1974: First Project
The Greenery of Westport
History
Mike Shaughnessy, Mike Fickel and Bill Scott founded their namesake architectural firm in downtown Kansas City, Missouri in 1973. Dedicated to the principles of timeless design and exceptional client service, Shaughnessy Fickel and Scott Architects delivered award-winning projects to the academic, civic and state, federal, justice, public safety, recreation, workplace and worship markets.
Items
1975: First Worship Project
St. Joseph the Worker
1977: First Public Safety Project
Riverside Fire Station & Emergency Medical Services
1978: First Justice Project
Clay County Justice Center
1979: First Recreation Project
East Lawrence Neighborhood Center
1981: First Academic Project
Johnson County Community College Arts & Technology Building
1983: First Civic Project
Prairie Village Municipal Building
1984: First Federal Project
U.S. General Services Administration
1989: First Preservation Project
Grant Hall at the University of Missouri-Kansas City
In 2007, under the ownership of Mike Christianer, Kerry Newman and Marsha Hoffman, the firm rebranded to SFS Architecture with the mission to enrich communities through meaningful collaboration and purposeful design. Operating in eight markets, the firm committed to delivering building projects in both public and private sectors that stimulate community growth through renovation, expansion, adaptive reuse, historic preservation and new construction. In 2018, Brian Garvey, Kwame Smith and Kelly Edinger-Stindt were promoted to principals. Dana Gould was promoted to principal in 2022.
Today our firm thrives under the leadership of principals Kerry Newman, Marsha Hoffman, Brian Garvey, Kwame Smith, Kelly Edinger-Stindt and Dana Gould. Principal leadership and involvement throughout all our projects is a hallmark of our approach to client service. While our current designers have mostly traded the papers, pens and T-squares so crucial to our founder’s work for computer keyboards, mice and monitors, our task remains the same: to plan, design and oversee the construction of buildings that spur community growth through renovation, expansion, adaptive reuse and new construction.