ABOUT
HPZS is an award-winning Chicago-based architecture firm with an excellent reputation in historic preservation focused on sustainable outcomes.

OUR MISSION: "Preserving a Sustainable Future"
At HPZS, we work with our clients to understand the unique goals of each of project, develop a thorough understanding of our clients' needs and preserve a sustainable future for the built environment.

OVERVIEW
HPZS and its predecessor firms have been providing innovative architectural, structural engineering, interior design and project management services to a wide variety of public and private clients since 1976. The conventional A/E services offered by the firm are complemented by unique and specialized experience with Historic Preservation, Adaptive reuse, Prefabrication, and Building Materials and Systems Failure Analysis. HPZS has received numerous national, state, and local awards for its work in these areas, and looks to the future with it’s focus on continuing to provide it’s clients the most sustainable outcomes with a palate of services in support of integrated and energy-efficient design.

Past projects include work on a wide variety of buildings and structures, both large and small, ranging from various projects at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry and The Chicago Temple Building, to the development of a full block long commercial district at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s new South Campus, to the redevelopment of the Chicago Housing Authority’s Dearborn Homes, to the Dana Thomas House Museum in Springfield, Illinois. HPZS has a global influence, with new and preservation projects located both domestically and internationally.