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McWILLIAMS BURGENER ARCHITECTURE

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McBA is a design practice whose work engenders elegance and warmth. Urban homes that want to be lived in. Sensitive to concise scale and flawless proportion. Attentive to composition and bespoke detailing. Our thoughtfully resolved urban homes convey the belief that architecture has lasting beauty.

We are in the Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicago, and in Milwaukee's North Shore. We welcome discussing your next project.

— Dennis Burgener, AIA, principal/owner

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Our Architectural Services

McWilliams Burgener Architecture is an established, fully licensed architecture firm with a portfolio of work marked by quality, creativity, sustainability, and attention to detail. We serve clients with start-to-finish services, approaching every new project with a collaborative spirit. We craft innovative buildings that masterfully blend function and form.

Your space has boundless potential. We welcome you to explore our website or contact our office at (312) 255-8292 to speak with one of our representatives.

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Our firm is wholly devoted to developing modern buildings and inspiring environments. We’re passionate about contributing to the livability and visual appeal of our city. We build with a forward-thinking mindset, carving out interiors and molding exteriors that will yield results today and for countless tomorrows.

We believe that every space can tell a story. Every space can elicit a response. Every space can facilitate an experience. We’ve made it our mission to harness the limitless potential of space and capture our clients’ vision through timeless design.

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Concept-to-Completion Architect

As a premier architect in the area, we’re committed to seeing our clients through. We’re a full-service firm that offers all-encompassing architectural services to schematic design. While we serve a diverse clientele and tackle varying sizes of projects, we approach each new case with the same sky-high level of professional accountability and transparency. For us, budget limitations and time deadlines aren’t restrictive. Rather, they’re opportunities for us to shine.

Personalized Architectural Support

Our in-house operations are marked by a personal touch that is rare in the industry. We don’t just serve our clients. We come along beside them to listen to them, work for them, and create with them. To that end, we emphasize collaboration throughout the architectural process. We seek to not only meet but exceed your expectations in every respect. We cater to all budgets, schedules, and sector-specific requirements.

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Who We Are

We are a local, multidisciplinary team that believes our differences make us stronger. Together, we leverage far-reaching experience and bring sophistication and know-how to the table. We are a highly-skilled group of professionals with a broad array of specializations and backgrounds. Together, we fuse our strengths to form distinctive architectural flair. Our work is defined not by one architect’s leadership but by a unified collective of leading talent. We work as a cohesive, communicative unit to shape and refine projects into a higher caliber of architecture. Our culture is one that fosters curiosity and nurtures innovation. We’re artists. We’re inventors. We’re problem solvers. We’re your architectural team.

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Meet Dennis Burgener, AIA

Dennis Burgener, AIA, NCARB, is owner and principal of McBA. An Illinois native with a lifetime of practice throughout the Midwest. Graduated, with honors, Master of Architecture, Double Masters program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Licensed, practicing architect for more than 30 years. Multiple residential and commercial awards. Featured on Homes Across America, HGTV.

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