Archinect - News 2024-05-17T02:52:46-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150330545/mass-design-group-announces-acquisition-of-long-time-santa-fe-collaborator-atkin-olshin-schade-architects MASS Design Group announces acquisition of long-time Santa Fe collaborator Atkin Olshin Schade Architects Josh Niland 2022-11-16T12:03:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b5/b5efe69def2b34324c56fb658283554b.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/106488/mass-design-group" target="_blank">MASS Design Group</a> has announced its acquisition of Santa Fe, New Mexico-based <a href="https://archinect.com/aosarchitects" target="_blank">Atkin Olshin Schade Architects (AOS)</a> in a move they say will offer an enhancement of the relationship the two have built already through years of collaboration.&nbsp;</p> <p>The merger makes the new combined entity Santa Fe&rsquo;s largest architectural office, with further opportunity to leverage AOS&rsquo;s Philadelphia operation in order to pursue &ldquo;innovative approaches to preservation, adaptive reuse, and design for mission-focused organizations throughout the northeast and nationally.&rdquo;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/63/63a466e502dd934293c2e18e33969d6f.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/63/63a466e502dd934293c2e18e33969d6f.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Previously on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150326420/mass-design-founder-michael-murphy-announces-he-is-stepping-down-will-join-the-faculty-at-georgia-tech" target="_blank">MASS Design Group founder Michael Murphy announces he is stepping down, will join the faculty at Georgia Tech</a></figcaption></figure><p>It comes just under a month after MASS&rsquo;s co-founder Michael Murphy <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150326420/mass-design-founder-michael-murphy-announces-he-is-stepping-down-will-join-the-faculty-at-georgia-tech" target="_blank">left the firm</a> to take a position on faculty at <a href="https://archinect.com/GTArchitecture" target="_blank">Georgia Tech University</a>, handing over the reins to his former Senior Principal and Managing Director Christian Benimana and Patricia Gruits as well as the firm&rsquo;s co-founder and current Chief Design O...</p>