American Design

Who We Are

American Design, Inc. (ADI) is a Milwaukee-based architecture and planning firm with SBE and MBE certifications. We have been serving a diverse clientele for over two decades, taking great pride in our reputation as a small, responsive firm. Our team of licensed architects is certified to practice in Wisconsin, California, Arizona, Tennessee, and Rhode Island. We are experts in the latest BIM software, enabling us to deliver innovative design solutions for projects of varying scales and complexities.

What We Do

At ADI, we are committed to working collaboratively with our clients and consultants through every phase of the design process, from new construction to additions, adaptive reuse, and renovations. Our expertise includes architecture, planning, and a wide range of other services, such as:

• Renovation / Adaptive Reuse
• Transportation
• Industrial / Infrastructure
• Athletic Spaces
• Higher Ed
• Office Tenant Improvements
• Civic
• K-12
• Federal
• Multifamily Housing / Mixed Use
• Retail
• Health Care
• Research Facilities / Labs
• Stadiums
• Parks / Public Spaces
• Planning
• Pre Design / Space Planning
• Urban Design / Land-Use Planning
• Zoning
• Community
• Community Outreach
• Design Charettes

Community Involvement

At ADI, we are deeply committed to the communities we serve. Our team is actively involved in community design events, charettes, and volunteering for MPS STEM events. We are proud recipients of many Daily Reporter Top Project Awards, Mayor's Design Awards, and WMA Excellence in Masonry Awards, amongst others.

Notable Projects

Some of our notable projects include:

• General Mitchell International Airport - Parking Structure Facade
• Northwestern Mutual - Tower Interiors
• Northwestern Mutual - Fitness Center
• MPS Vincent Stadium
• East-West Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System
• SoHi Building - Daddy's Soul Food & Grille Build-Out
• American Design has Moved!
• Racine Street Bridge
• Talgo, Inc.
• Milwaukee Public Schools - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary Addition
• Five Points Charette
• Near West Side Charette
• Wisconsin State Parks, Vault Toilets I, II and III
• University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Heide Hall Renovation
• University of Wisconsin-Madison Union South