AN ANNOUNCEMENT LONG TIME COMING
March 31, 2024
Firm partners Ron McCormack and Ken Etten have made the decision to retire and close McCormack + Etten Architects at the end of March, 2024. After 32 years managing M+E and 20+ years in the business prior to this firm, Ron and Ken are ready to move on to new chapters in their lives.
Ken has retired in Lake Geneva and is enjoying more family time, while remaining active on many local boards and organizations. Ron has moved to Pahoa, Hawaii, where he returns to private architectural practice and enjoying being near family on the Big Island.
We wish to say thank you to the many clients we have worked with over the years, who have entrusted their hopes and dreams to our creativity. Our clients have brought us so much joy and satisfaction, and we are very proud of our portfolio of work that we trust will stand the test of time. We thank the many contractors, associates, and vendors we have worked with who have supported our firm and brought our vision to reality.
Ron and Ken have not done it alone. Over these 32 years we have been blessed to associate with exceptional talent to design and produce so many amazing structures. Our staff has always shared our dedication to serving our clients well, and their dedication to the firm has been so appreciated. We know that our current staff will continue to grow and flourish where ever their paths take them.
Ron and Ken will continue to maintain the M+E website and office emails for the foreseeable future. To our past clients, we will maintain our archive of work electronically, should there be a need that we can assist you with in the future. For inquiries, please reach out to Ron or Ken, and we will try to assist you.
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With gratitude and best wishes,
Ronald McCormack AIA | Kenneth Etten AIA |
Partner | Partner |
(262) 215-0404 | (262) 248-2770 |
ron@mccormacketten.com or rmack1@wi.rr.com | ken@mccormacketten.com |
13-6582 Kalapana-Kapoho Beach Road | 1109 Wisconsin Street |
Pahoa, HI 96778 | Lake Geneva, WI 53147 |
M+E is proud to be featured in:
Leading Architects | Prefabulous |
Available now at
major booksellers including Amazon.com Barnes & Noble |
Distinctive Homes of America |
McCormack + Etten / Architects™, LLP, is a service-oriented architectural firm in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin with a diverse clientele in the Southern Wisconsin / Northern Illinois region, as well as Michigan, Texas, Florida, Colorado, California, Hawaii, and the Virgin Islands. With over 90 years of combined practice in architecture, its partners offer a firm that is seasoned in a variety of project types including its specialty of high-end custom single family, multi-family, municipal buildings, schools, churches, retail, recreational, low to mid-rise office, banks, light industrial, and historic preservation / adaptive re-use. The firm offers a traditional range of architectural services as well as land-planning, feasibility studies, needs assessment, space planning, and both traditional and 3D computer rendering.
News and Press
McCormack + Etten / Architects™ Celebrates 25 Year Anniversary
Located in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in its 25th year, McCormack + Etten / Architects™ is a nationally recognized design firm combining a wealth of diverse architectural experience and talent spanning over four decades.
M+E is a boutique firm known by its clientele for their high level of personal service and attention to their needs. The result: the firm’s client list is a Who’s Who of regional executives and celebrities.
M+E is known for their uncompromising creative design work, particularly for lakefront and golf course properties. The firm specializes in estate, vacation, and urban homes and enjoys working in a variety of architectural styles.
New Featured Project: Equestrian Facility in Mettawa, IL
McCormack + Etten Architects teamed up with the Goebeler Company of Libertyville, IL to develop this 20-acre equestrian estate in Mettawa, Illinois for a private Chicago area client. An older horse farm on the property was completely razed to make way for a new luxury 28 stall main stable, a 106 x 240’ indoor riding arena, another 20 stall stable, a grooms quarters, viewing pavilion, and other out buildings. A new owners residence on property is planned but not yet built.
McCormack + Etten Architects LLP is pleased to be featured in the cover story of the Kolbe & Kolbe Windows website for this new Lake Geneva lakefront home designed by M+E. Ken Etten of M+E and Rick Ackman Jr of Lake Geneva Window and Door are interviewed in this excellent video- take a look!
Go to the Kolbe website www.kolbewindows.com
or view here:
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McCormack + Etten / Architects™ LLP
is pleased to announce its participation in a wonderful new publication:
DISTINCTIVE HOMES of AMERICA
LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN
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McCormack + Etten / Architects™ is now listed in Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine's on-line design resource, Luxe Source
December 2012: McCormack + Etten have been published in a 6-page spread in
Better Homes and Gardens magazine's
"Beautiful Kitchens and Baths" Winter 2012 special issue.
View this residential project on our site.
April 2011: new Residential Design & Build video: Creativity and clients
At The Lake - Geneva Lakes Area Magazine
Winter 2010 Issue - Features - Profile: Ken Etten By Lisa Schmelz
Meet architect Ken Etten, who is passionate about his mission to preserve Lake Geneva's history and built-heritage for future generations
www.atthelakemagazine.com
Residential Design & Build Magazine
(Video) Interviews with Ron McCormack:
Creativity and clients - An architect's creativity must be balanced with the clients' vision for their home
Partnering for profits - For design firms, builders and Realtors can be your best friends
Construction drawings matter - The effect good construction documents has is far-reaching
Marketing to past clients - Referrals are the lifeblood of any business that wants to survive in this economy
Crossing state lines - Designing custom homes in mulitple states has its challenges and benefits
www.rdbmagazine.com