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Detroit — May 3, 2002 — The American Institute of Architects
Michigan has named ProgressiveAE, a Grand Rapids architectural firm
with 180 employees, as its Firm of The Year. The award was made at Cranbrook
Academy of Art on May 3 during AIA Michigan's Honor Award Ceremony. Phillip
Lundwall, FAIA and Raymond Fix, PE, principals of the firm, were on hand to
accept the award. Progressive Engineering
Consultants Inc. was founded in 1962 as a small engineering company.
Seventeen years ago, in 1985, Progressive AE was formed by the merger
of Progressive Engineering and KSV Architects. Progressive AE, or more
simply "Progressive," has achieved recognition for its achievements as a
truly full-service architecture and engineering leader.
The 60 employees that were there in 1985 have grown to
180. A firm with revenues of $3 million in 1984 achieved $16 million last
year. A client list that began modestly now represents a blue-chip portfolio
of West Michigan educational, institutional, and commercial leadership. The
merger of engineering and architecture cultures has resulted in a firm with
an outstanding record of award-winning design and regional and national firm
recognition,
Progressive's success is the direct result of two unique
management practices. The first is their Council For Excellence, made up of
all the disciplines in the firm, that provides leadership in their quest for
quality. The goal is to promote a spirit of continuous improvement in
attitudes, services, products, and environment. The other is "Design
Thursday’, a monthly meeting to explore all the exciting facets of design.
All employees are invited to attend an after-hours salon where everyone has
a chance to discuss, understand and become educated about how good design
affects all aspects of their lives.
AIA Michigan has over 2,000 members and is housed in the
historic Beaubien House in downtown Detroit. The Michigan Honor Awards
program is almost 40 years old and was organized to highlight well designed
buildings and to honor the people who create them. |
