west michigan design week
Thanks to everyone who attended the West Michigan Design Week tour of the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Viewing Park & Pavilion!
Thanks to Owen-Ames-Kimball and the Cascade Community Foundation for your participation.
It was exciting to be able to share our design inspiration and thought process around the project.
Look for the grand opening in May! Read more about the project.
MMA is excited to be participating in West Michigan Design Week again this year.
Last year MMA had a model of the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Viewing Park & Pavilion project in a gallery at the UICA. This year we are excited to follow up that model preview last year with a tour of the airport viewing park & pavilion which is currently under construction. The tour will be held on March 29 at Noon. Registration is FREE. Join our team along with the builder, Owen-Ames-Kimball and representatives from the Cascade Community Foundation.
We will also have a new model on display at the UICA of a residential project that we have under way.
Be sure to stop by both events and check out all that West Michigan Design Week has to offer!
Learn more about the airport viewing park & pavilion project.
On November 21 we installed a model of the Airport Viewing Pavilion project near the baggage claim at the airport. The next time you visit the airport be sure to check it out!
We went LIVE during the installation on our Facebook Page.
The model was originally created for West Michigan Design Week in early 2016.
We secured the model and added information about the location, timeline and project supporters:
…Our "In-Progress Work" page is being continuously updated with residential, commercial, civic and educational projects that we are currently working on.
Most recently we added the GRR Airport Viewing Park Expansion project which breaks ground in Fall 2016 and is expected to be completed in Spring 2017. Thanks to the Cascade Community Foundation for supporting this project. The design celebrates aviation through the roof inspired by wings. Our model of the project was featured during in Spring 2016. Stay tuned for more information about this fun and interesting project!
West Michigan Design Week was an awesome experience for our team: working late and coming up with solutions for the process of exhibiting our work, which was a unique challenge.
We enjoyed seeing the range of interesting exhibits in the process gallery, from graphics to grills to architecture. The exhibit allowed you to consider design not as one discipline but as a way of looking at how we interact with time, space and things in the real world whether graphics, pen design or architecture.
We loved seeing families enjoying the experience and how the exposure to great design will change the perspective of our children growing up in West Michigan. …
Mathison | Mathison Architects is proud to share that Megan Feenstra Wall, AIA (American Institute of Architects), has been named a recipient of the 2016 AIA Michigan Young Architect Award.
AIA Michigan describes this award: "To recognize proficiency and exceptional accomplishments in, and contributions to the profession by an architect who has been a member of AIAMI for a minimum of three years and is 40 years old or younger."
This state-wide honor is in recognition of Megan's contributions and commitment to AIA Michigan through her service on the Board of Directors for AIA Grand Rapids, her leadership on programs such as West Michigan Design Week, her participation on the Board of Formation for the new Master of …