About William Hicks

An Illinois licensed architect, William Hicks cut his teeth detailing science laboratories for Yosh Nakazawa and Associates, and later led the production of construction drawings and supervised the construction of several high-rise residential towers for Gordon and Levin Architects, after receiving a Bachelors of Architecture from the University of Illinois at Chicago, with an emphasis in Building Technology.

Since establishing his own practice in 1976, Bill has used his expertise to help fix, renovate, expand, and build hundreds of local projects for varied commercial and residential property managers, design-builders, homeowners associations, co-ops, and private clients.

Bill is a proud co-founder of the Edgewater-Uptown Builders Association (EUBA), and longtime member of the American Arbitration Association’s (AAA) Panel of Construction Arbitrators, and the Association of Licensed Architects (ALA).

About Hicks Architectural Group

Bill manages a small office of architects with numerous design awards and LEED AP credentials, who are experienced with historic preservation, technical detailing, visualizing, planning and constructing high-end and multi-unit residential, corporate, institutional, educational projects, and commercial interiors.

Our staff has worked together for many years and maintains long-standing professional relationships with experienced consultants. As a result, each project receives a continuity of personnel, communication, and quality of services throughout the work. We excel at getting to the source point of a problem or defect, communicating clearly, and offering our clients pragmatic, cost-conscious solutions.