About L.A. Fuess Partners
Overview
L.A. Fuess Partners is a Structural Engineering firm specializing in the design of commercial, residential, institutional, and industrial buildings. Lawrence A. Fuess founded the firm in 1979 with a vision based on trust, professionalism, and excellence of service. Guided by that vision throughout its history, L.A. Fuess Partners pursues innovative design solutions that contribute to the overall success of each project and benefit all project team members.
Engineering leadership at L.A. Fuess Partners begins with its team of principals, each with 15 to 35 or more years of multifaceted experience, enriched within a collaborative environment and empowered by the latest advances in engineering technology. Working within a culture committed to “doing what’s best for the project,” our engineers embrace engineering challenges that emerge during design and construction and seek to turn those challenges to each project’s advantage.
L.A. Fuess Partners has experience in nearly every building type and market segment and maintains professional engineering registration in most of the 50 states. With a structural engineering staff of over 100 working across five U.S. locations, we have completed thousands of projects across North America and beyond.
Our Vision
To build a talented and loyal team trusted by our clients and by the design and construction community as the most creative and collaborative structural engineering partner.
Our Mission
We foster meaningful careers rich with growth and fulfillment. We creatively and efficiently help bring our clients’ visions to life with structures ideally suited to their purpose. We do this in an environment rooted in collaboration, camaraderie, and trust.
Our SE 2050 Commitment
L.A. Fuess officially joined the SE 2050 Commitment Program in 2025 as a signatory firm. As part of a nationwide effort to support and transform the practice of structural engineering, SE 2050 seeks to achieve net-zero embodied carbon in all structures by 2050.
Creating a more sustainable built environment requires continuous learning and thoughtful design, and our team is taking sustainable construction practices from theory into practice through Life Cycle Analyses, efficient structural design, and innovative structural materials.
We look forward to collaborating with our clients and industry partners to create structures that are resilient, environmentally responsible, and built for the changing climate landscape.
Our People
L.A. Fuess Partners is proud to say that we are home to some of the most talented structural engineers around.
Walter R. Wilcox, P.E.
President of L.A. Fuess Partners, Inc. 2004-2020
Walter’s 36-year career as a structural engineer with L.A. Fuess Partners included the design hundreds of major structures including airports, schools, churches, hospitals, office and residential towers, and historic building renovations.
Lawrence A. Fuess, P.E.
Founder of L.A. Fuess Partners, Inc.
Larry Fuess dedicated his life to Structural Engineering, and to building a firm with a vision based on trust, professionalism, and excellence of service.
Careers at L.A. Fuess Partners
Learn more about our workplace, the benefits we offer, and our diverse culture.
