George Pappageorge earned his architectural degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Early in his career, he worked in Chicago as a designer and urban planner while learning the rigor of residential development through several small projects with David Haymes. By 1981, when both were in their late 20’s, he and Haymes decided to start their own firm.

For more than 25 years he has been the guiding spirit behind a divergent body of work that has fostered public awareness and appreciation of architecture while enhancing our nation’s cities. His achievements have been published internationally and have been featured in numerous exhibitions. Under his leadership Pappageorge/Haymes Ltd. has received an abundance of 50 awards for design excellence.

At the age of 39, Pappageorge earned the distinction of being one of the youngest members to be elevated to the prestigious American Institute of Architects College of Fellows. Throughout his career he has lectured at numerous institutions and societies and has served on many design juries.

Major work includes Museum Park Towers 1, 2, 3, 4, One Museum Park East/West, a part of the new Museum Campus community, 600 N. Lake Shore Drive, a one million s.f. condominium complex with 401 units distributed over two sibling towers, 530 Lake Shore Drive, a 30-story, 196-unit reinforced concrete condominium building, 1250 S. Michigan Avenue, a contemporary 1920’s style, 29-story concrete building with 229 units, 4-story parking garage and retail shops, 1122 N. Dearborn Street, a traditional 124-unit condominium building with Neo-Classical façade, 435 W. Erie Street, a cast-in-place, 24-story, 126-unit condominium building, and 353 N. Des Plaines@ K Station, a 39-story, 350-unit luxury apartment building, part of the $750 million mixed-use South Loop development. Other significant projects include The Whitney, Huron Pointe, 2 River Place, Domain, The Montgomery, Kinzie Park, Block X, and The Glen Town Center in Glenview, Illinois.

Additionally, Pappageorge has been involved in large scale planning and significant residential projects in Lindenhurst, Illinois, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Fremont, California, Salt Lake City, Utah, The Woodlands, Texas, Houston, Texas, Everett, Washington, Kansas City, Missouri, Reston, Virginia, Atlanta, Georgia, Omaha, Nebraska, West Palm Beach, Florida, and South Miami, Florida.

He is a registered architect in Illinois, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin.