R.E. Chisholm Architects
A Miami-based full-service architecture, interior design, and urban design practice serving public and private clients.
Last updated August 31, 2026
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Overview
R.E. Chisholm Architects is a full-service architectural, interior design, and urban design firm based in Miami, Florida. Founded in 1982 by Robert E. Chisholm, FAIA, the practice was established around the idea that architects benefit from working across a broad range of building types and client environments. Rather than restricting itself to a single specialist niche, the firm has undertaken commercial, institutional, residential, cultural, religious, educational, transportation, hospitality, medical, and civic projects. The firm’s work has been carried out for corporate clients, municipal and state governments, federal agencies, private owners, public and private institutions, and community organizations. Its project experience includes offices, restaurants, theaters, schools, university facilities, medical centers, retail and commercial developments, institutional and cultural facilities, single-family and multi-unit housing, rapid-transit stations, aviation facilities, churches, community centers, and specialized infrastructure. This range reflects the founding philosophy that varied experience can strengthen design judgment, professional responsibility, and leadership on individual commissions. R.E. Chisholm Architects has a particularly strong connection to South Florida. Projects identified in published material include work for Miami-Dade County Public Schools and the University of Miami, Miami Dade College facilities, bank branches and corporate headquarters, hotels, restaurants, residences, religious buildings, community facilities, and developments in Miami, Coral Gables, Miami Beach, Doral, Homestead, Key Largo, Tamarac, and other Florida locations. The firm has also worked beyond the United States, with its stated service reach extending to South and Central America, the Caribbean, and Europe. Its portfolio combines new construction, renovation, planning, interior design, and design-stage commissions. Examples include the New World School of the Arts, the Miami Dade College Homestead and Kendall campuses, the Belen Jesuit Preparatory baseball stadium and plaza, the Cuban Exile History Museum and Library design, the Everglades Farmworkers Village, hospitality projects such as the Beachcomber Hotel and Hampton Inn Hotel Dadeland, and a range of residential and commercial buildings. More recent listed projects include the Sacred Heart Church new building, Castro Residence, Fisher Island Residence Renovation, and the All Florida Paper Warehouse. The practice and its founder have received recognition from architectural, business, civic, educational, and community organizations. The firm was named Architectural Firm of the Year in Miami-Dade County in 1992 and received the distinction again in 2019 through Greater Miami-related recognition. Robert E. Chisholm became a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1996, received the Florida and Caribbean AIA Silver Medal for Architecture in 2007, and was inducted into the AIA Miami Hall of Fame in 2022. The firm’s public profile also includes awards for community service, minority business achievement, historic preservation, humanitarian work, and design quality. Available references do not identify a parent company, public listing, revenue figures, or a confirmed current leadership roster beyond the founder.
History
R.E. Chisholm Architects was established in Miami, Florida, in 1982 by Robert E. Chisholm, FAIA. From its beginning, the firm adopted a deliberately broad project philosophy. Chisholm’s stated view was that exposure to different building types and client needs would expand the architect’s way of thinking and encourage responsible leadership. The practice therefore developed as a generalist, full-service design office rather than as a narrowly focused specialist. The firm’s early and continuing portfolio includes commercial work, restaurants, educational buildings, religious facilities, housing, community developments, and institutional commissions. Listed projects from the 1980s and 1990s include the Los Ranchos restaurants, St. Justin Martyr in Key Largo, Community Partners for the Homeless facilities, the Everglades Farmworkers Village, the Beachcomber Hotel, and Mariners Cove. These commissions established a pattern of combining private development work with public, institutional, and community-oriented projects. During the 1990s and 2000s, the practice expanded its institutional and commercial work in South Florida. Its documented projects include facilities for Miami-Dade County Public Schools and the University of Miami, New World School of the Arts, bank branches and headquarters for US Century Bank, hotels, residences, religious buildings, sports facilities, and community projects. The firm also participated in the design of the Cuban Exile History Museum and Library and undertook work at multiple Miami Dade College campuses. Professional recognition accompanied this growth. Miami-Dade County named the firm Architectural Firm of the Year in 1992. Robert E. Chisholm became an American Institute of Architects Fellow in 1996. He later received a Florida and Caribbean AIA Silver Medal for Architecture in 2007, alongside additional awards for government service, humanitarian activity, community involvement, and professional leadership. The firm was again recognized as Architectural Firm of the Year in 2019 through a Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce program. In the 2010s and 2020s, the project list continued to span commercial, institutional, residential, hospitality, religious, and infrastructure work. Examples include the 1215 West Avenue project in Miami Beach, the Karisma Hotel & Resorts project, Miami Dade College facilities, the Doral and Miami commercial portfolio, the GNP Animal Hospital, compressed-natural-gas facilities, the Belen Jesuit Preparatory baseball stadium and plaza, and the Sacred Heart Church new building. Residential commissions included work in Coral Gables, Miami, Miami Beach, and Fisher Island. In 2022, Robert E. Chisholm was inducted into the AIA Miami Hall of Fame. The available record describes the firm as active and internationally oriented in reach, serving clients in the United States as well as South and Central America, the Caribbean, and Europe. It does not provide verified revenue, employee, ownership, or current executive information beyond the founder.
- 2024
Bronze Best Architecture Firm recognition
[1]The firm was listed among Miami-Dade Favorites by the Miami Herald with a Bronze Best Architecture Firm award.
- 2022
Robert E. Chisholm enters the AIA Miami Hall of Fame
[1]Chisholm was inducted into the AIA Miami Hall of Fame.
- 2019
Firm recognized again as Architectural Firm of the Year
[1]The practice received Architectural Firm of the Year recognition through the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.
- 2007
Florida and Caribbean AIA Silver Medal
[1]Robert E. Chisholm received the regional AIA Silver Medal for Architecture.
- 1996
Robert E. Chisholm becomes an AIA Fellow
[1]Chisholm was elevated to Fellowship in the American Institute of Architects.
- 1992
First Architectural Firm of the Year recognition
[1]The firm was named Architectural Firm of the Year in Miami-Dade County.
- 1982
Firm founded in Miami
[1]Robert E. Chisholm founded the architecture practice in Miami, Florida.
Products and positioning
A diversified, service-oriented architecture practice with a strong South Florida base and experience across commercial, institutional, residential, cultural, religious, hospitality, and civic commissions.
Professional service · 1982
Architectural design
The firm provides architectural services across commercial, institutional, residential, hospitality, religious, cultural, educational, civic, and infrastructure projects. Its work includes both new construction and renovation, with commissions ranging from individual residences and restaurants to schools, medical facilities, transit-related projects, and aviation facilities.
Professional service · 1982
Interior design
Interior design is part of the firm’s full-service offering. The available record identifies interior design as a core capability, although it does not provide a separate list of branded interior-design products or standalone interiors practices.
Professional service · 1982
Urban design
The practice also undertakes urban design and planning work. This capability complements its building commissions and is reflected in development, campus, community, and master-planning projects listed in its portfolio.
Project portfolio · 1991
Institutional and civic facilities
Institutional work includes schools, colleges, universities, churches, community facilities, homeless-service facilities, sports venues, and public-sector buildings. Examples include Miami Dade College facilities, New World School of the Arts, the Belen Jesuit baseball stadium and plaza, and multiple religious and community projects.
Project portfolio · 1982
Commercial and hospitality architecture
Commercial and hospitality projects include offices, banks, hotels, restaurants, retail and mixed-use developments, specialized commercial facilities, and corporate premises. Listed examples include the Beachcomber Hotel, Hampton Inn Hotel Dadeland, US Century Bank branches and headquarters, the Arts District Development, and the All Florida Paper Warehouse.
Project portfolio · 1991
Residential architecture
Residential work covers single-family residences, multi-unit housing, renovations, and larger residential planning efforts. The documented portfolio includes projects in Coral Gables, Miami, Miami Beach, Key West, Key Largo, and Fisher Island, as well as the continuing Everglades Farmworkers Village development.
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