What Odle McGuire Shook does

Odle McGuire Shook (OMS) is an Indianapolis-based architecture and engineering firm with a continuous operating history dating to 1916, when Wilbur Shook and William McGuire founded McGuire & Shook. In 1989, McGuire & Shook merged with The Odle Group (Bloomington, Indiana, founded 1971) to form The Odle McGuire & Shook Corporation, combining multi-disciplinary engineering with diversified architectural design. Headquartered at 7222 N Shadeland Avenue in Indianapolis with a workforce of 51-100 employees, the firm operates as a private, independent professional services practice serving clients throughout Indiana and contiguous states.

OMS offers integrated design services spanning architecture, engineering (HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, power distribution, lighting), interior design, landscape architecture, planning, historic preservation, and project/construction administration. Service delivery is built on industry-standard BIM, Revit, and AutoCAD platforms, supplemented by 3-D imaging, virtual tours, and LEED documentation capabilities. The practice is organized around vertical specializations including commercial, education, government, libraries, religious, and senior living/multifamily, with documented project work for entities such as Indiana University, Butler University, the Federal Building and US Courthouse, county libraries, and senior living operators.

The firm generates revenue through project-based professional services fees, with pricing negotiated per engagement based on scope and complexity. Go-to-market is direct B2B engagement via RFP response, referrals, and relationship continuity within Indiana's public sector and institutional markets. There are no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, no public listing, and no institutional ownership; OMS operates as a privately held professional partnership with no AI/ML capabilities disclosed in available materials.

Name

Odle McGuire Shook

Legal name

Odle McGuire Shook Architects

Website

https://omscorp.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1916

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Odle McGuire Shook is a privately held Indianapolis architecture and engineering firm founded in 1916, offering integrated design, engineering, historic preservation, interior design, landscape architecture, and planning services to government, education, library, senior living, religious, and commercial clients across Indiana and contiguous states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Fees for architectural design services including conceptual design, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, bidding/negotiation support, and construction administration.
2. Engineering Services: Engineering design services including facility assessments, HVAC design, plumbing and piping design, fire protection design, power distribution design, and lighting design.
3. Interior Design: Interior design services including space planning, sustainable design, material and furniture selection, specialty lighting, graphics and signage.
4. Landscape Architecture: Landscape architecture services including site analysis, land use planning, campus master planning, and urban/streetscape design.
5. Planning and Project Management: Strategic planning services including master planning, feasibility studies, financial analysis, building assessments, space utilization studies, and facilities programming.
6. Historic Preservation: Historic preservation and restoration services for renovations, restorations, and preservation plans across all project types.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Odle McGuire Shook is a multi-disciplinary architecture and engineering firm providing architectural design, MEP engineering, interior design, landscape architecture, planning, historic preservation, and project management services. The firm delivers integrated design solutions for government, education, library, commercial, religious, senior living, and historic preservation clients across Indiana and contiguous states.

Product overview

Odle McGuire Shook (OMS) is an architectural firm offering diversified architectural design and multi-disciplinary engineering services. The firm's core service offerings include Architecture, Engineering, Historic Preservation, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Planning, Project Construction, and Project Management. These services are organized across specialized market sectors including Commercial, Education, Government, Historic Preservation, Libraries, Religious, and Senior Living/Multifamily. The company operates as a unified practice where these service disciplines work collaboratively within integrated project teams to deliver comprehensive design solutions for projects of all sizes and budgets across Indiana and contiguous states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Full-service architectural design including conceptual design, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, bidding/negotiation support, construction administration, 3-D imaging, LEED documentation, and BIM/Revit/AutoCAD services for institutional and commercial clients.
• Engineering Services Multi-disciplinary engineering design including facility assessments, HVAC design, indoor air quality solutions, energy reduction studies, plumbing/piping design, fire protection design, power distribution design, and interior/exterior lighting design.
• Interior Design

Named customers12 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf: Indianapolis-headquartered architecture and interior design firm of comparable size, serving commercial, education, healthcare, and civic clients in the Midwest. Highly comparable to OMS in geography, scale, and multi-disciplinary service mix.
• Schmidt Associates: Indianapolis-based architecture and engineering firm focused on education, civic, healthcare, and workplace clients across Indiana. Closely comparable to OMS in scope (architecture + engineering), regional footprint, and institutional client base.
• CSO Architects: Indianapolis-headquartered architecture firm serving healthcare, higher education, corporate, and public-sector clients in the Midwest. Directly comparable to OMS on regional focus, public/institutional client mix, and project scale.
• Ratio Architects: Indianapolis-based architecture, interior design, and planning firm serving education, libraries, civic, and commercial clients regionally. Comparable to OMS on Midwest focus, vertical mix, and project type.
• Design Collaborative: Indianapolis/Fort Wayne architecture and engineering firm serving education, healthcare, senior living, and commercial clients in the Midwest. Comparable to OMS in integrated architecture + engineering model and regional public-sector focus.

Broad incumbents

• HOK: Global architecture, engineering, and planning firm with a strong healthcare, education, civic, and sports practice. Overlaps with OMS on multiple verticals but operates at far greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture and design firm with deep higher education, healthcare, civic, and science & technology practices. Comparable to OMS on institutional verticals and design-led positioning, though vastly larger.
• DLR Group: Integrated architecture and engineering firm serving education, civic, healthcare, and commercial markets nationwide. Comparable to OMS as an integrated A&E practice competing for similar institutional clients.
• CannonDesign: Integrated architecture, engineering, and design firm with strong healthcare, education, and science practices. Overlaps directly with OMS's institutional client base and integrated service delivery model.
• Gensler: Global architecture, design, and planning firm with significant commercial, education, and civic practices. Comparable to OMS on commercial and institutional architecture but at radically larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OMSarchitecture
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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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