Strategic goal

To be the leading design firm that achieves inspiring, generative impacts across the board on every project by 2026.

Generative impacts begin with ideas

We are thought leaders in our profession. We seek to push the design profession to continually improve and raise the level of critical thinking, innovation, and engagement. We regularly give professional talks, write articles, blog, and give lectures in academic settings on a range of design-related topics. We host the NEXT Design forum, a series of public events that feature recognized thought leaders who exchange ideas about design and positively impacting the environment. We invite you to join the conversation.

News

  • MSR Design director of sustainable practice Simona Fischer receives an AIA Minnesota Young Architects Award

    “It is critical that policymakers and the public become better informed about the principles and practical application of sustainable and resilient building design in the context of a changing world,” says Simona. “Sustainable design experts have a responsibility to share their knowledge with a broader audience through the avenues of public policy and beyond.”

  • Missoula Public Library is the world’s best new public library

    “Missoula Public Library has it all,” says jury chair Jakob Guillois Lærkes. “It’s a library that you would relish having in your own local area. It’s a library built for the future.”

  • MSR Design elevates staff as part of an initiative to become a more nimble and transparent practice

    Firm CEO and principal Traci Engel Lesneski states, “At the heart of these promotions is support for individual and firm-wide growth and redoubled intentionality related to strengthening design, ensuring successful project outcomes, and enhancing our ability to serve clients.”