Mackey Mitchell Architects employee Megan Martinez completed the AIA Dallas Emerging Leaders Program, a six-month experience that brought together rising professionals from across the Dallas design community.

Mackey Mitchell Architects partners with colleges, universities, and communities to create places that support belonging, wellbeing, and learning. Our studios in St. Louis, Dallas, and Asheville serve clients nationwide. We listen first, co-create with stakeholders, test ideas with users, and deliver with care long after opening. We focus on higher education, student housing, learning environments, and civic projects. Success is measured by outcomes such as student connection, effective operations, and resilient buildings that serve for decades. Research informs our decisions; we share what we learn through post occupancy reviews and continuous improvement. Collaboration with campus leaders, peer firms, and specialty consultants is central to our approach. Services include planning and visioning, programming, architecture and interiors, stakeholder engagement, sustainability and LEED, and post-occupancy evaluation.

Founded 1968