# Ghafari Associates > Official Ghafari Associates business agent. Ghafari Associates is a global architecture, engineering, and consulting firm headquartered in Dearborn… ## Ask it a question Ghafari Associates answers for itself at https://api.hailera.com/mcp/ghafari. A client that speaks MCP can connect to that address; the tool is ask_ghafari and the protocol is 2026-07-28. Where this file and the agent disagree, the agent is current. ## About Ghafari Associates Ghafari Associates is a global architecture, engineering, and consulting firm that designs spaces for people and businesses. The company describes itself as bringing together planners and designers, architects and engineers, sustainability experts, and technology specialists on client projects. Ghafari's website states it has been an innovator in its industry for over four decades ('43+'), with offices in 11 cities and a project portfolio spanning more than 40 countries. The firm lists four core values on its site: client care (built on what it calls a 43-year track record of client partnerships), innovation, sustainability, and an integrated design approach that draws on its full complement of in-house disciplines to tailor solutions for clients. Ghafari also names community-support involvement with organizations including the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, the ACE Mentor Program, St. Jude Children's Hospital, and others listed on its About page. Prospective clients, vendors, and job seekers can reach Ghafari through its contact form, which offers separate categories for project opportunities, career questions, vendor inquiries, media requests, and general inquiries. The site does not publish pricing, rates, fees, or cost estimates for its architecture, engineering, or consulting services; anyone interested in a project is directed to submit an inquiry through the contact form, which is the starting point for discussing a quote or estimate. The site does not state current availability for new projects. Source: https://www.ghafari.com/about ## Where Ghafari Associates works Ghafari's Contact page states the firm has offices in 11 cities and a project portfolio spanning more than 40 countries. Two of those offices are in the Detroit metro area and are distinct from each other: Dearborn, Michigan (headquarters): 17101 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, Michigan 48126-2736 USA. Phone: +1.313.441.3000. Detroit, Michigan: 211 West Fort Street, Suite 510, Detroit, Michigan 48226-3269 USA. Phone: +1.313.502.5474. This is a separate, dedicated Detroit office and should not be confused with the Dearborn headquarters address or phone number above. Ghafari's other United States offices, listed for firm-wide context, are: Birmingham, Alabama (2170 Highland Avenue South, Suite 220, Birmingham, Alabama 35205-4024, +1.205.203.4611); Chicago, Illinois (224 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 600, Chicago, Illinois 60604-2586, +1.312.984.2300); Fort Worth, Texas (300 Throckmorton Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, Texas 76102-2921, +1.817.480.0454); Grand Rapids, Michigan (37 Ottawa Avenue NW, Suite 700, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503-2627, +1.616.771.0909); and Indianapolis, Indiana (8415 Allison Pointe Boulevard, Suite 550, Indianapolis, Indiana 46250-4204, +1.317.845.9666). Ghafari's international offices, listed separately as such, are located in Istanbul, Türkiye; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; and Vadodara, India. The Contact page does not publish office hours. Visitors can reach any office area through the general contact form, choosing among project opportunities, career questions, vendor inquiries, media requests, or general inquiries as the reason for contact. Lists Airport, Birmingham, Palm Harbor, Indianapolis, Fort Worth, Chicago, Ottawa, and Dearborn as a location. Names Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Texas as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published. Source: https://www.ghafari.com/about/contact ## Ghafari's Automotive Facility Design Work Ghafari's Automotive market page states the firm is 'a leader in automotive facility design because we bring an operations focus, decades of experience, and a future-oriented perspective.' It says Ghafari has partnered with automakers to plan and design millions of square feet of new facilities, expansions, and upgrades, ranging from vehicle assembly plants, electric vehicle (EV) plants, and battery production facilities to R+D spaces, corporate offices, and dealerships. Named automotive projects on the page include Ford BlueOval SK Battery Park, the GM Wallace Battery Cell Innovation Center, the Ford Vehicle Performance + Electrification Center, GM Factory ZERO, the Ford Lithium-Ion Battery Plant at BlueOval City, the GM Ramos Battery Assembly Plant, the Fox Subaru Dealership, and the Serra Audi-VW Dealership. Ghafari's site gives two different automotive rankings on two different pages, and does not reconcile them: the Automotive market page states 'We're ENR's #2 design firm supporting the automotive sector,' while the company's separate History page states that in 2025 Ghafari 'ranked the #1 automotive facility designer by ENR for the 17th time.' Both figures are quoted here as published; a caller should not be told a single definitive automotive-design rank without noting this discrepancy. The site does not publish pricing or timelines for automotive projects; interested parties are directed to the contact form. Source: https://www.ghafari.com/markets/automotive ## Ghafari's Company History and Milestones According to Ghafari's History page, Yousif B. Ghafari founded Ghafari Associates in 1982 as a CAD services provider in Southeast Michigan. In 1992 the company marked its 10-year anniversary and moved into a new headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, where the firm's headquarters remains located today. Kouhaila G. Hammer became Ghafari's President and CEO in 2000. The page lists a number of firm-level recognitions as published, including: INC. Magazine naming Ghafari one of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. (1988); Ford Motor Company awarding Ghafari its Preferred Quality Status 'Q1' rating in 1995, which the site says made Ghafari one of only two architecture/engineering firms worldwide with that distinction at the time; AIA Michigan naming Ghafari its '2014 Firm of the Year'; AIA Grand Rapids honoring Ghafari with the 2019 Firm Achievement Award; Ford Motor Company's World Excellence Award in 2023; and being named one of the nation's 'Best and Brightest Companies to Work For' for the eighth consecutive year as of 2022. These are firm-level industry and client recognitions as published by Ghafari; the site does not publish individual architect or engineer license/registration numbers, AIA or NCARB credentials for specific staff, or LEED accreditation for any individual. Other milestones include opening offices in Chicago (2004), India (2008), Abu Dhabi (2009), Birmingham, Alabama (2014), Istanbul (2016), and Fort Worth (2017), and launching the vPlanner software tool in 2013. Source: https://www.ghafari.com/about/history ## Ghafari's Design and Engineering Capabilities Ghafari's Capabilities page lists the disciplines the firm offers: Architecture + Design, Interior Design, Lighting Design, Civil + Structural Engineering, MEP Engineering, ICT + Security Engineering, Operations + Systems Engineering, Sustainable Design, Laser Scanning, and a proprietary software tool called vPlanner. The page describes the firm's approach as integrated, combining planning, design, architecture, and engineering under one roof. On the Architecture + Design capability page, Ghafari states: 'We design lasting structures that support and inspire clients today and tomorrow,' and describes its process as collaborative, bringing together owners, user groups, contractors, and its own multidisciplinary team of designers, architects, and engineers. Named Architecture + Design projects on that page include the Northpointe Bank Operations Center, the Edsel B. Ford II Experience Center, the GM Wallace Battery Cell Innovation Center, the American Airlines O'Hare Hangar 2, the Woodward HQ + Manufacturing Campus, the Turkish Airlines Operations Center + Crew Terminal, and the Rock Ventures + Rock Family of Companies Headquarters, among others. The capabilities pages do not publish pricing, rates, or fees for any of these services. There is no stated minimum project size or geographic restriction on which capability applies where; the site instead invites visitors interested in a specific capability to contact the firm to discuss a project. Source: https://www.ghafari.com/expertise/capabilities ## Ghafari's Industry Affiliations and Community Involvement Ghafari's About page lists the firm as affiliated with a large number of industry organizations, including the Airports Council International North America, American Association of Airport Executives, American Concrete Institute, American Council of Engineering Companies, American Institute of Architects, American Institute of Steel Construction, American Society for Civil Engineers, American Society for Healthcare Engineering, American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers, Construction Specifications Institute, Design-Build Institute of America, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, International Interior Design Association, Lean Construction Institute, National Fire Protection Association, National Society of Professional Engineers, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, Project Management Institute, Society of American Military Engineers, Urban Land Institute, and several others named on the page. These are published as firm-level affiliations with industry organizations, not as individual architect or engineer registrations, AIA or NCARB credentials, or LEED accreditations held by named staff; no individual license numbers are published on this page. The same page lists community-support involvement, naming organizations such as the ACE Mentor Program, AEC Cares, American Heart Association, American Red Cross, Boy Scouts of America, Canstruction, Focus: HOPE, Forgotten Harvest, Gleaners Community Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Karmanos Cancer Institute, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Salvation Army Giving Tree, St. Jude Children's Hospital, and Susan G. Komen Foundation, among others. The page does not describe current volunteer schedules or how to get involved beyond what is listed. Source: https://www.ghafari.com/about ## What Ghafari Associates has not published yet These are things people ask Ghafari Associates that its published information does not yet cover. - prices - availability - architect or engineer license numbers - AIA or NCARB individual credentials - LEED accreditation - project timelines - current client relationships - code compliance or permit outcomes Ask anyway — the agent will say plainly that it is not published rather than guess. ## Where this comes from https://www.ghafari.com/about/contact