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Architectural Concepts
Founded in 1992, Architectural Concepts Inc. is a diverse architectural firm licensed in seven states and NCARB and headquartered in San Diego, California. Together with our sister company, Architectural Dimensions, located in Oakland California, ACI is a regional and national company. From entitlements to occupancy, we deliver the whole project.

As your collaborative partner, we are committed to bringing your architectural visions to life from concept to completion with exciting innovation and cost-conscious, down-to-earth execution. Whatever your budget or goals, ACI has the ability to deliver results that will excite and satisfy. Our decades in the business give us the knowledge and experience to tackle any challenge.

ACI offers a wide range of architectural design services including design and build services, program development, value engineering, scaled models, 3-D renderings, construction administration, and bid and negotiation assistance. ACI will provide you with beautiful, functional drawings for interior architecture, programming, space planning, furniture, fixtures, & equipment, sustainable design, art programs, and presentation graphics.
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Founded in 1992 by Margit Whitlock, AIA, Architectural Concepts Inc. is a creative, diverse, and experienced architectural firm with prodigious talent and dedication. Headquartered in San Diego, we are licensed in California, Arizona, Florida, Texas, New York, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, and NCARB. In 2019, ACI partnered with Jim Heilbronner, AIA, the owner of Architectural Dimensions in Oakland, California.
ACI offers a wide range of architectural design services including design & build services, program development, value engineering, scaled models, renderings, construction administration, and bid and negotiation assistance. ACI works seamlessly as a team with general & public contractors to streamline & simplify the entire process, saving you stress, time, and money.
ACI can provide you with beautiful, functional drawings for interior architecture, programming, space planning, furniture, fixtures, & equipment, sustainable design, art programs, or presentation graphics. Taking location, context, clientele, & budget into account, ACI delivers an interior design package that considers the big picture & all the details.
Getting a handle on the big picture of a project and ensuring its feasibility from the very beginning is the key to success in the long term. ACI has the master planning expertise to help you determine how your site can best be used to serve your clientele. Examining your brand identity allows us to develop a concept that is congruent with your business.
We expertly manage communication and coordination with whatever consultants you may need, such as civil, structural, MEP Engineering, landscape architecture, and specialty consultants. I have been a collaborator and co-conspirator with Margit and ACI for over 20 years. I have chosen Margit and her team time and time again to help navigate diverse and challenging design build projects in retail, restaurant, fitness, and animal care.
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Victor Fer
Victor Fer
Jun 27, 2019
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Friendly informative poeple. Pleasure to meet and speak to them. Come to check them out. They have you covered
L. Specialties Inc
L. Specialties Inc
Dec 11, 2016
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Great company to work with for your office or hospitality project designs. Just completed a beautiful office project together.
Dynva B. L.
Dynva B. L.
May 01, 2013
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I had the pleasure of interning with Margit and Brian during my last semester at Design Institute of San Diego; the school has high standards, expectations, and rigorous guidelines for a firm to meet when interning their students. To see so much from our classrooms come to life, and be handled so effectively and efficiently by two who have obviously mastered their trade, was more worthwhile than I ever imagined it to be.
Highly knowledgable, with a tenacity for staying educated, current, and competitive, interconnected with multiple industry disciplines, actively involved in strengthening professional