About Hixson

Established in 1948 as a structural engineering firm, today Hixson is a full-service architecture and engineering firm offering 20 integrated design and technical disciplines in-house. Consistently recognized as a top design firm in the United States, Hixson has established long-standing relationships with many of the world’s most well-recognized brands. We specialize in the design of complex food and beverage, workplace, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, and laboratory projects.

At Hixson, we are a Management by Values firm. This means that every decision we make is guided by our strategic vision of being a great place to work. To achieve this, we focus on three core values: to be an employer of choice, to achieve impenetrable client loyalty, and to contribute creatively to our community.

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20 Integrated Disciplines

Hixson has 20 architectural and engineering disciplines co-located under one roof, helping deliver comprehensive design solutions, and ultimately leading to successful business outcomes for our clients. Our in-house disciplines include:

Building & Site Design

Architecture
Interior Design
Structural Engineering
Civil Engineering

Building Systems Engineering

Electrical
Mechanical
Plumbing
Fire Protection
Refrigeration
Industrial Wastewater
Environmental, Health & Safety

Project Control

Project Management
Cost Estimating
Construction Administration
Capital Project Management

Process Engineering

Process
Manufacturing
Automation/Controls
Process Layout
Process Utilities

Geographic Reach

With professional licensure across North America, Hixson is well-positioned to meet your needs, no matter where your project is located. This allows Hixson to provide a consistent approach to projects across a broad geography.

Recent Hixson News

Explore Hixson’s Recent Work!

We’re thrilled to announce a brand-new feature on the newly renovated Hixson website…the Project Experience section! Here you’ll be able to read about many of the exciting projects we’ve been working on recently, including examples for Milo’s Tea Company, Maple Leaf Foods, Eurofins Genomics, St. Jude’s Children’s Center, and many others! Visit our Project Experience […]

Hixson Welcomes Four New Shareholders!

Hixson is proud to announce four associates have become new shareholders of our privately held firm: Ben Breyley, LEED Green Associate, CDT, CCCA, is a Project Manager in Hixson’s Process Engineering department. In this role, he leads project teams, consisting of representatives from the client, Hixson, contractors, vendors, and others, to effective project completion. This […]

Four Effective Strategies for Efficient Lab Project Delivery

While long lead times were a significant obstacle in project delivery in the recent past, the situation has notably improved over the past year…for most items. However, certain essential components for lab facilities, such as custom air handlers, medium voltage electrical gear, uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units, and emergency generators, still face prolonged lead times. […]

Another Successful Hixson Arts Fund Concludes

From theater to music to art, Greater Cincinnati is fortunate to have many excellent fine arts organizations in our region. To support them, Hixson formed its own Arts Fund campaign more than a decade ago. Through this campaign, which recently concluded, 100% of donations go directly to one or more of nine local arts organizations: […]

Meet with Hixson at CheeseCon 2025!

Planning to attend this year’s CheeseCon show? Make sure to stop and see Hixson! Our team will be available throughout CheeseCon at booth 809 to discuss how Hixson can support your needs and help you stay competitive. Prefer to schedule a specific time to meet? Just email us and we’ll be in touch! We look […]

Hixson Unveils Updated Website

Welcome to Hixson’s freshly revamped website! Our new digital look is designed to be more engaging and user-friendly than ever before. Some of the changes you’ll notice include: An updated, attractive and intuitive interface to easily find the information you need. Improved access to our content, including our newsletters, case studies, and videos. An optimized […]

February’s Top Posts

We’ve been doing lots of cool things during this cold February… We attended two Career Fairs sponsored by the University of Cincinnati We attended tradeshows hosted by ISPE and IDFA… And of course, we’ve supported our community through initiatives such as our work with Junior Achievement! Want to check out what may have missed? Start […]

Junior Achievement Concludes for the Year

This year, five Hixson associates volunteered their time and talent to once again teach Junior Achievement (JA) classes at our partner in education school, St. Francis De Sales. The Hixson volunteers led classes on a number of financial and economic-based topics, each of which was tailored for the specific grade level of the students. We asked our instructors […]

Hixson Participates in UC Career Fairs

Hixson recently took part in two career fairs held by the University of Cincinnati! We loved getting to meet the next generation of architects and engineers, and discussing with them how Hixson can help in their career journeys. Attendance at events such as these is just one component of Hixson’s multi-faceted support for education. To […]

A Tale of Three Projects: The Value of CA in Action

The role of Hixson Construction Administration is broad with many facets. Two important points of this role are to: Always work in the client’s best interests, and Verify plans and specifications are followed on the construction site. Over the course of six weeks in 2024, a Hixson Construction Administrator (CA) visited three different jobsites: Two […]

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