Center for Advanced Care West Expansion and Bed Pavilion for Advocate Aurora Health-Illinois Masonic in Chicago. 

Signaling its commitment to diverse and inclusive talent development, SmithGroup offers justice, equity, diversity and inclusion scholarships, and has awarded more than  $210,000 to 35 recipients across the United States since 2018. 

A profile of SmithGroup will appear in the May 12 print issue of ENR Midwest, which will also feature our annual ranking of the region’s Top Design Firms. Congratulations to this year’s winner!