Fennick McCredie Architecture

What Fennick McCredie Architecture does

Fennick McCredie Architecture (FM) is a privately held, woman-owned business enterprise (WBE) architecture firm founded in 2003 by Deborah Fennick and Jonathan McCredie. The firm provides full-service architectural design across six core practice areas: aviation facilities, transit and rail stations, higher education, workplace and commercial interiors, community and civic buildings, and convention centers. Project values range from $1M to $250M, with services spanning programming, concept and schematic design, final design, and construction administration. FM serves a primarily institutional and public-sector client base, including state and municipal agencies, universities, airports, transit authorities, nonprofits, and select private corporations.

The firm operates from two US offices (Boston headquarters and Philadelphia) and employs 101-250 staff. Design work is conducted using industry-standard BIM tools, including Autodesk Revit, the Autodesk AEC Collection, and Autodesk Construction Cloud workflows for BIM coordination, model management, and standards compliance. FM's technical differentiator is its human-centered design philosophy, which emphasizes deep collaboration with clients, communities, and end users, supported by a body of professional certifications held across the team (AIA, LEED AP, WELL AP, CPHC, NCIDQ). The firm is an AIA 2030 Commitment Signatory with a published Sustainability Action Plan and typically pursues LEED, WELL, and CPHC outcomes on projects.

FM operates as a professional services firm, generating revenue through design and consulting fees billed against project-based engagements. Go-to-market is direct enterprise relationship-based, pursuing public, institutional, and corporate clients through RFP responses, professional network referrals, and repeat engagements; the firm also maintains on-call services contracts with major institutions such as the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA). Notable clients include MCCA, the City of Boston, MBTA, MIT, Harvard, UMass Boston, Saratoga County Airport, and YWCA of Central Massachusetts. Geographic focus is the Northeast US (Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Delaware) with selective expansion into Utah.

Name

Fennick McCredie Architecture

Legal name

Fennick McCredie Architecture LTD

Website

https://fmarchitecture.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fennick McCredie Architecture is a privately held, WBE-certified architecture firm founded in 2003 that provides full-service design for aviation, transit, higher education, civic, and workplace projects across the Northeast United States, with offices in Boston and Philadelphia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Aviation facility architecture
• Transit station design
• Higher education architecture
• Workplace interior design

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Full-service architectural design and consulting for transportation (aviation, transit), higher education, mission-driven organizations, and workplace projects. Projects range from $1M to $250M in size.
2. Interior Architecture Services: Interior design services for commercial, institutional, and workplace environments, including adaptive reuse and renovations.
3. On-Call Services: Ongoing architectural services contracts with major institutions like MCCA for renovations and upgrades.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fennick McCredie Architecture is a full-service architectural design firm delivering programming, concept design, schematic design, final design, and construction administration services. The firm focuses on six project categories — aviation facilities, transit and rail stations, higher education campuses, workplace/office interiors, community and civic buildings, and convention centers — for government, institutional, and private clients on projects ranging from $1M to $250M.

Product overview

Fennick McCredie Architecture is an architecture firm offering design services across multiple specialized project categories: aviation (airport terminals and facilities), transit (rail stations and ferry terminals), higher education (university buildings and adaptive reuse), workplace (corporate offices), community/civic (community centers, pools, recreation), and convention centers. The firm operates as a single integrated practice rather than a platform with separate modules. Their portfolio spans projects from $1M to $250M in size, with services including programming, concept design, schematic design, final design, and construction administration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aviation Architecture Services Full architectural design services for airport terminals, hangars, and aviation facilities including general aviation terminals, FBO functionality, and terminal renovations for public-sector airport clients.
• Transit and Rail Station Design Architecture services for commuter rail stations, ferry terminals, and multimodal transportation centers, including new construction and renovation projects for transit agencies.
• Higher Education Architecture Design services for universities and colleges including adaptive reuse, classroom renovations, student spaces, and campus facilities.
• Workplace and Office Design Interior architecture and office renovation services for corporate headquarters and commercial workplaces, focusing on human-centric and sustainable design.
• Community and Civic Architecture Design of community centers, senior centers, recreation facilities, and public buildings that serve local communities for municipalities and nonprofits.
• Convention Center Architecture Architecture services for convention and exhibition centers including renovations, upgrades, and additions to large public assembly venues such as the MCCA facilities.
• On-Call Architectural Services Ongoing architectural services contracts with major institutions such as the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority for renovations and upgrades delivered on a continuing-services basis.
• Interior Architecture Services Interior design services for commercial, institutional, and workplace environments, including adaptive reuse and renovations, supporting WELL and LEED certification pursuits.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked #5 on Boston Business Journal 2026 Fast 50 list of fastest-growing private companies in Massachusetts
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Levy RestaurantscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFM collaborated with Levy Restaurants, MCCA's catering manager, to meet goals of expanding food options, elevating guest experience, and increasing revenue for the MCCA Thomas M. Menino Convention and Exhibition Center café renovation project.
• Architectural Heritage FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on North Bennet Street School at Hoosac project - winning proposal to convert historic harbor-front Hoosac Warehouse building. Developer and owner collaboration for historic rehabilitation project.
• United Way Mass BayminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFM's Young Professional Squad participates in United Way Mass Bay's Annual Thanksgiving Project, packing grocery bags for families across the region.
• Schwartz Silver / TAMS Joint VentureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgramming and Concept Design partnership on Heritage Harbor Museum project in Providence, RI - transformation of historic power station into museum.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• NADAAA: Boston-based design practice with academic, cultural, and civic commissions at a smaller scale than FM but with a comparable design-led, human-centered approach.

Direct peers

• Sasaki Associates: Boston-based architecture, planning, and urban design firm with a comparable higher-education, civic, and institutional portfolio across the Northeast. Directly comparable in geography, client mix, and mid-size scale.
• Elkus Manfredi Architects: Boston-based architecture firm with a mixed-use, workplace, and institutional practice. Similar in size, regional concentration, and public/private client mix.
• Payette Associates: Boston-based architecture firm with a science, higher-education, and healthcare portfolio. Comparable in scale, geography, and human-centered design philosophy.
• Shepley Bulfinch: Boston-headquartered architecture firm with deep higher-education, civic, and healthcare practice; shares the same New England institutional client base and project size profile as Fennick McCredie.
• CBT Architects: Boston-headquartered architecture firm serving higher education, healthcare, residential, and workplace clients with a comparable regional footprint and institutional orientation.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: International design and engineering firm with an architecture practice serving higher-education, civic, and aviation clients. Competes with FM for larger integrated design commissions.
• HOK: Global architecture practice with significant aviation, transit, and higher-education work. A direct competitor for the largest public-sector and aviation terminal commissions FM pursues.
• Gensler: Largest global architecture and design firm, operating across workplace, aviation, education, and civic categories. Overlaps with FM's project mix but competes at a fundamentally larger scale.
• Perkins&Will: Large global architecture firm with established higher-education, civic, and aviation practices. Competes with FM for major public-sector commissions but at substantially greater scale and geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fmarchitecture

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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