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MSA is an architecture and design firm based in Oakland, CA. For over forty-five years, MSA projects showcase in the Bay Area, California, and throughout the country.
We are a group of diverse professionals with specialized skills in architecture and interior design. From our creative concepts through our stealth technical details, we cultivate our projects for very successful solutions. We work closely with our clients, who range from small businesses to large corporations.
Addressing our projects with professionalism, clear communication, and flexibility, MSA provides our clients with a cohesive platform to build a successful project. We are approachable and thriving based on the long-term relationships we have built with our clients.
OUR BRAND VALUES
OUR MISSION
Deliver outstanding Architectural and Design Services with a time-efficient process, cost-sensitive solutions, and excellent client care.
APPROACHABILITY
We are friendly, flexible, and adaptable. We believe in a client-centric approach to gain trust and develop a long-term partnership.
EFFICIENCY
We work with a result-driven and solution-based approach to transform our goals into reality.
EXPERTISE
We take pride in our work because we do our best in all we do.
COMMITMENT
We believe going the extra mile to exceed our clients' needs and expectations.
We are celebrating 45 years in business!
1976, a seminal year
America celebrates its bicentennial; Jimmy Carter defeats Gerald Ford for the presidency. The Summer Olympics take place in Montreal; Apple Computer Company forms, the Eagles release Hotel California, and Madeline Speer Associates is born!
Madeline opens the doors to her new firm in New York City with several key clients and, within a few short years, has partnered on her first job with Macy’s Department Stores, a relationship that lasts to today. Business flourished, and in 1985, while maintaining an office in New York, she moved the business West to Berkeley, CA.
During the 80’s and ’90s, Madeline focused on the retail sector with clients like The Disney Store, Children’s Place, DFS stores, and of course, Macy’s.
In 1994, Madeline relocated her firm to San Francisco, where over the next 25 years, it would occupy four different office locations.
The new millennium brought new opportunities and growth for the company. In 2003, Madeline Speer Associates became MSA planning + design consultants and ownership changes to John Pawek and Erin Bowes. Along with the change in ownership, diversification of business sectors, including Healthcare, Workplace, and Institutional, helped grow the business exponentially. In 2009, MSA opened a field office in Seattle to service clients in the Northwest.
In 2014, with business shifting to include full architectural services, a name change was in order, and we became MSA architecture + design. And in 2016, the office moves to its current location in Oakland, CA.
Forty-five years is a long time for a company to survive and stay relevant. We have done that by listening to our clients, attracting talented and knowledgeable staff, and maintaining long-lasting relationships with clients and consultants. We look back on many remarkable projects and look forward to assisting our clients in creating environments beyond expectations.
