who we are
You know our projects, but you might not know us
MacDonald & Mack has been a leader and innovator in the historic preservation movement since our founding in 1976. In our forty-plus years of practice, we've worked on iconic structures across the USA, including more than a dozen National Historic Landmarks and over 500 properties on the National Register of Historic Places. Our best-known projects include the Estate of President James A. Garfield (Mentor, Ohio), the Minneapolis Municipal Building, Christ Church Lutheran (Minneapolis), the Washburn-Crosby A Mill (Minneapolis), and Old Fort Jackson (Savannah, Georgia). In 2011, we were honored with the AIA Minnesota Firm Award, with the jury praising us as “the gold standard in historic preservation.” Our firm now is now guided by the second generation of leaders, Angela Wolf Scott and Todd Grover, while founding principals Stuart MacDonald and Robert Mack remain active on projects. We are a CERT-certified Women-Owned Business Enterprise.
Small firm, big results
MacDonald & Mack is large enough to take on substantial projects but sufficiently small to retain a nimble, highly personalized approach. All work is performed by or under the direct supervision of one of the two principals, ensuring each project meets the highest quality standards. Our entire architectural team fulfills the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards for Architecture and Historic Architecture.
Design for a building's next era
Our specialty is working on existing structures, but our projects aren't exclusively "historic" in the traditional sense. We also work with mid-century Modernism and buildings constructed in the last decade or two. There are key differences between designing new and working with what's already there.
Nationally recognized expertise
Our experience and rigor mean that we're both meticulous and efficient, ready to start your project now, with no learning curve. We're often called upon to assist other firms—one of nation's largest firms hired us to help with a project at Glacier National Park because we offered expertise they simply didn't have.
We've worked with local, state, and federal oversight bodies for decades. We know the system and the questions to ask. Because of our proven abilities, our projects regularly receive approval without question from State Historic Preservation Offices and local Heritage Preservation Commissions.
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who we are
You know our projects, but you might not know us
MacDonald & Mack has been at the forefront of the preservation movement since our founding in 1976, recognized as a leader and innovator in giving new life to existing buildings. We're old-building nerds and proud of it. In our forty years of practice, we've worked on iconic structures across the USA, including more than a dozen National Historic Landmarks and over 500 properties on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2011, we were honored with the AIA Minnesota Firm Award, with the jury praising us as “the gold standard in historic preservation.” We are a CERT-certified Women-Owned Business Enterprise.
Small firm, big results
MacDonald & Mack is large enough to take on substantial projects but sufficiently small to retain a nimble, adaptable, and highly personalized approach. All work is performed by or under the direct supervision of one of the four principals, ensuring each project meets the highest quality standards. Our entire architectural team fulfills the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards for Architecture and Historic Architecture.
Design for a building's next era
Our specialty is working on existing structures. But our projects aren't exclusively "historic" in the traditional sense. We also work with mid-century Modernism and structures built in the last decade or two. There are key differences between designing new and working with what's already there and improving its function.
Nationally recognized expertise
Our experience and rigor mean that we're both meticulous and efficient, ready to start your project now. We're often called upon to assist other firms—one of nation's largest firms recently hired us to help with a project at Glacier National Park because we offered expertise they simply didn't have.
We've worked with local, state, and federal oversight bodies for decades. We know the system and the questions to ask. Because of our proven abilities, our projects regularly receive approval without question from State Historic Preservation Offices and local Heritage Preservation Commissions.