 After World War II, Fickett was a partner in a private architectural firm located in Los Angeles with Francis Heusel, and founded his own firm in 1948.He was admitted to corporate membership in the American Institute of Architects (AIA) on April 7, 1950.Shortly thereafter, he formulated and participated in the AIA's "University Lecture Series" bringing along colleagues, A. Quincy Jones, Rudolph Schindler and Richard Neutra.