What Fitzgerald Collaborative Group does

Fitzgerald Collaborative Group, LLC is a privately held architectural, urban design, and interior design firm founded in 2009 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with a second studio in Tallahassee, Florida. The firm delivers full-service design across higher education, aviation, healthcare, civic/corporate, K-12 education, interiors, master planning, mixed-use development, and urban/community planning, with practice areas organized horizontally rather than by project type. Its portfolio includes large-scale institutional projects such as the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport program (over $300 million in cumulative project value across parking, concourse, and support facilities over five years), University of Georgia's Holmes-Hunter Academic Building historic renovation, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare urgent care facilities, and K-12 schools for Gadsden County Schools and Community Leadership Academy.

The firm's go-to-market is enterprise field sales through direct engagement with institutional and government clients, often via joint ventures with peer architecture and construction firms (e.g., Perkins&Will and Ajax Building Company on UGA Holmes-Hunter). Revenue is generated through professional services fees billed per project, with no public pricing disclosed as engagements are scoped individually based on complexity and scope. Marketing channels are primarily organic — LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, newsletter, and university career fairs — and the firm relies on award recognition (SCUP, Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, LEED Silver, Parksmart Silver) and civic engagement to build pipeline.

Operational scale sits at 11–50 employees, with senior leadership including Founder Darrell Fitzgerald, Managing Principal Donald Gray, and Principals/Principals of Counsel Patrick Ballasch (AIA, LEED AP), Charles "Charlie" Clary III (FAIA, former Florida State Senator), Roger Godwin (AIA, IIDA, LEED AP), and Erika J. Hagan. The firm celebrated an Atlanta studio expansion into larger Midtown space in April 2025 and promoted six staff members in December 2024, consistent with active organizational build-out.

Name

Fitzgerald Collaborative Group

Legal name

Fitzgerald Collaborative Group, LLC

Website

https://fitzgeraldcollaborative.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fitzgerald Collaborative Group is an Atlanta-based architectural design firm with a Tallahassee studio, delivering full-service design across higher education, aviation, healthcare, K-12, civic/corporate, interiors, and master planning for institutional and government clients across the Southeast United States.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG), Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Institutional architecture
• Aviation facility design
• Higher education architecture
• Historic preservation design

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Professional architecture and design services billed on a project fee basis. Revenue is generated through design fees for new construction, renovations, and master planning projects for institutional and commercial clients. Projects are typically long-cycle engagements with government, education, and healthcare sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fitzgerald Collaborative Group is an architectural design firm providing professional architecture, urban design, interior design, and master planning services across sectors including higher education, aviation, healthcare, civic/corporate, K-12 education, mixed use developments, and interiors. The firm delivers projects from concept through construction administration on a project-fee basis, with notable expertise in historic preservation, sustainable/LEED-certified design, and large-scale institutional capital projects in the Southeast United States.

Product overview

Fitzgerald Collaborative Group is an architectural design firm offering comprehensive design services across multiple sectors. The firm operates as a single integrated practice providing architectural design, interior design, and master planning services through dedicated practice areas. Their portfolio includes specialized service offerings for Higher Education (including both K-12 and university-level projects), Aviation (airport terminals, concourses, parking structures, support facilities), Healthcare (hospitals, urgent care), Civic/Corporate, Interiors, Master Planning, Mixed Use developments, and Urban Design/Community Planning. The firm maintains studios in Atlanta, Georgia and Tallahassee, Florida, serving projects throughout the Southeast.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full-service architectural design firm providing design services for higher education, aviation, healthcare, and other sectors, with focus on user experience in designed spaces; includes concept through construction administration.
• Higher Education Architecture Architectural design services for colleges and universities, including academic buildings, student housing, classroom facilities, and sports venues.
• K-12 Education Architecture Architectural design for K-12 schools including specialized classrooms, media centers, cafeterias, athletic facilities, and enhanced hurricane protection areas.
• Aviation Architecture Airport design services including terminal renovations, concourse expansions, parking structures, fire stations, and support facilities for major airports.
• Healthcare Architecture Healthcare facility design including hospital expansions, urgent care centers, and medical office renovations.
• Civic/Corporate Architecture Design services for civic buildings, corporate offices, government facilities, and community spaces.
• Interior Design Interior design services including space planning, finish selection, and design for corporate interiors and live-learn environments.
• Master Planning Comprehensive site and facility master planning services for campuses and large-scale developments.
• Mixed Use Development Design Architectural design services for mixed-use developments combining residential, commercial, and institutional uses.
• Urban Design and Community Planning Urban design services including community engagement, trail and park design, and cultural monument design.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $300 Million in airport projects delivered in five years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Leapley ConstructionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 April 2025Construction team facilitating the expansion of Fitzgerald Collaborative's Atlanta office in Midtown Atlanta. The official kickoff for the new office space expansion was celebrated in April 2025.
• Capital City Chamber of CommerceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024Collaboration on a new collaboration lab prototype. Managing Principal Donald Gray participated in the Chamber's 30th anniversary celebration and discussed firm collaboration on this initiative.
• Perkins&WillcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner on the UGA Holmes-Hunter Academic Building renovation project. Perkins&Will served as design and construction team representative alongside Fitzgerald Collaborative and Ajax Building Company.
• Ajax Building CompanycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction partner on the UGA Holmes-Hunter Academic Building renovation project. Ajax Building Company served as the general contractor with representatives attending the dedication ceremony.
• Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing joint venture projects at the world's busiest airport including West Parking Deck, Concourse T-North Expansion, K-9/EOD facilities, and terminal renovations totaling over $300 million in project value over five years.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• HKS, Inc. National architecture firm with deep healthcare, aviation, and education portfolios. Directly comparable to FCG in target sectors and project types, particularly for complex institutional capital projects.
• SmithGroup: National architecture and engineering firm with strong higher education, healthcare, and aviation practices. Comparable in sector mix to FCG with a broader national footprint.
• HOK: Large global architecture practice with strong aviation, healthcare, and higher-education practices. Comparable to FCG in sector mix and institutional client profile, but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture and design firm and FCG's joint-venture partner on the UGA Holmes-Hunter project. Operates broadly across higher education, healthcare, aviation, and civic markets, making it a relevant incumbent peer for the same institutional client base.

Direct peers

• EwingCole: Architecture and engineering firm with notable aviation and healthcare practices, including airport terminal and concourse design. Comparable to FCG in sector mix and large-scale institutional project delivery.
• Cooper Carry: Atlanta-headquartered architecture firm serving higher education, aviation, civic, and mixed-use clients across the Southeast. Direct regional peer with overlapping sectors and client base.
• tvsdesign: Atlanta-based architecture and design firm with significant aviation practice, including work at Hartsfield-Jackson. Direct local/regional peer to FCG in aviation and civic architecture.
• Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart (SRSS): Atlanta-based architecture firm with strong higher education and civic portfolios in the Southeast. Direct regional peer competing for similar institutional clients.
• Corgan: Architecture firm with one of the most prominent aviation practices in the U.S., designing terminals, concourses, and parking structures. Direct peer to FCG in aviation architecture and competes for similar airport capital programs.
• Lord Aeck Sargent (a TSW studio): Southeast-based architecture firm with a strong higher-education, planning, and historic-preservation practice. Direct regional peer particularly in academic and preservation-sensitive projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fitzgeraldcollaborative
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fitzgerald-collaborative-group-llc
• Instagraminstagram.com/fitzgeraldcollaborativegroup

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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