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NORR

Employee-owned (ESOP)HQ Chicago, Illinoisnorr.com

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Headquarters
Chicago, Ill., as listed by ENR in the 2026 Top 500 Design FirmsSource: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi… · As of 2026-10-05
Founded
1938Source: norr.com/about · As of 2026-10-11
Ownership type
Employee-owned (ESOP), as described on the firm's own websiteSource: norr.com/about · As of 2026-10-11
Employees
800 architects, engineers, planners, and interior designers, per the firm's siteSource: norr.com/about · As of 2026-10-11
Website
norr.comSource: norr.com · As of 2026-10-11

Legal name, DBA and former names

Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)

Ownership type

  • Employee-owned (ESOP), as described on the firm's own website.Source: norr.com/about · As of 2026-10-11

Employee count or band

  • 800 architects, engineers, planners, and interior designers, per the firm's site.Source: norr.com/about · As of 2026-10-11

Services and markets

  • NORR provides architecture, interior design, master planning and urban design, structural engineering, MEP engineering, sustainability, and building sciences across 13 market sectors in Canada, the US, and UK.Source: norr.com · As of 2026-10-11

Licences (board records)

Rankings and awards

Ownership tag: Employee-owned (ESOP). Profiles are informational, compiled from public sources linked above. Firms may request corrections. A listing is not an endorsement.

Richard C. Wilson

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Richard C. Wilson and the Family Office Club team

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17MRegistered members
$1BDeals closed between members
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19 yearsExperience
340Events hosted

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