Geoff Riding

MGS Architects

To us, brilliance lies in the power of combinations others often fail to reconcile. In our world, the competing demands of living well yet sustainably are coupled with the desire for individual expression, the need for community and a longing to be delighted and intrigued. MGS can rightfully claim to be the practice that embraces this tension, finding opportunity in the dichotomies others dismiss. Combining architectural best practice with complementary thinking about our social milieu, MGS reframes the tensions in the brief as opportunities. Our clients benefit from optimistic approaches to real world solutions that are commercially successful, resilient and enabling. We offer an expanded idea of architecture and design, drawing on our strengths in advocacy, artistry, business acumen, research, policy development and community engagement. Our work is guided by insight into the community we service and is allied to a deep sense of commerciality. We are driven by an educated curiosity and a desire to do work that contributes to our clients' prosperity and the development of the inclusive city. MGS exists to create quietly brilliant places — places with longevity and adaptability that deliver daily value to the people who use them.