Connecting People Through Inspiring Design
At Mathison | Mathison Architects, we believe that human-centered design is good design and leads to sustainable and resilient futures. We actively seek to blur boundaries between inside and outside, connecting people with nature and their surrounding context, for healthy, engaging environments. We trust our intuition and use a range of diverse tools - simple and sophisticated -to energetically test ideas, to find the right design direction. Your goals, your vision, your project.
We create meaningful spaces that matter to people.
Our priorities are guided by our collaborative approach to problem-solving; a team culture that nurtures and retains great talent; a commitment to sustainable, practical and high-performance solutions; our uncommon attention to detail; and our desire to leverage our talents to the betterment of our community.
Extend
We reach into the community and do this together. We take responsibility and make it our problem. What we do matters to someone else.
Own It
We care and dig deep. We persist and see it through. We speak up, invest, and challenge expectations.
Tune In
We work smart and we get it. We read between the lines. We challenge, rethink, and don’t accept what’s there. We make it better.
Be Authentic
We are genuine and embrace honesty. We are non-ego and friendly. We act with integrity and do what we say we will do.
Adapt
We are flexible and able to pivot, not rigid. We iterate with intention.
Meet MMA’s Leadership
On October 10, 2013 father and son duo Tom and Evan Mathison formed Mathison | Mathison Architects. MMA grew fast in its first year, and in less than eighteen months, we were a staff of six and had outgrown the upstairs offices in Tom’s house. It became obvious that MMA needed legitimate office space.
In early 2015, after spending weeks looking at various downtown spaces, MMA settled on the top floor of 560 Fifth Street. The ceilings were very high and contained the spatial quality we needed. It was in rough shape, but we committed to leasing the space and renovating it into our offices.
MMA was recognized shortly thereafter for our first design award, for our very own offices!
2024
Forbes
America’s Top 200 Residential Architects
AIA Grand Rapids
Building Award, Eastern Kille Distillery
AIA Medal for Academic Excellence, Ian Wardowski
Crain’s Grand Rapids
Notable Commercial Real Estate Leaders, Evan Mathison
Top 200 Business Leaders in West Michigan, Megan Feenstra-Wall
2023
AIA Michigan
Building Design Award, Glen Lake Community Schools
ArchDaily
Building of the Year Nominee, Glen Lake Community Schools
American Residential Design Awards
Hidden Creek, Grand ARDA and Best in Show
2022
Architizer A+ Awards
Best Young Firm, Special Mention
Michigan Celebrates Small Business
50 Businesses to Watch
Grand Rapids Chamber EPIC Awards
Creative Business of the Year
American Residential Design Awards
Atwater Pond, Gun Lake Overlook
Grand Rapids Business Journal
50 Most Influential Women in West Michigan, Megan Feenstra-Wall
AIA Grand Rapids
Building Honor Award Award, Glen Lake Community Schools
Young Architect Award, Matt Christie
2021
American Residential Design Awards
Riverglass (Best in Show), Deer Haven, Hudson Valley
2020
American Residential Design Awards
Berkshire Ridge, Saxonia Lane, Silver Lake East
AIA Grand Rapids
Building Honor Award, Hudson Valley
Building Honor Award, Van Dyken Mechanical
2019
AIA Grand Rapids
Small Commercial Building Honor Award, Airport Viewing Park
Residential Architecture Honor Award, Riverglass
2018
AIA Michigan
Honor Award, Airport Viewing Park
Cosmopolitan Home Magazine
Home of the Year, Deer Haven
2017
AIA Grand Rapids
Honor Award, Berkshire Ridge
West Michigan Women Brilliance Awards
Emerging Leader Finalist, Megan Feenstra-Wall
2016
AIA Michigan
Young Architect Award, Megan Feenstra-Wall
AIA Grand Rapids
Interior Architecture Honor Award, Mathison | Mathison Architects Office
2015
Grand Rapids Business Journal
40 Under 40 Business Leaders, Evan Mathison
